Dörfel:Transnationale Textwelten

This conference proceedings brings together the contributions from the international German-speaking 13th Student Congress of Comparative Literature, which took place from May 4 to May 6, 2023, at the University of Bremen under the theme 'Literature & Transnationality'. Bachelor's and Master's students, as well as doctoral candidates from various disciplines, discussed the relevance and timeliness of the transnational paradigm in literary studies. This includes engaging with the construct of the nation as an imagined community from a postcolonial perspective, as well as with themes and motifs of transcultural contemporary literature, such as those found in the works of Christian Kracht, Olga Tokarczuk, and Robert Menasse. The practice of translation as a transnational act is also explored, exemplified by figures like Paul Celan or within the framework of Erasure Poetry. A particular focus is placed on figures, motifs, and metaphors in which the transnational manifests, such as Medea or the bridge as a transitional space. Methodologically, the contributions draw from an interdisciplinary portfolio that includes film studies, political science, cultural theory, sociology, and philosophy, thus opening up to a broad, interested public.