Dr Alexis Radisoglou to Deliver Keynote lecture for the launch of New Research Centre at University of Bristol

We are delighted to announce that Dr Alexis Radisoglou, Associate Professor in German at Durham University’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC), has been invited to deliver the keynote lecture at the launch of a major new research initiative at the University of Bristol.

On Monday 20 October, the University of Bristol’s School of Modern Languages will formally launch its Centre for Worlding Modern Languages, a new research centre dedicated to rethinking the role of modern languages in a global context.

Dr Radisoglou’s keynote lecture, titled
"After the Globe: German Literature, the Impasse of Anti-Globalism, and the Horizon of Post-Globality,"
will explore how contemporary German literature responds to the shifting political and cultural dynamics of globalism and post-globalism.

🗓 Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00 (BST)
📍 Location: Hybrid – online via Zoom or in person at the University of Bristol

Members of the public and academic community are warmly invited to attend. For Zoom access or venue details, please contact Dr Benedict Schofield at benedict.schofield@bristol.ac.uk.

For more information about the Centre for Worlding Modern Languages, visit the official webpage.

We congratulate Dr Radisoglou on this prestigious invitation and look forward to his contribution to this important new initiative.