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GSC 256:  Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies

Subject Area Literary Studies
Ancient Cultures
Art History, Music, Theatre and Media Studies
Social and Cultural Anthropology, Non-European Cultures, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies
Term from 2007 to 2019
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 39912149
 
Final Report Year 2020

Final Report Abstract

Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) mentors theoretically and conceptionally outstanding dissertation projects in the field of literary studies that examine texts of European and non-European origin. Our aspiration is to advance genuine literary research perspectives that transcend national or single-language limits and that critically challenge globalization technologies by situating all phenomena of cultural practice – including current ones – in a broad historical spectrum. Research fields include the relationships between literary texts, the coherence between literary texts and processes of language reflection, rhetoric and poetry, the correlation between literature and other aesthetic media, as well as the interdependence of literature and discourses on knowledge. There are no restrictions in terms of time period (ancient times to the present) or language (world literatures) for the literary subjects covered in our research. FSGS promotes research in literary studies that is methodologically innovative and sets an international standard through the reflection of its approach in comparing texts, media, and cultures. Central to our research are the philological concentration on textual and linguistic phenomena; the process of diachronic and synchronic comparison of languages, literature, culture, and media; a historical awareness that extrapolates connections between literary texts and cultural processes of meaning-making, social development, and the constitution of knowledge; as well as a theoretical orientation in the sense of critical exploration of the practice of literary studies and its central terms and frames of reference. The choice of our namesake comes from the realization that Friedrich Schlegel’s work created important preconditions for a theoretically ambitious and methodologically innovative study of literature as it has been successfully carried out at Freie Universität Berlin for many years. It is the comparative approach of the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School that attracts outstanding graduates from all over the world. This exceptional group of young researchers is part of an interdisciplinary network, and they receive close supervision. The Graduate School’s structure allows for visits abroad that are integrated into the curriculum. The PhD students can also organize workshops, invite guest lecturers, participate in training workshops for transferable skills, and make use of career-specific mentoring. However, the individual progress of the dissertation is by far the most comprehensive component of the doctoral program.

Link to the final report

https://dx.doi.org/10.2314/GBV:1696307317

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