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Autumn 2024 Timetable Please note that BA Colloquia North American Literature I and II refer to two separate sections - for additional information please consult the "Course Booklet". Latest Update 12.09.24.
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Deadlines Autumn Semester 2024 Please click here to see all the deadlines for Autumn Semester 2024 (KSL registration, thesis registration, Advanced Reading List).
Dr. des. Lara Portmann awarded the 2023 Faculty Prize for the best PhD thesis The Directors are delighted to announce that Dr. des. Lara Portmann has been awarded the 2023 Faculty Prize for the best PhD thesis. Supervised by Prof. Dr. Crispin Thurlow, Lara's thesis was titled "The cultural politics of the interface: Status, power, and normativity in the language work of UX writers" and was also examined by Prof. Dr. Rodney Jones, University of Reading, England. In Spring 2019, Lara was recipient of the Faculty Prize for best MA thesis.
Dr. Viola Marchi and Dr. Hannah Hedegard honoured for their excellent performance in teaching in 2022 Dr. Viola Marchi and Dr. Hannah Hedegard from the Department of English were awarded the Lehrpreis for their courses "Research Methodologies for Literary Studies" (Marchi, FS22) and "Forensic Phonetics" (Hedegard, HS22). In the interview, the two talk about their teaching experiences, their motivations and their wishes for teaching in the future.
Let's talk about waste! The UniAktuell features a new article in which Professor Crispin Thurlow and doctoral researchers Laura Wohlgemuth and Alessandro Pellanda talk about the SNSF-funded “Articulating Rubbish" project.
BA Consultation Hours BA students have the chance to sign up for in-person and ZOOM consultation hours with BA counsellor Dr. Kellie Gonçalves. Students can select one time slot if it is not already taken by another student, i.e. no green tick.
International Coordinator: Stay Abroad Enquiries Please find more information on planning your stay abroad, completing your stay abroad, and other students' experiences and reports on this page.
MA Study Counselling Please contact Associate Prof. Dr. Axel Stähler for MA study counselling (including diploma ratification, 'Studienleitung').
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