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English Literature and British Cultural Studies

Research and teaching at the chair of English Literature and British Cultural Studies (Lehrstuhl für Englische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft) explore the literatures and cultures of the British Isles as well as the history and ongoing repercussions of British influence around the globe. Applying a wide historical angle, ranging from early modernity to the present moment, we are interested in the interplay of literary and non-literary media of world-making. Consequently, there is a strong emphasis on both current theoretical debates and in-depth analysis of literary or cultural documents.

STAFF

Contact

Elke Demant
Raum 5.E.19 (vorrübergehend Büro 7, Container A Parkplatz Philogeb.)
Tel.: (0931) 31-88258
Öffnungszeiten: Mo, Di, Do 9-12 Uhr
elke.demant@uni-wuerzburg.de

Student Assistants
Room 5.E.18 (vorrübergehend Büro 6, Container A Parkplatz Philogeb.)
Please contact us with your questions:
hkenglit@uni-wuerzburg.de

Relocation of the English Department

Because of ongoing construction work in building 5, the offices of the Chair of English Literature and British Cultural Studies are presently located in Container A and B (Parkplatz Philogeb.).

Our postal address, however, remains unchanged (!).

COURSES TAUGHT

The course description for winter semester 2021/22 is now available online!

More information for Freshers about starting your degree at the university of Würzburg can be found on the front page.

Please note the special events hosted by the chair of ethnomusicology (some of which might be particularly interesting for members of our department)

Don't miss out on our (multilingual) blog 'Denksport:ART',
which will take you right into -- and way beyond -- the topics dealt with at the chair ...

CURRENT PROJECTS

Publication

01/10/2021

Ackermann, Zeno, Isabel Karremann, Simi Malhotra, and Nishat Zaidi. Terrains of Consciousness: Multilogical Perspectives on Globalization. Würzburg: Würzburg UP, 2021.

Terrains of Consciousness emerges from a research collaboration of the Chair of English Literature at JMU Würzburg with the English department at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

8/07/2021

The Animals in That Country

10am-12pm

Join us for a reading and conversation with award-winning writer and lecturer in creative writing at Massey University in New Zealand Laura Jean Mckay.

Lute Songs des 17. Jahrhunderts

Kleines Abendkonzert mit Gespräch [Zoom-Veranstaltung]

Donnerstag, 01/07/2021

18.00 - 19.00 Uhr

Programm

Colloquium

2021

Cultural Studies Between National and Transnational Frameworks
Cultural Studies Colloquium
7/12/2021
10.00-15.30 CEST / 13.30-19.00 IST
This cooperation is part of "WueGlobal - Writing, Learning, Digital Connection" funded by IVAC, DAAD and BMBF.

Special Teaching Project

2016-2020

Literature in a Globalized World: Creative and Critical Perspectives
Teaching and Research Partnership with JNU, Delhi

Research

2019-2021

New Terrains of Consciousness: Globalization, Sensory Environments and Local Cultures of Knowledge
Research collaboration of the Chair of English Literature at JMU Würzburg with the English department at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Denksport:ART

Der Kultur- und Wissenschaftsblog am Lehrstuhl für Englische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft

It is an era of religious conflict and paranoia, with little space for eccentricity. Yet, somewhat paradoxically, it is also the heyday of occultism: Die Sprache des Lichts takes the reader on an adventurous journey across Europe in 1582 …more

New room, new shades of grey. Who could have guessed that grey was the colour of new beginnings?
…more

Dusk

A Poem by Tushar Rishi
…more

Latest Publications

Englische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft