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11 Jan 2024
Invitation to book launch of two edited volumes by Dr Barbara Siller (18th January, 5 p.m., Shtepps, Student Hub) and research seminar by Prof. Esther Kilchmann (19th January, 10 a.m., ORB 1.24)
We are delighted to invite you to the book launch of Dr Barbara Siller's two edited volumes as well as to Prof. Esther Kilchmann's research seminar on Paul Celan.
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19 Sep 2023
Call for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is now open!
The call for the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is now open, and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Department of German welcome expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply to undertake PhD study at University College Cork. The scholarship application deadline is 4pm on 12th October 2023.
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07 Jun 2023
Jan Brandenburg, final year student in the Department of German, wins this year's writeAUT literature competition
We are delighted to share the joyous news that Jan Brandenburg, final year student in the Department of German, has emerged as the winner of this year's writeAUT literature competition with his exceptional piece titled "Moral”: A text about Hans Asperger who finds himself in a world ruled by Artificial Intelligence.
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24 Apr 2023
Zeiterleben und Zeitgeschehen. Wahrnehmungen und Reflektionen im literarischen Schreiben. Experiencing and narrating time. Perceptions and reflections in literary writing. Poetikvorlesungen in Cork / Cork Poetry Lectures 2023
Anna Rottensteiner and Stefano Zangrando will discuss themes of temporalities in the context of their own writings as well as translations: For example, how important are aesthetic strategies in self-translation when one considers what happened in the text and what happens in the translation? What will and could happen in and with the text that is currently being brought to life? What role do the various languages play? What opportunities do they provide?
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