Activities and Results

A1. Kick-off Meeting and First Research Visit (Q3 2025): Bratislava, Slovakia

As part of the project, Sonja Novak and Stephanie Jug completed a research stay in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences from 15 November to 15 December 2025. During their stay, they participated in a project research workshop from 8 to 10 December 2025 according to the programme available here.

A2. Second Working Meeting and Research Visit (Q1 2026): Osijek, Croatia

Guest lectures at FFOS within the project, to be held in January 2026:

Renata Cornejo (Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem): “(E)Migration als Trauma. Posttraumatisches Erzählen von deutschsprachigen Autorinnen tschechischer und slowakischer Herkunft”

Ján Jambor (Institut für Weltliteratur, Slowakische Akademie der Wissenschaften): “Zum Verhältnis von Raum, Gedächtnis und Identität in den ausgewählten Romanen von Peter Stamm”

Veronika Jičínská (Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem): “Figurationen weiblichen Schreibens: Gender, Medien und nationale Fragen um 1900”

Roman Mikulaš (Institut für Weltliteratur, Slowakische Akademie der Wissenschaften): “Literatur und die Gedächtnisforschung. Vergessen als Gegenstand der Lebenswissenschaften und der Literaturwissenschaft”

Research visit programme

Photographs are available here.

A3. Third Working Meeting and Research Visit (Q2 2026): Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

From 2 to 31 May 2026, Sonja Novak and Stephanie Jug completed a one-month research stay at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic). During the stay, the entire project team also participated with presentations at the international academic conference “(Kreuz)Wege der Germanistik” from 27 to 31 May, as well as at the project meeting held on 30 May 2026.

A4. Fourth Working Meeting and Research Visit (Q3 2026): Bratislava, Slovakia

A5. Fifth Working Meeting and Research Visit (Q1 2027): Osijek, Croatia

A6. Final Working Meeting and Research Visit (Q2 2027): Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic