Apr 30, 2026
May 15, 2026 - Colloquium of Francophone and Italian Cultural and Literary Studies - Joint Study Day TU Dresden/University of Leipzig
Poster on the occasion of the Colloquium on Francophone and Italian Cultural and Literary Studies – Joint Study Day hosted by TU Dresden and the University of Leipzig on May 15, 2026, at the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of Leipzig.
Our interdisciplinary research colloquium of Romance Studies meets together with the colloquium of Francophone and Italian Cultural and Literary Studies at Leipzig University for a study day in Leipzig.
The aim of the event is to present and discuss current literary and cultural studies research projects.
Program
| 10:15h | Welcome: Prof. Dr. Uta Felten (Leipzig); PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer (Dresden) |
| 10:30h | Antonia Sommerschuh: Transcultural literature as a space for democratic education? |
| 11:00h | Kristin Mlynek-Theil: Homo detritus between pollution and avoidance. A theoretical-practical approach |
| 11:30h | Mikhail Murashov: Writing as escape. Literary works by French prisoners of war in Saxony (1940-1945) |
| 12:00h | Lunch break |
| 13:30h | Matthias Kern: Theater for Cosmopolitans. European theater networks and stagings of intercultural encounters in French and Italian comedy of the 18th century |
| 14:00h | Imke Heine: 'Why Cambodia?' On Southeast Asian identities in contemporary French literature |
| 14:30h | Berit Weingart: Dall'amore al meraviglioso. Luisa Saredo in the context of Italian women writers (1850-1880) |
| 15:00h | Break |
| 15:30h | Arianna Grossi: "Musical intermediality in Calvino's later works - Palomarand Sotto il solegiaguaro" |
| 16:00h | Jonas Köhler: City - Myth - Space. Roma productions in Italian cinema from 1945 until today |
WHEN? Friday, May 15, 2026, 10:15-17:00
WHERE? Leipzig University, New Senate Hall, Ritterstraße 24, 04109 Leipzig
Poster as PDF for download.
