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LitAttention is funded by the EU (ERC grant 101141722). Views & opinions expressed by this account are our own; the EU/ERC cannot be held responsible for them.

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❗Attention❗We're an ERC funded project at @unistuttgart.bsky.social interested in percisely that: attention. After all, literature knows a lot about attention – how it is gained and retained, how it is mastered and manipulated.

Do we have your attention? Keep up with our research here!
Literary Attention in Short Fiction, or: What Literature Knows About Attention and Attention Politics | Institute of Literary Studies | University of Stuttgart
The project is funded by an ERC Advanced Grant (LitAttention, 101141722)
www.ilw.uni-stuttgart.de
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Was bedeutet #Literaturtheorie heute? / What does #literarytheory mean today? How is it practiced in different academic traditions? Submit your papers (in English or German) to the Journal of Literary Theory by 25 March 2026. We look forward to your contributions! #JLT jltonline.de/cfp/2025/CfP...
Anniversary Issue »20 Years of JLT«: What Does ›Literary Theory‹ Mean Today?
jltonline.de
January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
On the 8th of January, we look forward to hosting Prof. Dr. Alice Bennett for a lecture entitled 'Watching the Watchmen: On Literary Vigilance' for our final session of the LitAttention Colloqium.

📍17.24
⏰ 11:30am - 1:00pm
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring out the false, ring in the true.” Happy new year, everyone. May 2026 bring you happiness, health, cherished moments, pleasant surprises, and wonderful memories!
January 1, 2026 at 9:22 AM
We're looking forward to welcoming Prof. Dr. Carolin Duttlinger from the University of Oxford to give a lecture entitled: 'Spaces of Immersion: Franz Kafka's Poetics of Attention'

🗓️ Thursday the 18th of December at 11:30am
📍Room 17.24
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Calling all native English speakers in Stuttgart! We're currently looking for participants to take part in an eye-tracking experiment, investigating how people process literary stories during reading. 👀

Check out the details below. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Catherine Emmott @uofglasgow.bsky.social is coming to @unistuttgart.bsky.social to talk about #attention control and cognitive misdirection in detective fiction. Join us on Thursday in the #LitAttention Colloquium! @litattention.bsky.social #CogLit #CogHumanities
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We're delighted to announce our upcoming LitAttention Colloquium with some fantastic guests -- always at 11:30-13:00 in room 17.24.

We start next week on Thursday the 6th with Dr. Catherine Emmott, giving a lecture on "Attention Control in Detective Fiction".
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
❗Attention❗We're an ERC funded project at @unistuttgart.bsky.social interested in percisely that: attention. After all, literature knows a lot about attention – how it is gained and retained, how it is mastered and manipulated.

Do we have your attention? Keep up with our research here!
Literary Attention in Short Fiction, or: What Literature Knows About Attention and Attention Politics | Institute of Literary Studies | University of Stuttgart
The project is funded by an ERC Advanced Grant (LitAttention, 101141722)
www.ilw.uni-stuttgart.de
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM