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What are the social, political, economic and media conditions under which literature emerges? And what effects does literature have on its immediate environments? These are the issues addressed by the Research Training Group “Literature and the Public Sphere in Differentiated Contemporary Cultures.” It aims to examine contemporary literature since 1945, in different languages and cultural contexts, and with regard to changing and fragmenting public spheres. It is characterized in particular by its praxeological concept of literature, which includes socio-cultural contexts, political frameworks, institutional conditions, the literary world and literary life in its analysis. (spokespersons: Prof. Dr. Antje Kley and Prof. Dr. Dirk Niefanger)
Our Post-Doctoral ResearcherAntonia Villinger now curates with our PI Karin Höpker RTG 2806's bluesky account.
Many thanks to our PI Svenja Hagenhoff for her work on the social media team!
In an article on the news platform nordbayern.de, our PI and media ethicist Christian Schicha assesses the distortion of German history in social media.
++ 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".
++ Due to the current weather conditions, the event has to be postponed -- a new date has yet to be set. ++
On January 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., our PI Christian Schicha will discuss his monograph „Kommunikationsethik: Grundlagen – Debatten – Lösungsansätze“ (DOI: 10.36198/9783838564692) wit...
