Literary Studies Workshop

The Literary Studies Workshop is a lunch initiative aimed at bringing together literary scholars across the different sections and disciplines in the department. At least twice a month, we team up to get to know our colleagues and the areas they work in. Junior and senior researchers meet to discuss papers or articles nearing completion, to listen to presentations of new and ongoing research projects, to provide feedback on funding applications or to collectively reflect on key texts and issues that matter in literary studies today. Occasionally, we also invite guest speakers.

Programme Autumn 2023

(meeting room "Camelot", third floor Blandijn, i.e. 130.007)

• 11 October 12:00. Melanie Kreitler (visiting scholar, Universität Gießen)  “Empathy and Videogames” Location: Camelot meeting room, third floor Blandijn.
• 19 October 10:00-12:00. The Literary Studies Workshop Autumn Writing Seminar 2023 with Dr. Kyle Watt. Location: Camelot meeting room, third floor Blandijn.
•  November: multiple sessions for postdoc applications (date and location to be determined)
•  December: one session dedicated to the presentation of new postdocs and PhDs  (date and location to be determined)

The workshop is open to all interested scholars. The organizers (Louise Benson James, Eloïse Forestier, Piril Us Maclennan, Marie Schoups) are always looking forward to new proposals, so do get in touch with lsworkshop@ugent.be about your ideas for new sessions or if you want to be added to the mailing list!