Research Unit 2828: Figurations of Inspiration, Authorisation, and Auratisation in English Literature (2022-2024)

(funded by the DFG)

The project “Figurations of Inspiration, Authorisation, and Auratisation in English Literature” was part of the research unit “De/Sacralisation in Texts” (FOR 2828) and investigated strategies and methods of sacralisation and desacralisation in English literature that refer to the religious concept of inspiration and use (further) methods of (self-)authorisation, e.g. the use of auratic language. Sacralisation has been analysed together with processes of desacralisation, i.e. the questioning of divine origin and involvement in the human production of texts. A particular emphasis was on the Early Modern period, in which literary processes of sacralisation are prevalent. Such processes take place despite (or because of) a double constraint, namely, on the one hand, the restriction of sacred authority to the Bible, and, on the other hand, restrictions of literature (and drama in particular) concerning religious topics.

For further information on the project, see the project page.

For further information on the research unit, visit the FOR 2828 homepage.

 

Research Training Group 1808: Ambiguity - Production and Perception

(funded by the DFG)

The Research Training Group (RTG) addressed the phenomenon of ambiguity in a two-fold manner: While the phenomenon has long been the focus of research in many individual disciplines, for the first time ambiguity has been approached in its entirety from an interdisciplinary perspective. Secondly, ambiguity has been identified as a point of intersection for language-oriented disciplines.

The question central to the RTG’s endeavours is why communication succeeds, in spite and in many cases because of the presence of multiple meanings. Conversely, it is equally crucial to examine the factors leading to communication failure. By employing an interdisciplinary approach, the goal of our Research Training Group was to comprehend and classify the effects of ambiguity in communication.

Please find further information at the RTG's homepage.

 

CRC 833: The Construction of Meaning - The Dynamics and Adaptivity of Linguistic Structures, Project A2: "Interpretability in Context" (2009-2021)

(funded by the DFG)

For further information, see the CRC's homepage.

 

Tübingen School of Education (TüSE), Project 6: "Competence Modelling and Competence Development" (2016-2023)

(funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)

For further information, see the TüSE project page.

 

Wordplay and Metalinguistic Reflection — New Interdisciplinary Perspectives (DFG Network) (2013-2016, Zirker/Winter-Froemel)

 

PhD training group "Sacred Texts" (2011-2013)

 

PhD training group "Dimensions of Ambiguity" (2008-2011)