The literary entanglements between Latin America and East Central Europe from the 20th century to the present are politically, culturally, and literarily diverse, but never random: Critical examinations of terms such as »post-imperial«, »marginal«, or »peripheral« are reflected in their respective intellectual fields and literary productions that negotiate transatlantic »elective affinities«, while competing for recognition within the history of world literature.

The international conference explores literary history, poetics, intellectual networks, and aesthetic theory on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The participating scholars will discuss the situatedness of the literatures and actors of the regions and reflect on their transcultural and transareal convivialities.

Time & Location
Oct 26, 2022 – Oct 28, 2022

Freie Universität Berlin
EXC 2020 “Temporal Communities”
Otto-von-Simson-Straße 15
14195 Berlin

EXC 2020 Temporal Communities – Doing Literature in a Global Perspective