This year’s lecture series of the Institut für Mittelalter- und Frühneuzeitforschung in the Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies at the University of Bremen deals with the topic of traveling in the premodern world. The lecturers approach the subject on different levels: for example, topics include traveling in the reality of life of historical people, metaphorical journeys and locations in the world, and traveling as a literary theme and motif. What all journeys have in common is that they are about confrontations with world views and the world, which usually say more about the traveler or reporting person than about the people they encounter.
Students of General Studies, students of all subjects, and the interested public are invited. Individual events can also be attended; registration is not required. Participation is free of charge. The lectures take place on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. in the Humanities building (Geisteswissenschaften 2 – GW2), Room B2890, Enrique-Schmidt-Strasse.
Reading with Felicitas Hoppe: “Prawda: Eine amerikanische Reise” – “Nibelungen” Project
At 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 22, there will also be a reading and discussion with author and Georg Büchner Prize winner Felicitas Hoppe, who will present her latest travel novel “Prawda: Eine amerikanische Reise” and her “Nibelungen” project. The venue is the Stadtbibliothek Bremen, Am Wall 201.
Program:
10/18/2018 | Dr. Sonja Kerth, adjunct lecturer, Bremen: Introduction: Travel and Travel Literature in the Middle Ages (With a Look at Far East Travelogues) |
10/25/2018 | Professor Hans Kloft, Bremen: Machiavelli: The Path of Politics from Practice to Theory |
11/1/2018 | Dr. Marie-Therese Mäder, Bremen: French Missionaries Look to the Caribbean: The Travelogue of Jean-Baptiste du Tertre |
11/8/2018 | Dr. Jana Nittel, Bremen: Traveling Women in the English Premodern Period – The Pilgrimages of Margery Kempe |
11/15/2018 | Dr. Jana Jürgs, Bremen: A Sea Voyage – It’s Funny ... ?! Ocean Voyages in Medieval Literature |
11/22/2018 | 7 p.m., Stadtbibliothek Bremen, Am Wall: Double Treasure Hunt: The Last Truth about the Nibelungs |
11/29/2018 | Dr. Maryvonne Hagby, Bremen: Literary Journeys in Time and Space: The Journeys of the Fairy and Her Children in the “Melusine” Novel by Thürings von Ringoltingen |
12/6/2018 | Professor Gisela Febel, Bremen: Journeys to Rome in the Renaissance |
Additional Information:
Contact:
Dr. Sonja Kerth, adjunct lecturer
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
University of Bremen
Tel.: +49 421 218-68241
E-mail: skerthprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de
