The line of research Literature, Culture and Translation consists of research projects which examine literature in the German language in an interdisciplinary perspective by tying in neighbouring disciplines such as cultural studies, communication studies, and translation studies as well as history, philosophy, arts and social sciences. Methodologically, the research combines textually analytical approaches with theoretical ones and takes into account translation as a process of cultural transfer.

Current research projects:

·        German-language literature in its historical context

·        Configuration of nature, violence and language

·        Uses of the past in literature, the arts and public memory

·        Space and movement in literature

·        German-language literature from Brazil

·        Literature between languages

·        Poetry: between traditions and translations