Contemporary Jewish Women’s Writing in Germany and Austria – A ‘Minor’ Literature?

Senate House, University of London Malet Street, London, United Kingdom

This one-day workshop aims to probe whether the label and concept of a ‘minor literature’ (Deleuze/Guattari, 1975) can be usefully applied to contemporary writing by female Jewish authors in Germany and Austria. The workshop will explore what the term ‘minor’ could mean and contribute when discussing a broad range of contemporary authors and their aesthetics […]

Embodied Encounters and the Senses in Modern Languages

Senate House, University of London Malet Street, London, United Kingdom

This half-day workshop will explore research across languages as an embodied, sensory process. Scholars working with film, literature and participatory methods will focus particularly on questions of positionality and the role the senses play in the experience of the languages, cultures and objects we research. We will explore the opportunities and challenges of carrying out […]