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Sindi-Leigh McBride
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In Focus: Sindi-Leigh McBride speculates on work, climate change and narratives

Sindi-Leigh McBride investigates the work of making a living, making a life, and where the two intersect in changing climates, looking to novels and films for visions of the future in a world undergoing profound change. 

Schlussapplaus
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Campus Stories: "Der Fachbereich Englisch wird zur Renaissance-Bühne"

An account of the workshop performance Mad Moll's Revue: Staging the Renaissance that concluded the course Staging the Renaissance: From the Tavern to the Castle in spring 2026, published on the University's Campus Stories webpage.

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Podcast: «Wie haben wir den Mythos Amerika, seine Ideale und Versprechen verloren?»

Philipp Schweighauser and Elisabeth Bronfen discuss Europeans' changing visions of America, from Kennedy to Trump. Tim Guldimann's podcast "Debatte zu Dritt" provides a splendid platform for this (in German).

Loew PhD publication
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Congratulations on Publication of Joelle Loew’s PhD

We congratulate Dr. Joelle Loew on the publication of her PhD "Language, Gender, and Identities at Work – Exploring Professional Communication in the IT Industry" in the book series Routledge Research in Applied Professional Communication.

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Julia Landmann's new book published

Congratulations to PD Dr. Julia Landmann who just published a book on Cognitive Contact Linguistics with Cambridge University Press. The research for this was conducted while Julia was a lecturer at our Englisches Seminar.

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«Finnegans Wake»

The James Joyce reading group with Ulrich Blumenbach and Andrew Shields

Retake exam for the lecture «American Literature Survey II/IV: American Renaissance to Naturalism»

(course no. 27426)

Retake exams for the lectures «The History of English», «Contrastive-Linguistic Approaches to Modern English», «Second Language Development Across the Lifespan»

(course nos. 21837, 77900, 77901)

Retake exam for the lecture «A Survey of English Literature II: The Long Eighteenth Century»

(course no. 20918)
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Welcome meeting for all 1st-semester students of English

Retake exam for the lecture «Colonial Encounters: Cultures in the Contact Zone and Beyond»

(course no. 78364)

«Finnegans Wake»

The James Joyce reading group with Ulrich Blumenbach and Andrew Shields

«Finnegans Wake»

The James Joyce reading group with Ulrich Blumenbach and Andrew Shields

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Past Events

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The integration of frequency dimensions and lexicalization preferences in foreign language learning and teaching

Prof. Dr. Sabine de Knop (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles)
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The Basel Britain Portal – A Database of Anglo-Swiss Relations in the Early Modern Period

Prof. Dr. Ina Habermann (Universität Basel)
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The Shakespeare of India: Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Perceptions of the Orient

Prof. Dr. Christoph Heyl (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
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The Philosophy of Movement

Prof. Dr. Thomas Nail (University of Denver)

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