Post-War Sri Lankan Literature and Culture

Conferences and Workshops

• The Art of New Alternativs? Nation-Building and the Creation of a 'New Community' in Contemporary Sri Lankan Art (TU Dresden, 2020)

• Masculinities and Gender in Transition in Post-War Sri Lankan Culture, Language, and Society (University of Colombo/Goethe Institute Colombo, 2018)

International Exchange / Fellowships

• exchange/cooperation between TU Dresden and the University of Colombo (2019-2021), funded by the DAAD 

• Research/Teaching Stay: Prof Neluka Silva (TU Dresden, 2020)

• Guest Professorship: Prof Dr Stefan Horlacher (University of Colombo, 2019)

• Senior Fellowship: Prof Neloufer De Mel (TU Dresden, 2019)
• Research/Teaching Stay: Prof Dr Stefan Horlacher (University of Colombo, 2017)
• Research/Teaching Stay: Prof Neluka Silva (TU Dresden, 2017)

Research and Publications

• Dr. Birte Heidemann-Malreddy's post-doc project Narratives of Conciliation: Post-War Sri Lankan Literature in English
• various publications on Sri Lankan literature in international peer-reviewed journals