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In an article by Carolin Heilig on the distortion of German history in the culture of remembrance on social media, our PI Christian Schicha was given the opportunity to make a statement.

++ RTG 2806 was delighted to hear that, following a decision by the city council, the Erlangen Poetry Festival 'Poet:innenfest' can take place in 2026. ++ Decision on 'Poet:innenfest' at the Erlangen city council meeting on January 22, 2026: On January 22, 2026, the Erlangen city council adop...

Prof. Dr. Markus Messling (Saarland University, Director Käte Hamburger Kolleg CURE) will be our guest in the next RKF on January 27, 2026, 2:15-3:45 p.m. (00.026, Universitätsstr. 19, 'Schwarz-Weiß-Saal'). His lecture is called "Universalität und (Mikro-)Geschichte: Der Fall Champollion".

Our PI Anastasia Glawion will give a presentation on “Queere Interpretationen von Harry Potter: Fanfiction aus der Perspektive der Digital Humanities” on January 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., “Kleiner Hörsaal” (small lecture hall), Bismarckstraße 1a, Erlangen. Further information about the event and FAU'...

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bunzel (Head of the Romanticism Research Department, Deutsches Romantik-Museum in Frankfurt am Main) and Dr. Sylke Kaufmann (Director of Lessing-Museum in Kamenz) will discuss the “(Re)Conceptualization of Literature Museums” in a round table discussion in Room 00.3 PSG, Kochstr....

Our fellow Eve Obier will give a presentation on “My body my choice – Eine feministische Geschichte des Körpers” at VHS Siegen on December 3, 2025. Click here for the announcement.

Dr. Enno Stahl (Dept. Rhineland Literature Archive at the Heinrich Heine Institute Düsseldorf) will be our guest in the RKF on November 25, 2025, 16:00-17:30 Uhr (KH 0.024, Universitätsstraße 4). His lecture is called „Hybride Autorschaft, kollektive Werke und Zusammenarbeit. Einführung in die Theo...