Isabelle Riepe
isabelleriepe.bsky.social
Isabelle Riepe
@isabelleriepe.bsky.social
PhD on Weltliteratur @EUI
book history | material culture | transcultural exchange | heritage
📖 If we consider books as objects then World Literature is as much about history, commodities and commerce as it is about texts and writing.

A brief intro of my PhD work and a hello from me to the Bluesky crowd!
📚 What if world literature wasn’t just about classics, but booming book markets? #MyPhDPitch

@eui-history.bsky.social PhD researcher @isabelleriepe.bsky.social‬ traces how 18th century German publishers, print networks & historians helped shape 'world literature' as a global, commercial phenomenon.
May 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM