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Anniversary Issue »20 Years of JLT«: What Does ›Literary Theory‹ Mean Today?

Was bedeutet #Literaturtheorie heute? / What does #literarytheory mean today? How is it practiced in different academic traditions? Submit your papers (in English or German) to the Journal of Literary Theory by 25 March 2026. We look forward to your contributions! #JLT jltonline.de/cfp/2025/CfP...

26.01.2026 22:13 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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On the 8th of January, we look forward to hosting Prof. Dr. Alice Bennett for a lecture entitled 'Watching the Watchmen: On Literary Vigilance' for our final session of the LitAttention Colloqium.

📍17.24
⏰ 11:30am - 1:00pm

06.01.2026 10:49 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring out the false, ring in the true.” Happy new year, everyone. May 2026 bring you happiness, health, cherished moments, pleasant surprises, and wonderful memories!

01.01.2026 09:22 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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We're looking forward to welcoming Prof. Dr. Carolin Duttlinger from the University of Oxford to give a lecture entitled: 'Spaces of Immersion: Franz Kafka's Poetics of Attention'

🗓️ Thursday the 18th of December at 11:30am
📍Room 17.24

10.12.2025 11:19 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling all native English speakers in Stuttgart! We're currently looking for participants to take part in an eye-tracking experiment, investigating how people process literary stories during reading. 👀

Check out the details below. 👇

25.11.2025 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Catherine Emmott @uofglasgow.bsky.social is coming to @unistuttgart.bsky.social to talk about #attention control and cognitive misdirection in detective fiction. Join us on Thursday in the #LitAttention Colloquium! @litattention.bsky.social #CogLit #CogHumanities

04.11.2025 13:11 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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We're delighted to announce our upcoming LitAttention Colloquium with some fantastic guests -- always at 11:30-13:00 in room 17.24.

We start next week on Thursday the 6th with Dr. Catherine Emmott, giving a lecture on "Attention Control in Detective Fiction".

30.10.2025 09:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Literary Attention in Short Fiction, or: What Literature Knows About Attention and Attention Politics | Institute of Literary Studies | University of Stuttgart The project is funded by an ERC Advanced Grant (LitAttention, 101141722)

❗Attention❗We're an ERC funded project at @unistuttgart.bsky.social interested in percisely that: attention. After all, literature knows a lot about attention – how it is gained and retained, how it is mastered and manipulated.

Do we have your attention? Keep up with our research here!

30.10.2025 09:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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