9^th Summer School on the New Literatures in English in Hanover, Germany, September 14-18, 2009

What is going on?

The organising committee would like to thank all of you for your participation and contributions to the 9th Summer School on the New Literatures in English



Here are the photos of the Summer School 2009 in Hanover.
Additionally, we just created a group on Facebook (9th Summer School on the New Literatures in English) for you to stay in touch with one another.

List of Participants
You may find a tentative list of participants here. (Date: September 8, 2009)

The organising team of the Summer School 2009 is looking forward to meeting all of you in September here in Hanover!

Registration

Because of your great interest, we have decided to extend the registration period for the Summer School 2009. You may register now until August 15^th, 2009. Do not miss out on this unique opportunity and secure yourself a place in your favourite seminar! Simply log in and register online! You will be rewarded with a week full of exciting lectures and seminars, cultural exchange with students from all over Europe as well as interesting evening activities which include readings and a “night of intercultural encounter”. Additionally, you may register for a Day Pass, which allows you to participate in the lectures and evening activity of one day. We are also happy to announce that we are able to offer a day care for students with children. Furthermore, you may recruit your friends for the Summer School and receive great prizes.
You may find all relevant information about the registration in the "Students-Section".

As of June 2009 the organization of the Summer School 2009 in Hanover, Germany, has made fast progress. In the following paragraphs we would like to inform you about our advancements.
Firstly, our website is constantly expanded to provide you with the latest information. You may also sign up for our monthly newsletter. If you have any questions you are also welcome to post them on our new discussion board. We have also updated the “ Hanover-Section ” with useful information about Hanover.
So far, we will be supported by the ASNEL/GNEL, the gender equality office of the University of Hanover, the University’s English Department, and the bookshop Lehmanns. At the moment, we are still in search of more sponsors, but are confident in our success.
Regarding the program of the Summer School 2009, we have set up a time table and an evening programme which will include a musical event according to the motto “Africa” with an interactive drum performance. You may find further information on this in the “Students-Section” of our website. Additionally, a list of all offered lectures and seminars is already online including all abstracts.
For the lectures we are proud to tell you that we could successfully win over Carl Plasa from Cardiff University and Tobias Döring from the University of Munich. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Jana Gohrisch will give the introductory lecture of the Summer School 2009. Prof. Dr. K. H. Stoll from the University of Mainz will give a lecture on “Anglophone Globalisation” (Linguistics) and Dr. Kirsten Rüther from the University of Hanover’s History Department will offer a history lecture.
We will also be able to offer seminars not only on the new literatures in English, but also on linguistic and historical developments of the postcolonial era. Prof. Dr. Andrea Sand from the University of Trier, for instance, will offer a seminar on “World Englishes”. Please check out the “Participants-Section” of our website for further information on the participating academics.
Furthermore, the well-known authors Amma Darko from Ghana and Meja Mwangi from Kenya have confirmed their participation in the Summer School 2009. They will each provide a reading at the bookshop Lehmanns here in Hanover. For further information please visit their official websites or the “Participants-Section” on our website.

We want to thank all of you for having contributed to the successful start of our project. All the ideas, advice, and shared knowledge have been of great help - and will continue to help us - in organizing the Summer School in Hanover.

The Hanover Summer School team is excited about hosting the Summer School 2009 and we look forward to welcoming a diversity of students, writers, and academics.