The EXC 2020 re-conceptualises global literature, positing that literature's temporal entanglements crucially contribute to its becoming global. The Cluster, which has taken up its work on January 1, 2019, will create a dynamic and flexible platform for collaborative research by way of an extensive fellowship programme, a global network of academic partner institutions and cooperations with Berlin's vibrant literary and artistic scene.
Events
Talk, Reading, Performance | "Inspiration Ogai" with Hiromi Ito, Lena Stolze and Rainer Strecker
Workshop | Spectral Temporalities/Spectral Communities. Thinking Hauntologically about Premodern Literature and Culture
Calls for Applications
News
Where is everyone? EXC TC members checking in from around the world: a gallery
Anita Traninger, EXC TC Co-Director and currently Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford
"Hanging out in All Souls' Great Quad with the lovely Sepid Birashk" (June 2022)
Kai Padberg, Doctoral Candidate and Research Associate in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters"
"The view from the study room of "Drama for Life", which is in the 21st and highest floor of a university tower. The interdisciplinary centre "Drama for Life" is based at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa:" (April 2022)
Sepid Birashk, Doctoral Candidate and Research Associate in Research Area 3: "Future Perfect"
"A dazzling Radcliffe Camera, an old majestic tree, and a modern rainbow of LGBT+ pride flag form the view of my usual corner at the Duke Humphrey library, the old Bodleian: Enough materialized time to feel part of a temporal community while sitting in solitary with wandering words," Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, UK (April 2022)
Jasmin Wrobel, Academic Coordinator in Research Area 4: "Literary Currencies"
"Hunting down research material at the independent comic festival GRAF Barcelona“ (April 2022)
Lukas Regeler, Member in RA 4: "Literary Currencies"
"Interrupted work to take a night walk and see the Northern Lights just a few steps from my home office in Uppsala" (March 2022)
Hannah Schünemann, Member in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters"
"Reading kills the Berlin grey – warm greetings from one home office in Neukölln" (February 2022)
Nicolas Longinotti, Member, Research Area 1: "Competing Communities"
"Sunny afternoon in Oxfordshire" (Autumn 2021)
Roberto Simanowski, Associated Member and Tomaz Amorim, Former Fellow
Associated member Roberto Simanowski and former fellow Tomaz Amorim toasting the holidays in Sao Paulo. (December 2021)
Gloria Thiller, Project Assistant
"Afternoon chat among colleagues in the backyard."
November 2021
Roberto Simanowski, Associated Member
"Overseeing the ocean from my wife's apartment in Rio. The view recedes into the distance here, which can be quite conducive to writing" (October 2021)
Miltos Pechlivanos, Member, Research Area 1: "Competing Communities"
"Zakynthos Public Library: return to archival research. In the foreground, the statue of the poet Dionysios Solomos as the Dante of Greece." (September 2021)
Juan Carlos Mantilla, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", April – September 2021
"View from the window of the car in rainy Valladolid" (June 2021)
Prashant Keshavmurthy, Fellow in Research Area 5, May – August 2021
"An early morning back alley in Montreal from my living room sofa where I mostly work."
May 2021
Omid Mashhadi Abdolrahman, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", January – June 2021
"Every day I contemplate the geometry and sculpturality of this tree and think about the statement of Joseph Beuys: 'The tree is an element of regeneration, which in itself is a concept of time.'" (February 2021)
Erum Naqvi, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", January – June 2021
"Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, on an unusually sunny day!"
March 2021
Katherine Bode, Fellow in Research Area 5: "Building Digital Communities", October – December 2019
A rainy Brisbane morning in the suburbs
(March 2021)
Miguel Rivas Venegas, Fellow in Research Area 1: "Competing Communities", May – December 2019
A rainy day in Bilbao
(March 2021)
Thom Sliwowski, Fellow in Research Area 3: "Future Perfect", April – September 2021
"View from my kitchen window, where I do most of my writing." (April 2021)
Keith Budner, Fellow in Research Area 1: "Competing Communities", September 2019 – July 2020
"Willis (aka Sears) Tower from UIC campus in Chicago's West Loop" (March 2021)
Sergius Kodera, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", October – December 2019
Vienna: Foggy morning in early Spring
(March 2021)
Rebecca Hardie, Managing Editor, Living Handbook of Temporal Communities (LHTC)
"Wilmersdorf Berlin in the early hours. When your computer screen wakes up before the sun does."
(February 2021)
Senad Halilbašić, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", February – September 2021
"Working in my home office in Berlin/Mitte, right next to the Berlin Wall memorial, reminding myself everyday that humanity has endured and overcome even the toughest of challenges."
