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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.
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Recent news
MERLIT Researcher published in African Studies Quarterly
MERLIT Researcher, Josephine Ofei's review of Isaac Vincent Joslin's 'Afrofuturisms: Ecology, Humanity, and Francophone Cultural Expressions' appears in African Studies Quarterly December 2025 edition.
Now online: WOLEC Spring Programme 2026
The spring programme of the Study Group for Literature and Culture ('Werkgroep Literatuur en Cultuur' or WOLEC) is now available!BIRMM Op-Ed - Narratives of Mobility and Care: Women of ‘Windrush’ and Migratory Ambivalence
This op-ed is part of a series of articles published by VUB-BIRMM research group, commemorating International Migrants' Day 2025. This piece discusses the UK establishment's conflicted relationship with migration, using the late 2010s so-called Windrush/Home Office scandal as a case study.‘The cuts pose a huge threat to our meritocratic principles’ - Interview with MERLIT Researcher in VUB Newsletter December 2025
'...Professor Eva Ulrike Pirker's MERLIT research examines how ideas about merit and success have evolved over the centuries in literature...'...
Interview with Prof. Dr. Eva Ulrike Pirker about MERLIT
Against the backdrop of education budget cuts, Prof. Dr. Eva Ulrike Pirker was interviewed by VUB about her project MERLIT.
Upcoming events
Practical info12/01/2026 - 09:30 - 12/01/2026 - 17:15Symposium "Lost & Found: Archives and Multilingualism in the (Post)Colony"
organized by Delphine Munos (ULiège), Arvi Sepp (VUB) and Cedric Van Dijck (VUB).
Practical info16/01/2026 - 20:00 - 16/01/2026 - 21:30Meet the Thinker: Timothy Snyder
At Bozar. Part of the series 'Ties that Bind Us'.
Practical info20/01/2026 - 12:00 - 20/01/2026 - 13:30WOLEC Lunch Lecture Tiago Silva: "Brazil through English Eyes: From Pirates to Palmares"
Campus Etterbeek, Building C, Room 5C.03
Practical info29/01/2026 - 09:00 - 30/01/2026 - 17:30International Conference "Sounds of a Lifetime: Exploring Life Writing in Audio Media"
Programme and registration now live!
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