LitAttention

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  • Computational Modelling Workshop

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    Modelling Attention in Literary Texts: Current Approaches, Risks, and Challenges On 12 February, we had an internal workshop for our subproject on computational modelling of attention-related literary phenomena in short fiction. The workshop aimed to identify methodological challenges for a computational modelling approach and examined topics such as corpus selection, semi-automated annotation, and gold standards…

  • 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…

  • 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!

  • 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. 

  • What Short Stories Know About Attention

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    European Research Council awards Sibylle Baumbach an Advanced Grant Professor Sibylle Baumbach, a literary scholar at the University of Stuttgart, aims to explore how short prose captures, influences, and improves attention. Through her project “LitAttention,” she delves into the concept of “literary attention” using an interdisciplinary approach. The European Research Council (ERC) is funding the…