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Department of
Languages and Literatures

Anglophone Linguistics and Literary Studies

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Dr. Dr. Christian Haenggi in action

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20 April 2021 / Research

Miriam Locher & Andreas Jucker publish new course book on the pragmatics of fiction

Prof. Miriam Locher (Basel) and Prof. Andreas H. Jucker (Zürich) have published a new course book on The Pragmatics of Fiction. Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse with Edinburgh University Press.

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.

Upcoming Events

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

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

25 Jun 2021 – 26 Jun 2021 / Public event, Workshop

'Summer' – A Poetry Festival

What does summer mean to you? Explore it during our poetry festival!

30 Aug 2021 10:00 - 12:00

Retake exam for the lecture «From Victorian Popular Culture to Neo-Victorianism»

(course no. 60727-01)

17 Sep 2021 10:00 - 12:00

Retake exam for the lecture «The History of English»

(course no. 21837-01)

Past Events

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)

11 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)

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

What Makes Robots Persuasive?

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

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