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Prof. Miriam Locher's research team reports first results
The project team on relational work and communal TV watching of K-drama on a streaming platform reports first results: Locher, Miriam A. (2020). Moments of relational work in English fan translations of Korean TV drama. Journal of.../ Studies
Library service from June 8
Dear Students, due to the space limitation of our Seminar library, we keep the building closed until further notice. We offer individual time slots in order to consult books. To arrange a visit please get in touch with Mario Piscazzi:.../ Research, Events
Call for Papers: 13th International Symposium on (Im)Politeness & 7th iMean Conference
In 2021 the 13th meeting of the international Symposium on (Im)Politeness and the 7th meeting of the biannual iMean (interaction and meaning) conference will be merged for a meeting on the “pragmatics of translation” on 24-26 June, 2021...
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Album released: “Now everybody—” Visit Interprets Songs by Thomas Pynchon
On 8 May 2020, NYC band Visit released their album “Now everybody—” Visit Interprets Songs by Thomas Pynchon./ Studies
Scans and loan during our closing
During the closing of our Seminar library, we offer a scan service of chapters or articles or post-delivery of books.Upcoming Events
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Ringvorlesung "Green Poetry"
Im Herbstsemester 2020 findet eine interdisziplinäre Ringvorlesung zum Thema 'Green Poetry' statt./ Guest lecture / Talk
Disruption of Rituals in Family Dramas
Prof. Carmen Rivera (The New School, New York)/ Guest lecture / Talk
John Marston and the WordWeb Project
Dr. Regula Hohl Trillini (Universität Basel)/ Public event, Colloquium
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Balázs Rapcsák (Universität Basel)/ Guest lecture / Talk
From Novel to Film: Comparing Jhumpa Lahiri's Novel "The Namesake" with Mira Nair's Film Adaptation
Prof. Ambreen Hai (Smith College, Massachusetts)/ Guest lecture / Talk
Analyzing Phonetic and Morphosyntactic Variation and Change in British English Using App and Twitter Data
Prof. Dr. Adrian Leemann (University of Bern)/ Guest lecture / Talk
"Are you wasting money on language classes?!?": Learning English as a Voluntourist
Dr. Larissa Semiramis Schedel (University of Bonn)/ Public event, Colloquium
Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency, and Lexis in L2 Development: A Dynamic Usage-based Investigation of Differences Across Modalities and Contexts
Dr. Zeynep Köylü (Universität Basel)
Past Events
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Welcome meeting for all 1st-semester students of English
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Welcome meeting for all 1st-semester students of English
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Farewell to Anthropocentrism in Postmodern American Postbellum Literature
Anouk Aerni (Universität Basel)/ Guest lecture / Talk
“Strange New Worlds”: Form and Meaning in Science Fiction
Dr. Daniel Cojocaru (Kantonsschule Zürcher Oberland)