Name Responsible Activity "Literary and Cultural Studies Research Unit, Leuven" "Geert Roskam" "The Literary Studies Research Unit, Leuven, consists of the following six research groups:Dutch Literature, LeuvenEnglish Literature, LeuvenGerman Literature, LeuvenFrench, Italian and Spanish Literature, LeuvenLiterary Theory and Cultural Studies, LeuvenLatin Literature, Leuven" "Literary and Cultural Studies Research Unit" "Geert Roskam" "This Research Unit contains the groups ""Dutch Literature"", ""German Literature"", ""French, Italian and Spanish Literature"", ""General Literature Science and Culteral Studies"" and ""Latin Literature"". " "Antwerp Centre for Digital humanities and literary Criticism (ACDC)" "Mike Kestemont" "The analysis and interpretation of texts constitute a central research focus in literary studies. At this moment Humanities research is increasingly being enhanced by means of automation (Digital Humanities). In addition to 'close reading' this development also enables 'distant reading', an umbrella term for new methods of digital text analysis which allow humanities researchers to discover not only micro- but also macrophilological phenomena, such as the development of narrative patterns or structures, the genesis of complex literary works, the distribution of manuscripts and books, the detection of variants between versions by means of automatic collation, computational authorship attribution or the automatic dating of texts. The research group aims to build bridges between different departments. The range of approaches is diverse. The many interconnections between the various departments find a forum in the University of Antwerp's Platform Digital Humanities (uahost.uantwerpen.be/platformdh), which brings together various researchers for lectures and discussion. We also make a special effort to share this dynamic with our students through the research/education nexus: in collaboration with colleagues from other departments, members of our research group teach the course 'Digital Humanities' in the Bachelor's programme and offer the option 'Digital Text Analysis' in the Master's programme. The research group does not approach digital research as a service or auxiliary science, but as a methodology with groundbreaking potential. This involves both a form of scaling up and a scientific strategy that is not just about computational skills, but also about creating a cluster of innovative methods. These methods can be deployed in literary studies and are also relevant to other disciplines within the Faculty of Arts, not only in order to enhance and develop existing research, but also to break new ground in the field of Digital Humanities." "Literary and Cultural Studies Research Unit, Kulak Kortijk Campus" "Geert Roskam" "The Literary Studies Research Unit, Campus Kulak Kortrijk, consists of the following three research groups:Dutch Literature, Campus Kulak KortrijkEnglish Literature, Campus Kulak KortrijkFrench, Italian and Spanish Literature, Campus Kulak Kortrijk " "Literary and Cultural Studies Research Unit, Antwerp Campuses" "Geert Roskam" "The division Dutch Literature, Campus Sint-Andries Antwerp is also a part of the Literary Studies Research Unit, Campus Sint-Andries Antwerp." "Literary and Cultural Studies Research Unit, Brussels Campus" "Geert Roskam" "The Literary Studies Research Unit, Campus Brussels, consists of the following four research groups:Dutch Literature, Campus BrusselsEnglish Literature, Campus BrusselsGerman Literature, Campus BrusselsFrench, Italian and Spanish Literature, Campus Brussels" "Department of Literary Studies" "Mara Santi" "The Literature Department clusters literary research across different disciplines: Greek, Latin, French, Dutch, German, English, Italian, Spanish and a number of Scandinavian languages. Its researchers also study comparative literature focussing on a number of topics such as book and genre studies, cultural memory, identity and interculturality, digital humanities, narratology and rhetorics." "Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings" "Inge Arteel" "The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings brings together researchers in the field of literary, theatre and performance studies. CLIC offers scholars an interdisciplinary network to stimulate research along three key concepts: media, genres and spaces. MEDIA Literature, theatre and performance traditionally belong to specific medial systems. However, these systems often interact in hybrid, intermedial ways. Definitions of intermediality range from a broad view on crossings between distinct media such as literature and theatre, to a more specific focus on the incorporation of one medium in another (e.g. the use of images or documentary material in literary texts). Methodological issues, too, challenge both practitioners and scholars. GENRES The generic classification systems of literature and media, based on stylistic and structural features, are never neutral or ahistorical categories. They produce and communicate meaning, and also change over time, in response to specific socio-cultural but also political and economic contexts. Authors and artists often consciously renew, transgress or mix genre conventions, and thus influence the reception of literature and theatre. SPACES Space has become an ever more influential and highly diversified theoretical category - ranging from the urban space of modernism to the contact zone of postcolonial theory and the rhizomatic network of the megalopolis. Through imaginary topographies and theatrical scenographies, transnational and multilingual identities are negotiated and disputed, as are new forms of politically committed artistic production." "Linguistics and Literary Studies" "Linguistics and Literary Studies" "Institute for the Study of Literature in the Low Countries (ISLN)" "Kevin Absillis" "ISLN (Institute for the Study of Literature in the Netherlands) is a research group of the University of Antwerp. ISLN focuses on Dutch-language literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Specific attention goes to book history, multilingualism and the social context of literature. ISLN houses the documentation centers Louis Paul Boon and Hugo Claus and works structurally with other institutions in and around Antwerp that are active in the field of literary heritage: Ruusbroec Institute, Reynaertgenootschap, Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, Plantin-Moretus Museum and Letterenhuis. Een bewerking voorstellen Over Google TranslateCommunityMobiel Over GooglePrivacy en voorwaardenHelpFeedback verzenden Klik om te bewerken en alternatieve vertalingen weer te geven The Institute for the Study of Literature in the Netherlands (ISLN) is a research group of the University of Antwerp. The ISLN focuses on Dutch-language literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Specific attention goes to book history, multilingualism and the social context of literature. The ISLN houses the documentation centers around Louis Paul Boon and Hugo Claus and works structurally with other institutions in and around Antwerp that are active with literary heritage, namely Ruusbroec Society, Reynaert Society, Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience, Museum Plantin-Moretus and Letterenhuis. Een bewerking voorstellen Over Google TranslateCommunityMobiel Over GooglePrivacy en voorwaardenHelpFeedback verzenden The Institute for the Study of Literature in the Netherlands (ISLN) is a research group of the University of Antwerp. The ISLN focuses on Dutch-language literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Specific attention goes to book history, multilingualism and the social context of literature. The ISLN houses the documentation centers around Louis Paul Boon and Hugo Claus and works structurally with other institutions in and around Antwerp that are active with literary heritage, namely Ruusbroec Society, Reynaert Society, Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience, Museum Plantin-Moretus and Letterenhuis."