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.
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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.
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‘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...'...
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Reconnections: The Humanities in a Time of Climate Change
edited by Thomas Mantzaris...
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CLIC's October Newsletter Is Out!
Discover what’s new at CLIC — from upcoming events and member highlights to calls for papers, and more!
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JLIC: New Call for Abstracts Special Issue “Journalism & Literature”
Deadline: 30 January 2026
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JLIC: New Call for Abstracts/Articles for Special Issue “Postmigration Beyond National Borders”
Deadline: 1 December 2025!
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Call for Papers: 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Intermedial Studies (ISIS): "The Politics of Intermedial Connectivity"
Submission deadline: 15 December 2025!
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This was the Global Modernism Network Symposium 2025
Find out more about the presentations delivered at this year's Global Modernism Network!
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Grant Writings Residents 2025
Between August and December 2025, four grant writing residents at CLIC will develop postdoctoral fellowship applications for the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) and/or the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), supported by the broad and diverse expertise available at CLIC.
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Talent for Research Students 2025
Each year, CLIC welcomes a few talented BA and MA students, who are individually coached by senior researchers within the framework of ongoing projects.
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Call for Papers 14th Annual ESPRit conference: "Periodicals and the World"
Abstract deadline: 7 January 2026!
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