Refugees, Migrants, and Exiles in German and Comparative Literature

13.2.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Einführung/Grundlagen zur europäischen Migrationsliteratur (Kollektiv/Aglaia Blioumi, NKUA) 14.2.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Social Event – CIVIS Social Lab 20.2.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Kultursemiotik: Grenzen, Eingrenzen, Ausgrenzen (Katerina Karakassi, NKUA) 27.2.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Repräsentation von afrikanischen MigrantInnen in Texten deutscher AutorInnen (Maxi Obexer, Jenny Erpenbeck, Daniel Zipfel) (Helga Mitterbauer/Joan Mwangovya, ULB) 5.3.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Die Bundesrepublik als Ort des Exils:DDR-Autoren nach ihrer Übersiedlung (Catherine Teissier, AMU) 12.3.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Sprache und Schreiben im Exil seit 1933 (Caroline         Merkel, SU/Dorothee Kimmich, Tübingen) 19.3.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Zwischen Deutschland und Afrika: Marseille als Exilort (Nicole Colin, AMU) 9.4.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Die Schweiz in den Worten der Anderen: Zürich als Exilort bei Alfred Döblin, Robert Musil und James Joyce (Robert Leucht, Lausanne) 16.4.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Exil in der Lyrik Paul Celans (Camilla Miglio, Sapienza) 23.4.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Stefan Zweig und das Exil (Werner Michler, PLUS) 30.4.2024 von 18-20Uhr: Afrika- und Mittelmeerraumdiskurse in den Werken kanonischer deutsch- sprachiger Autor_innen aus dem 19. Jh. (aus postkolonialer Sicht) (Raluca Rădulescu, UB) Meetings of the research groups (to be scheduled after formation of the groups) Explore how refugees, migrants and exiles have been represented today and in the past!
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date 2024-02-13
Virtual Part closing date 2024-04-30
Total student workload 165
Specific field of studies German and Comparative LIterature
Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants German B2, knowledge in text analysis; interest in questions of Migration, Exile, and Refugees
Physical Part starting date 2024-05-13
Physical Part Description Programme of the Workshop in Brussels, 13-17 May 2024 Monday, 13 May 2024: 13:00-14:00 (local time): Reception and Introduction to the programme, presentation of the participants (MITTERBAUER/BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/ MICHLER/MIGLIO/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 14:00-15:30: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 15:30-16:00: Coffee Break 16:00-17:30: Keynote Sandra Vlasta (University of Genova), chair: COLIN   Tuesday, 14 May 2024: 9:00-9:30: Exchange of ideas 9:30-11:00: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break 11:30-13:00: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 13:00-14:30: Lunch Break 14:30-17:30: Visit of the Museum of Migration   Wednesday, 15 Mai 2024: 9:00-9:30: Exchange of ideas 9:30-11:00: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break 11:30-13:00: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 13:00-18:00: Free afternoon 18:00-20:00: Reading by Congolese-Austrian writer Fiston Mujila Mwanza, chair: MITTERBAUER 20:00-22:00: Social event of all participants with local stakeholders   Thursday, 16 May 2024: 9:00-9:30: Exchange of ideas 9:30-11:00: Presentation and discussion of projects (BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/MITTERBAUER/RADULESCU/TEISSIER) 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break 11:30-14:00: Visit of the Jewish Museum of Brussels 15:00-18:00: Workshop Creative Writing (BLIOUMI/MERKEL/MIGLIO/TEISSIER)   Friday, 17 May 2024: 9:00-9:30: Exchange of ideas 9:30-11:00: Keynote by Myriam Geiser, chair: RADULESCU 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break 11:30-13:00: Presentation of the results from the creative writing workshop (BLIOUMI/ MERKEL/MIGLIO/TEISSIER) 13:00-14:00: Conclusion and discussion (MITTERBAUER/BLIOUMI/COLIN/KARAKASSI/ KIMMICH/LEUCHT/MERKEL/MICHLER/MIGLIO/RADULESCU/TEISSIER)
Physical Part closing date 2024-05-17
Language level required B2
Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities
Course location Brussels, Belgium
Course language German