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  • Raum 2249A
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Dissecting and Healing: Violence in Congolese Literatures | Congolese Literary Festival

    Focussing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its specific context, the conference explores how literature in all its forms (prose, poetry, and theatre) can help people come to terms with experiences of violence. CURE Director Christiane Solte-Gresser will give a lecture on the topic “Les racines du mal ou l’histoire de la violence au Congo du point de vue du fou chez Pie Tshibanda, Ahmadou Kourouma et In Koli Jean Bofane”. The academic programme is complemented by readings and discussions held as part of a Congolese Literary Festival, integrated into the conference programme.
  • Villa Vigoni – Deutsch-Italienisches Zentrum für Europäischen Dialog
    22017 Menaggio, Lago di Como, Italien

    CURE Summer School 2026 – „Beyond Division“

    The second CURE Summer School will be held at Villa Vigoni from 21 to 25 September 2026, in cooperation with with ZfL Berlin and partner institutions in Lisbon, Paris, Naples, and Trieste. Titled “Beyond Division”, it will explore cultural practices that process, resolve, or hinder processes of fragmentation. The keynote speaker will be the writer Véronique Tadjo.
  • Innovation Center A2 1, Seminarraum 3.05
    Universität des Saarlandes

    Käte Hamburger Welcome Reception 2026

    The Käte Hamburger Centre CURE will welcome its 2026/2027 cohort of fellows on 21 October 2026 with a festive opening event at Saarland University’s Innovation Centre. The opening lecture will be delivered by Isaac Bazié, a professor of comparative literature at the Université du Québec and member of CURE’s Academic Advisory Board. After the keynote, the new CURE fellows will present their research in German, English, and French.