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The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings brings together researchers in the field of literary studies, literary translation studies, theatre studies and journalism studies. CLIC hosts over 60 members, who focus their research on various ‘crossings’ concerning media, genres and/or spaces.
Recent news
On Cosmopolitanism, ‘Practical’ Essentialism and Living in the Meritocracy: An Interview with Prof. Kwame Anthony Appiah
Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah is a much-feted, interdisciplinary public intellectual. Initially coming to prominence in the field of philosophy and ethics, he has held positions in several of the Ivy league universities in his adopted home of the US.Research Day CLIC/CEREP
The postcolonial research centre CEREP welcomed CLIC members at the University of Liège Liège for a research exchange visit on Friday 21 June...VUB Fellows 2024: Célestina Jorge Vindes
Célestina Jorge Vindes, founder of 'Pépite Blues: Books & Culture', has been named a VUB Fellow for 2024 (Proxima: Prof. Elisabeth Bekers).CLIC DAY 2024: Multilingualism and Literature
Save the date! The fourteenth annual CLIC day will take place on 6 December 2024.
Upcoming events
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The Life and Dea(r)th of Ghanaian Popular Fiction
25 June 2024, 12:00-13:30, VUB Building Room 5C.03 Part of the WOLEC lunchtime lecture series Please register here: https://forms.gle/i9F3fbt8mUJdmThe8 - Practical info-
"Speaking of Identity" - Guest Lecture by Kwame Anthony Appiah (NYU)
24 June 2024, 4:30 p.m., VUB Building I, Room I.203 A lecture in the series “Ties that Bind Us: Transcultural Perspectives on Social Forms” - Practical info-
International Conference: Recentring Form(s) in and of the Margins: the Politics of Self-Reflexivity
Registration is now open! - Practical info-
Cattedra Emile Lorand – Lecture Series by Gianluigi Simonetti
The annual lecture series by the Italian "Cattedra Lorand" takes place from 18-21 March 2024!