(February 2021)
Eugene Ostashevsky, Dorothea Schlegel Artist in Residence, Research Area 1: "Competing Communities", October 2019 – September 2020
A rainy day in Shanghai
(February 2021)
Amund Ulvestad, Dorothea Schlegel Artist in Residence, Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", April – March 2021
Oslo, Norway
(February 2021)
Katja Heinrich, Managing Director
"Enjoying Neukölln by night."
(February 2021)
Anita Traninger, Cluster Director
"Waiting for spring in Berlin"
(February 2021)
Image Credits
"Hanging out in All Souls' Great Quad with the lovely Sepid Birashk" (Anita Traninger, EXC TC Co-Director and currently Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford), June 2022 | Image Credit: Anita Traninger
Image Credit: Anita Traninger
"The view from the study room of the interdisciplinary centre "Drama for Life", which is in the 21st and highest floor of a tower at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg." (Kai Padberg, Research Associate in RA 2, April 2022)
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"A dazzling Radcliffe Camera, an old majestic tree, and a modern rainbow of LGBT+ pride flag form the view of my usual corner at the Duke Humphrey library, the old Bodleian" (Sepid Birashk, Research Associate in Research Area 3: "Future Perfect")
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"Hunting down research material at the independent comic festival GRAF Barcelona“ (Jasmin Wrobel, Academic Coordinator, RA 4: "Literary Currcenies", April 2022)
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"Interrupted work to take a night walk and see the Northern Lights just a few steps from my home office in Uppsala." (Lukas Regeler, Member, RA 4: "Literary Currencies", March 2022)
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"Reading kills the Berlin grey – warm greetings from one home office in Neukölln", February 2022 | Image Credit: Hannah Schünemann
Image Credit: Hannah Schünemann
Bild: „Sunny afternoon in Oxfordshire“
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"Toasting the holidays in Sao Paolo" (Roberto Simanowski, Associated Member and Tomaz Amorim, Former Fellow, December 2021) | Image Credit: Roberto Simanowski and Tomaz Amorim
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"Afternoon chat among colleagues in the backyard." (Gloria Thiller, Project Assistant, November 2021)
Image Credit: Gloria Thiller
"Overseeing the ocean from my wife's apartment in Rio. The view recedes into the distance here, which can be quite conducive to writing" (October 2021)
Image Credit: Private
"Zakynthos Public Library: return to archival research. In the foreground, the statue of the poet Dionysios Solomos as the Dante of Greece" (Miltos Pechlivanos, Member, Research Area 1: "Competing Communities", September 2021)
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1 / 15 "View from the window of the car in rainy Valladolid" (Juan Carlos Mantilla)
Image Credit: Juan Carlos Mantilla
"An early morning back alley in Montreal from my living room sofa where I mostly work." (Prashant Keshavmurthy, Fellow in Research Area 5, May – August 2021)
Image Credit: Prashant Keshavmurthy
"Joseph Beuys: 'The tree is an element of regeneration, which in itself is a concept of time.'" (Omid Mashhadi Abdolrahman, Fellow in Research Area 2, January – June 2021)
Image Credit: Omid Mashhadi Abdolrahman
"Prenzlauerberg, Berlin, on an unusually sunny day!" (Erum Naqvi, Fellow in Research Area 2: "Travelling Matters", January - June 2021)
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"A rainy Brisbane morning in the suburbs", Katherine Bode (Fellow in Research Area 5, October – December 2019)
Image Credit: Katherine Bode
"A rainy day in Bilbao", Miguel Rivas Venegas (Fellow in Research Area 1, May – December 2019)
Image Credit: Miguel Rivas Venegas
Thom Sliwowski: "View from my kitchen window, where I do most of my writing."
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Keith Budner: "“Willis (aka Sears) Tower from UIC campus in Chicago's West Loop (March 2021)"
Image Credit: Keith Budner
"Vienna: Foggy morning in early Spring", Sergius Kodera (Fellow in Research Area 2, October – December 2019)
Image Credit: Sergius Kodera
Wilmersdorf Berlin in the early hours. When your computer screen wakes up before the sun does.
Image Credit: Rebecca Hardie
"Working in my home office in Berlin/Mitte, right next to the Berlin Wall memorial, reminding myself everyday that humanity has endured and overcome even the toughest of challenges." (Senad Halilbašić)
Image Credit: Senad Halilbašić
View from Eugene Ostashevsky's window in Shanghai
Image Credit: Eugene Ostashevsky
Amund Ulvestad
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View from Katja Heinrich's window in Berlin
Image Credit: Katja Heinrich
Anita Traninger's desk, Berlin
Image Credit: Anita Traninger
