CLIC is delighted to announce that the Herman Servotte Prize for the best MA Thesis in English Literature in the Low Countries was jointly awarded to two CLIC members, Beau Serrus and Carmijn Gerritsen.
Recognized for their outstanding research on Katherine Mansfield and Black British Writing, respectively, Beau and Carmijn received were awarded the prize during the biennial Herman Servotte Lecture in Leuven, delivered by acclaimed author Bernardine Evaristo. This remarkable achievement is testament to their dedication, hard work, and academic excellence.
Beau Serrus (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & KU Leuven), "Minute Puzzled Explorers": Children, Affect and Class in Katherine Mansfield's The Doll's House and The Garden Party
Carmijn Gerritsen (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen), Mnemonic Traces of Grenfell: Mediating Cultural Memories and Literary Experimentation in Contemporary Black British Writing