European Studies and European Philology
At this workshop, which inaugurates the 2025/26 research cycle, we will discuss the affordances, advantages and limits of European philology for our research group, for intellectual history and university politics today.
What is, can there or should there be such a thing as a European philology?
Programme
10:00 |
Welcome and opening remarks (Christian Benne, KU; Christian Høgel, Lund) |
10:10 |
Carried away. European translatio (Sina dell’Anno, Basle/KU) |
10.25 |
Options and challenges for European philology: AI & IT, and Georgia (Christian Høgel, Lund; Karina Vamling, Malmö) |
10:40 |
What is the place of Celtic in European philology (Charles Lock, KU) |
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Coffee |
11:10 |
Philologists in the Age of Revolution (Nicolai von Eggers Mariegaard, KU) |
11:25 |
Philology across the humanities: a joint legacy and shared toolbox during the 19th century in Sweden (Isak Hammer, Lund) |
11:40 |
European philology and Comparative Literature (Christian Benne, KU) |
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Short Break |
12:00 |
Round table discussion with all participants on the concept, problems, history and potential of ‘European philology’ + planning for the June workshop and members‘ wishes/suggestions for guest lectures etc. |
13:00 |
Lunch and departure |