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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, journalism studies, and practice-based (artistic) research. CLIC hosts over 80 members, who focus their research on various ‘crossings’ concerning media, genres and/or spaces.
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Recent news
Alice Königstetter in the Kuwait Times
The research of Alice Königstetter, affiliated with CLIC, on Kuwaiti women writers was discussed in the Kuwait Times.
JLIC: New Call for Abstracts for Special Issue “Poetics in An Age of Differences”
Deadline abstracts: 15 June 2026. Deadline articles: 15 September 2026.
CLIC GRANT WRITING RESIDENCY 2026: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Interested? Submit your application by 31 May 2026!-
JLIC: New Call for Articles for Open Issue (2028)
JLIC is happy to announce the Call for Articles for our Open Issue (to be published in 2028)! The deadline for abstracts is 15 August 2026. The deadline for full articles is 1 November 2026. 
Retrospective French filmmaker Jean Vigo
Several screenings of films by the French filmmaker Jean Vigo will take place on 2-3 March and 24 February in Brussels and Gent. CLIC researcher Florian Deroo and Wouter Hessels will give introductory lectures to the films...
Tentoonstelling '45-65 Jan Walravens, kunstcriticus' (FeliX Art & Eco Museum)
Tot 5 april 2026 loopt in het FeliX Art & Eco Museum (Drogenbos) een tentoonstelling over Belgische kunst van 1945-1965 door de ogen van Jan Walravens. De tentoonstelling werd mede georganiseerd door CLIC Professor Emeritus Hans Vandevoorde.
Upcoming events
Practical info19/05/2026 - 18:00 - 19/05/2026 - 19:30Screening "Being River" (2024)
On 19 May, CLIC is organizing a screening of the techno-choreographic performance 'Being River'. CLIC's 2025/2026 Lorand Chair Shuangyi Li will provide an introduction to the performance.
Practical info22/05/2026 - 12:00 - 22/05/2026 - 13:30WOLEC Lunch Lecture Aya Chriaa: "The 21st-Century American Nightmare: New Forms of Monstrosity in Black American Horror Literature (2014-2025)"
Campus Etterbeek, Building C, Room C2.07a
Practical info27/05/2026 - 09:00 - 29/05/2026 - 18:00Conference "The Politics of Intermedial Connectivity"
In May, the 8th biennial conference of the International Society for Intermedial Studies, co-organized by several CLIC members, will take place in Brussels.
Practical info09/09/2026 - 09:00 - 11/09/2026 - 18:00ESPRit Conference "Periodicals and the World"
In September, the annual ESPRit conference will take place in Brussels.
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