Welcome to Faculty 10: Linguistics and Literary Studies

The exhibition “Versäumte Bilder” will be on view at the Forum am Domshof from April 14 through July 7. A public lecture will be held every Tuesday during the summer semester.

“Come As You Are” – this is the slogan used by the University of Bremen to attract students. For literature professor Karen Struve, this motto is a matter close to her heart. She is convinced that good research requires a diversity of perspectives – something she knows from her own experience.

50 Years of Bremen Literary Week: Readings, discussions, music, and the 2026 Bremen Literature Prize with Heinz Strunk—a festival celebrating freedom, society, and humanity.

Every winter, LiteraTour Nord brings selected authors of contemporary German-language literature to the north. In the 2025/26 season, the focus was once again on the connection between literary practice, academic classification, and public exchange.

During the 2025 "Multilingualism" theme year, the lecture series "Experiencing, Shifting, and Crossing Borders" explored the complexities of multilingualism. This article by Katja Baginski highlights the collaboration between FB10 and FB12.

Pia, from Department 10, is involved in organizing the Student Mentor Program and is giving us an exclusive look behind the scenes. We’ll take a closer look with her at the opportunities the program offers and show you how you, as a mentor, can actively contribute to its success.

Using Aoraki/Mount Cook and Denali/Mount McKinley as examples, Sven Leuckert explored the question of how the relationship between indigenous and colonial mountain names has developed historically.

At the Galaxie der Bücher literature festival, Bremen becomes a universe full of stories. Kashi Grobe's bilingual reading sends a clear signal in favor of multilingualism and early language learning.