The Interdisciplinary Center for Narratology (ICN) is attached to the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Hamburg. Through the ICN, the internationally recognized expertise of the Narratology Research Group (Forschergruppe Narratologie / FGN) contributes to the development of a narratological centre of excellence, informs teaching practice, and provides new means for blended learning.
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Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the legacy website of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Narratology (ICN)! The ICN concluded its work in April 2020 and, after 16 years of successful operation, the centre has now dissolved. Please note that all subsequent pages that you may visit on this site are archival and that any references thereon to potential future events will be obsolete.
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International Conference in Zagreb – CfP
November 01, 2016
International Conference on "NARRATOLOGY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Narrating Beyond Narration
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
6th – 8th April 2017
Keynote Speakers:
- Mieke Bal
- Jan Christoph Meister
- Josette Féral
Find information and the Call for Proposals here:
http://artandscienceresearch.hr
http://performancephilosophy.ning.com/events/international-conference-na...
https://www.facebook.com/Narratology-and-its-Discontents-International-C...
Conference "Ereignis erzählen"
November 28, 2015
There was a conference on "Ereignis erzählen" at the Missionsakademie Hamburg from 10.–12. September, 2015.
Find flyer, poster and a conference report attached.
ICN Conference "Fictionality, Factuality, Reflexivity" – Videos
October 15, 2015
If you missed the ICN Conference 2015 on "Fictionality, Factuality, Reflexivity", you can now find videos of the talks given here.
Video essay on Metalepses in Animation
October 07, 2015
If you are interested in a video essay on metalepses in animation, follow the link below. Daniel P. Alava from the University of Hertfordshire created this short movie.
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International Conference in Zagreb – CfP
November 01, 2016
International Conference on "NARRATOLOGY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Narrating Beyond Narration
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
6th – 8th April 2017
Keynote Speakers:
- Mieke Bal
- Jan Christoph Meister
- Josette Féral
Find information and the Call for Proposals here:
http://artandscienceresearch.hr
http://performancephilosophy.ning.com/events/international-conference-na...
https://www.facebook.com/Narratology-and-its-Discontents-International-C...
Conference "Praktiken medialer Transformationen: Übertragungen in und aus dem digitalen Raum" – CfP
May 11, 2016
There is a conference coming up at the University of Hamburg on "Praktiken medialer Transformationen: Übertragungen in und aus dem digitalen Raum", taking place on December 9–10, 2016.
Deadline for applications is June 30, 2016. Find all relevant information in the attached call for papers.
ICN Conference "Fictionality, Factuality, Reflexivity" – Programme
July 27, 2015
If you want to participate in the ICN Conference 2015 "Fictionality, Factuality, Reflexivity" in Hamburg, 26–26 September, you can download the programme here.
MA Summer University 2015 "Fictionality Beyond Fiction" in Aarhus, Denmark
January 26, 2015
Master students are highly encouraged to participate in the Summer University "Fictionality Beyond Fiction", taking place in Aarhus, Denmark, 1 August – 14 August 2015.
Deadline for applications: 15th of March 2015.
See the attached brochure and follow the link down below for more information.
http://www.au.dk/en/summeruniversity/courses/fictionality-beyond-fiction/
PHD SUMMER COURSE IN NARRATIVE STUDIES 2015: “Factual and Fictional Narration”
January 09, 2015
The Summer Course in Narrative Studies (SINS) is an intensive PhD-level course that brings together postdoctoral students, faculty members and leading scholars in a multi-disciplinary, international discussion of existing and emerging concepts and approaches in the broad field of narrative study. The course is hosted by Aarhus University and as in 2013 and 2014 it takes place at the Sandbjerg Estate, Denmark, 9.–14. of August. In 2015 the course is arranged in cooperation with DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1767 Faktuales und fiktionales Erzählen. Differenzen, Interferenzen und Kongruenzen in narratologischer Perspektive, Freiburg University and the theme of the curse is “Factual and Fictional Narration”. In 2015 the course covers all accommodation expenses for the participants.
Through a combination of keynote lectures, participant papers, workshops and master classes the summer institute covers the state of the art of current approaches as well as provides the participants with outstanding possibilities of getting feedback on their own work. Key note lecturers and work shop leaders this year include Monika Fludernik (DE), James Phelan (US), Mark Freeman (US), Karin Kukkonen (FI) and Henrik Skov Nielsen (DK).
The institute welcomes scholars working with any and all type of narrative form or function, be that verbal or non-verbal, fictive or non-fictive, spontaneous or artificial, strategic or sympthomal, and presents researchers from fields such as postclassical narratology, narrative inquiry, rhetorical narrative theory, cognitive narrative theory and transmedial approaches.
Deadline for application is May 25. 2015.
Read more on www.sins.au.dk