Organisations
Department of Literary Studies Ghent University
Language and literature Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Studying languages is an exciting choice, particularly in a city such as Brussels where probably more languages are spoken than anywhere else in Europe. Competence in languages is not just a luxury. It is a necessity in a society where international relationships are part of every day life. Language students access other cultures and thus broaden their horizons. They have the opportunity to see how people communicate and how the human mind ...
German Literature, Leuven KU Leuven
Research topics of this research unit are:
• German-language literature by female authors (18th-21st century)
• Weimarer Klassik
• literary theory and gender
• historiography of literature, literature as cultural heritage
• literature and politics
* literature and philosophy
• literature of minorities in Germany and Europe
* German theater (18-21th century)
* the heritage of Romanticism and ...
Dutch Literature, Leuven KU Leuven
Dutch Literature Research, Leuven
Geert Claassens’ research focusses on Middle Dutch chivalric epics and romances, the oeuvre of Petrus Naghel (the so called ‘Bible Translator of 1360’), the problem of fictionality in medieval literature and the possibilities of a modern narratological approach of medieval texts. Currently he is also engaged in several edition projects (amongst others Roman van Walewein, Beatrijs, ...
Cultural Studies Research Group KU Leuven
The Research Group Cultural Studies is one of the six primary research groups that form part of the Research Unit Literary Studies at KU Leuven.
Dutch Literature, Antwerp Campus KU Leuven
Dutch Literature Research Campus Sint-Andries
Hilde Van Belle’s main research interests are: non-fiction and narrative journalism, rhetoric and argumentation, and literary translation. In her publications on Dutch literature, narrative journalism and rhetoric, both literary and critical analyses are performed. Currently she’s focusing on the work of Joris Van Casteren, Chris De Stoop, Gerard van Westerloo, and on the Gonzo ...
English Literature, Leuven KU Leuven
The research group gathers junior and senior researchers with a wide variety of interests and expertise around the teaching and critical study of English literature across periods, genres, and geographical areas.Our research is mainly situated in the following four areas: 19th-Century Literature & Culture, Modernist Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Irish Literature. For more details, see ...
Greek Studies, Leuven KU Leuven
Research in the unit Greek Studies is not limited to antiquity but focuses on the study of Greek language and the analysis and edition of Greek literary texts through the centuries. Key research domains are the historiography of linguistics, literary and paraliterary papyri, Byzantine and Early Christian studies and comparative Indo-European linguistics. Some research activities guarantee the continuity of these domains, for example the study ...
Research Unit of Biblical Studies KU Leuven
Biblical studies comprises the study of the origin of the biblical traditions and compositions within their historical, religious and literary contexts, the study of the transmission of the biblical texts and the interpretation of the biblical books, and, within a Catholic theological context, the use of the Bible as a foundational text in Christianity and Catholic theology.
Leuven research covers both the Old and the New Testament, ...