The Global Sentimentality Project examines how the sentimental unfolds its power as an aesthetic narrative strategy, as a practice of crisis management, and as a technology of political mobilization. Our understanding of the sentimental revises the stigmatization of the term in popular parlance and extends its meaning beyond a set of literary texts. This virtual lecture series brings together scholars from around the globe in a series of talks accessible via Zoom.
Diversi what...? May be the first question that comes to mind when reading or listening to DiversiFaith. But behind the combination of 'diversify' and 'faith' is the new, interreligious student blog, which not only raises many questions, but answers them as well! The academic blog was developed – wi...
In autumn 2019, Prof. Dr. Heike Paul was appointed a fellow for the Thomas Mann Fellowship 2020 and thus had the opportunity to participate in the series "55 Voices for Democracy". The series ties in with the BBC radio speeches in which Thomas Mann addressed people in Germany and its neighbouring co...
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Michalak has published a new series of publications on "German as a Second Language – Positions, Perspectives, Potentials". The new series aims to highlight the challenges and potential of German as a second language and to present the current discourse in the field from several perspectives.
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