University of Basel

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Anglophone Linguistics and Literary Studies

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/ People

In memoriam Dr. Markus Marti-Cimitro (1955-2021)

We are saddened by the death of Dr. Markus Marti, who taught as a lecturer at the Department of English of the University of Basel from 1996 to 2016.
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/ Studies

English courses at eucor universities

Eucor – The European Campus is a cross-border network of five French, German and Swiss universities in the Upper Rhine region that work together for intellectual exchange.
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/ 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

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.

/ People

Ania Mauruschat receives Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant

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

/ Organizational Unit

Annual Report 2020 has been published

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

/ 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.

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…
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