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Languages and Literatures

Anglophone Linguistics and Literary Studies

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Anne Waldman and Tyler Burba

26 February 2021

The Prolonged Death of the Hippie: Keynote Lectures and Poetry Performances Online

In September 2019, the English Department hosted the conference "The Prolonged Death of the Hippie, 1967–1969" with keynote speakers Anne Waldman and Ed Sanders. Some of the most engaging lectures and performances are now on YouTube.

16 February 2021 / People

Ania Mauruschat receives Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant

The grant will allow Ania to spend time researching in København as of September 2021.

11 February 2021 / Organizational Unit

Annual Report 2020 has been published

The Annual Report 2020 of the Department of English is published and available for download.

04 February 2021 / Studies, Continuing Education

Literature in the Digital Age: from Close Reading to Distant Reading

Prof. Philipp Schweighauser's 'Massive Open Online Course' (MOOC) starts on 15 March 2021.

28 January 2021

Start-up Grants of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies

The Doctoral Program in Literary Studies of the University of Basel calls for applications for two one-year start-up grants of CHF 30,000 (duration: 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022), starting 1 October 2021. The aim of the start-up…

Upcoming Events

20 Apr 2021 13:00 - 14:00 / Public event, Colloquium

Pragmatic Aspects of Telecinematic Writing

Dr. des. Thomas Messerli (Universität Basel)

26 Apr 2021 10:15 - 12:00 / Guest lecture / Talk

What Makes Robots Persuasive?

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Fischer (Syddansk Universitet, Sønderborg)

04 May 2021 16:15 - 18:00 / Guest lecture / Talk

Researching Vocabulary Sophistication in Children's Writing with a Corpus

Prof. Dr. Philip Durrant (University of Exeter)

18 May 2021 16:15 - 18:00 / Guest lecture / Talk

Gender and Ethnicity in US Documentary

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (University of Essex)

18 May 2021 16:15 - 18:00 / Guest lecture / Talk

Toing and Froing between Theory and Data: A Study of Causative Constructions in EFL and ESL

Prof. Dr. Gaëtanelle Gilquin (Université catholique de Louvain)

25 May 2021 13:00 - 14:00 / Public event, Colloquium

Bodily Encounters: Nature and Embodiment in British Poetry (2000-2017)

Michaela Frey (Universität Basel)

24 Jun 2021 – 26 Jun 2021 / Congress / Conference / Symposium

13th International Symposium on (Im)Politeness & 7th iMean Conference

Past Events

14 Sep 2020 18:15 - 19:15 / Informational event

Welcome meeting for all 1st-semester students of English

16 Sep 2019 18:15 - 19:15 / Informational event

Welcome meeting for all 1st-semester students of English

17 Mar 2021 12:15 - 14:00 / Guest lecture / Talk

Nostalgia, Patriotism and Spectacle in "The Home Front" Photographs

Melanie Friend (University of Sussex)

09 Mar 2021 13:00 - 14:00 / Public event, Colloquium

From E.M. Forster to Harlequin Short Contemporaries: The Making of Italy in Anglophone Literary and Popular Fiction

Dr. Francesca Pierini (Universität Basel)

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