Literature knows a lot about attention – how it is gained and retained, how it is mastered and manipulated. As such it can contribute significantly to current research in interdisciplinary attention studies and offer insight into attention regimes we live by. LitAttention explores this fundamentally under-researched knowledge domain of literature about attention and attention politics by analysing ‘literary attention’ in short fiction.
The project is funded by an ERC Advanced Grant (LitAttention, 101141722) hosted at the University of Stuttgart.
Two of our doctoral researchers, Hannah Armour and Jan Angermeier, will be presenting papers at the upcoming VPFA Study Day on ‘The Victorian Short Story: Influence Innovation and Legacy’. Hannah Armour will present her paper entitled ‘Mind-Wandering and Attention in J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s ‘The Watcher’ (1847/72): The Movement from Periodical to Collection’ on Friday…
Jan Angermeier, one of our doctoral researchers, presented a paper entitled ‘Aufmerksamkeit in/und Literatur – Der Weg zur computergestützten Modellierung’ at the DHd 2026: Not Only Text, Not Only Data conference held at the University of Vienna from the 23rd to the 27th of February. See below for the abstract to his paper.
We’re looking for native English speakers to take part in an eye-tracking study on literary reading at Keplerstrasse 17, University of Stuttgart: €40 compensation! The study requires just an hour and a half of your time to read three short stories as your eye-movements are recorded through our eye tracker. See below for more details…
