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The research agenda at the chair of Romance and Comparative Literatures focuses on intercultural and transdisciplinary projects: Comparing Romance Literatures as Literatures of the World.

Main research topics

Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

Conviviality (Konvivenz)
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Conviviality (Konvivenz)

Philology as Life science
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Philology as Life Science

From a transareal point of view the research field and teaching program focus upon Comparative Literary Studies including European and non-European areas. Current projects elaborate and analyze the relationships and exchanges between the Literatures of the World.