Anglophone Studies and the Public: Past, Present and Future Debates and Interventions

The following documents can be downloaded here:

Programme (last update 09/04/2025)

Book of Abstracts (last update 17/04/2025)

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ECR Teatime (Sunday 16:00-18:00)

The teatime meeting is an informal gathering for all early career researchers before the official start of the conference. This also gives participants the opportunity to head out to the conference warming together. First time (but also all other) Anglistiktag-goers are very welcome!

"Vibes Coffee & Bar", Meyer-Schwickerath-Str.63 (close to campus)

ECR Lunch (Monday 12:30-14:00)

This meeting provides a space for ECR conference participants to have lunch together. This is a great opportunity to get to know the other early career scholars at the conference and forge new connections.

ECR Mentoring Lunch (Monday 12:30-14:00)

The mentoring lunch offers an informal and supportive environment for mentor-mentee pairs to meet up in the context of their mentoring relationship and gives all participants in the mentoring program an opportunity for informal exchange.

ECR Meeting (Tuesday 16:00-16:30)

This meeting provides a space for participants to share experiences, get to know each other, and discuss ideas for upcoming initiatives for early career researchers at the association and its conferences. Coffee will be provided!

Sunday, 21 September 2025

Academic programme

Social programme

16:00-18:00 ECR Teatime

"Vibes Coffee & Bar", Meyer-Schwickerath-Str.63 (close to campus)

19:00 Conference Warming

at “Dampfe” (self-paid), Heinrich-Brauns-Str. 9-15, 45355 Essen

Monday, 22 September 2025

Academic programme

11:00 Conference opening

11:30 Keynote Sarah Dillon (Cambridge)

From Reflexive Impotence to Reflexive Potency: Public Humanities as Viagra for English Studies (abstract)

12:30 Lunch break (ECR and mentoring lunch)

14:00-17:00 Sessions

19:30 Flying Buffet and award ceremony (Habilitationspreis) (Campus Essen, Glaspavillon)
The buffet is sponsored by the Department of Anglophone Studies at Duisburg-Essen.