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Lecture Series: Traveling in the Premodern World

The public lecture series of the Institut für Mittelalter- und Frühneuzeitforschung starts on October 18, 2018, on the topic of travel and travel literature in the Middle Ages. On November 22, Georg Büchner Prize winner Felicitas Hoppe will present her book “Prawda: Eine amerikanische Reise.”

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
Reading and Discussion with Felicitas Hoppe (“Prawda,” “Nibelungen” Project)
Organizers: Professor Elisabeth Lienert, Professor Axel Dunker

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:

www.uni-bremen.de

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

Autorin Felicitas Hoppe in einem roten Kleid
As part of the lecture series of the Institut für Mittelalter- und Frühneuzeitforschung, Georg Büchner Prize winner Felicitas Hoppe presents her book “Prawda: Eine amerikanische Reise” and her “Nibelungen” project.