Welcome to Faculty 10: Linguistics and Literary Studies

Anyone who has attended a medieval studies seminar in the last few semesters is sure to have met her: Ms Krause - always present, attentive, committed. As a guest student, she accompanied many of us through our studies and was far more than just a silent listener.

Learning from good practice in order to promote educational equality - this is the guiding principle of a study by Sabine Doff, the most important results of which are now presented digitally and interactively in the ‘Unlock the Future’ exhibition at various locations in Bremen and Bremerhaven.

How is a dictionary created? What does the Old High German dictionary reveal about our language and culture? Students from Bremen University learnt this and more during a workshop at the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

In her inaugural lecture on 30 April 2025, Professor Dr Anja Becker presented the medieval chivalric novel "Wigalois" in the rotunda of the Cartesium and ended, surprisingly, with a treasure hunt in the Bremen State and University Library.

Nicole Hober has researched the language contact between English and Mopan Maya in Belize and published The Little Prince in the Mayan language with local speakers. We talk about linguistic challenges, cultural responsibility and research that is more than just collecting data.

On 5 September 2025, Romance Studies invites students interested in studying at upper secondary level from Bremen and Lower Saxony to a diverse theme day in room GW2 B3009. Registration is possible from 01.05.25.