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The DFG-funded Network PRANA (Posthuman Research and Narration) hast just published its first essay collection on posthumanist narrative techniques in contemporary literature and culture, featuring a contribution by our doctoral reasearcher Ruxandra Teodorescu. Her contribution examines the tent...

Our doctoral researchers Cristian Ortega Singer and Luise Prager have received early career travel grants for the Digital Humanities Conference 2026 from the Consortium for Research Data on Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage (NFDI4Culture). Congratulations!

Max von der Grün (1926-2005) is an author primarily associated with literature about the working world and the Ruhr region in academic and public perceptions. He published over 30 books covering a wide range of genres and topics. Many of his novels have been adapted into films. In addition to ‘Irrl...

The 10th annual conference of the Historical Fictions Research Network will take place at the Kollegienhaus in Erlangen (Universitätsstraße 15), February 19-20, 2026. Prof. Dr. Heike Paul, spokesperson of our partner research training group RTG 2726: Sentimentality in Literature, Culture, and Polit...

In the latest episode of the Sonic Lit Radio Show, our doctoral researcher Cristian Ortega Singer reports on the Vienna conference “Poetry Off the Page, Around the Globe” .

Our Post-Doctoral Researcher Antonia Villinger and our PI Anastasia Glawion curate RTG 2806's bluesky account now. Many thanks to our PIs Svenja Hagenhoff and Karin Höpker for their 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...

++ 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...