LitAttention

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  • Colloquium Guest Speaker: Marion Thain

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    For our Summer Semester LitAttention Colloquium, Marion Thain will be joining us on the 2nd of July. See below for her bio and the abstract for her talk. Attention Studies: Configuring a New ‘Interdisciplinary Discipline’ Abstract Distraction is experienced as one of the key challenges of our time. Digital distractions have been blamed for everything…

  • Colloquium Guest Speaker: Yves Citton

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    Access the lecture here. Also accessible at this address: https://unistuttgart.webex.com/meet/hannah.armour For our Summer Semester LitAttention Colloquium, Yves Citton will be joining us on the 18th of June. See below for his bio and the abstract for his talk. From Narrative Attention to Anthropological Curiosity: Jan Potocki’s Manuscript found in Saragossa (1815) Bio Yves Citton is professor in Literature and…

  • Colloquium Guest Speaker: Kathy Conklin

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    For our Summer Semester LitAttention Colloquium, Kathy Conklin will be joining us on the 21st of May. See below for her bio and the abstract for her talk. Seeing literariness: Eye-tracking as a window into the reading of literary texts Bio Kathy Conklin is Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English at the University…

  • LitAttention Summer Colloquium

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    We’re excited to announce the incoming guest speakers for our LitAttention Summer Colloquium. On the 21st of May, Kathy Conklin, Professor of Psycholinguisitics in the School of English at the Univeristy of Nottingham, will give a talk on “Seeing literariness: Eye-tracking as a window into the reading of literary texts“. Yves Citton, Professor in Literature…

  • Upcoming Papers for ‘The Victorian Short Story’ VPFA Study Days (17-18.04.2026)

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    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…

  • LitAttention Colloquium – Winter Guests

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    This winter semester, we were delighted to welcome three guest speakers to our LitAttention colloquium. In a series of lectures, we approached the topic of attention from a variety of perspectives.  Dr Catherine Emmott from the University of Glasgow started our series of guest speakers with her talk on “Attention Control in Detective Fiction: Rhetorical…

  • Modelling Attention in Literary Texts: Current Approaches, Risks, and Challenges

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    On 12 February 2026, we hosted an internal workshop titled “Modelling Attention in Literary Texts: Current Approaches, Risks, and Challenges.” The event brought together LitAttention team members and invited external participants, including Frank Keller, Tilman Köppe, and Nils Reiter, who contributed short paper presentations to stimulate discussion. The workshop fostered an engaging exchange of ideas…

  • Prof. Dr. Alice Bennett in the LitAttention Colloquium

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    On the 8th of January, we look forward to hosting Prof. Dr. Alice Bennett from the University of Bergen for a lecture entitled ‘Watching the Watchmen: On Literary Vigilance’ for our final session of the LitAttention Colloqium. The lecture will take place in 17.24 from 11:30am – 1:00pm. All are welcome!

  • LitAttention Colloquium

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    We’re delighted to announce our upcoming LitAttention Colloquium with some fantastic guests. Find us always at 11:30-13:00 in room 17.24.

  • Guest Lecture by Catherine Emmott

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    Attention Control in Detective Fiction: Rhetorical Manipulation, Cognitive Misdirection and Plot Construction On 6 November 2025, Catherine Emmott (University of Glasgow) joined us for a guest lecture entitled “Attention Control in Detective Fiction: Rhetorical Manipulation, Cognitive Misdirection and Plot Construction” in the LitAttention Colloquium.