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at the Luidger Haus <br> at the Luidger Haus <br>
of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)<br> of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)<br>
-organized by Hendrik Schlieper. <br><br>+organized by [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Hendrik_Schlieper_%28Ruhr-universit%C3%A4t_Bochum%29 Hendrik Schlieper]. <br><br>
This workshop focuses on the preparation of the [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/European_Female_Authorship:_Networks_and_Obstacles final conference] of the COST-WWIH Action. The collaborative papers to be discussed here in draft version, will be presented in a further developed form during this conference which will take place 19-21 June in The Hague. <br><br> This workshop focuses on the preparation of the [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/European_Female_Authorship:_Networks_and_Obstacles final conference] of the COST-WWIH Action. The collaborative papers to be discussed here in draft version, will be presented in a further developed form during this conference which will take place 19-21 June in The Hague. <br><br>
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**Welcome<br><br> **Welcome<br><br>
-*'''Suzan van Dijk''': <br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Suzan_van_Dijk%2C_Utrecht_University Suzan van Dijk]''': <br>
**Objective of this meeting, and<br> **Objective of this meeting, and<br>
**Presentation of the final phases of the COST Action, and of plans for further collaboration<br><br> **Presentation of the final phases of the COST Action, and of plans for further collaboration<br><br>
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10.30<br> 10.30<br>
''Presentation 1''<br> ''Presentation 1''<br>
-*'''Marie Sørbø – Lucyna Marzec – Tanja Badalic – Astrid Kulsdom''' <br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Marie_Nedregotten_Sorbo Marie Sørbø] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Lucyna_Marzec Lucyna Marzec] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Tanja_Badalic Tanja Badalic] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Astrid_Kulsdom Astrid Kulsdom]''' <br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=14&workcountry_ids=24&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=19&y=23 British and Irish women authors received in other European countries] <br><br> **[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=14&workcountry_ids=24&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=19&y=23 British and Irish women authors received in other European countries] <br><br>
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11.30<br> 11.30<br>
''Presentation 2''<br> ''Presentation 2''<br>
-*'''Katja Mihurko''' (in cooperation with Zsuzsanna Varga and Ursula Stohler)<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Katja_Mihurko_Poniz Katja Mihurko]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Zsuzsanna_Varga Zsuzsanna Varga] and [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Ursula_Stohler Ursula Stohler])<br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors?authorname=&bibliography=&country_ids=4&financial_situation=&fromauthorsearch=1&gender=&notes=&page=1&per_page=200&personal_situation=&pseudonymflag=1&searchtoggle=on&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&x=3&y=21&year= German women authors] received in smaller language communities; using the case of [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=marlitt&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2131&country_ids=30&country_ids=17&country_ids=9&country_ids=2122&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=15&y=19 Eugénie Marlitt in Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia]<br><br> **[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors?authorname=&bibliography=&country_ids=4&financial_situation=&fromauthorsearch=1&gender=&notes=&page=1&per_page=200&personal_situation=&pseudonymflag=1&searchtoggle=on&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&x=3&y=21&year= German women authors] received in smaller language communities; using the case of [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=marlitt&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2131&country_ids=30&country_ids=17&country_ids=9&country_ids=2122&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=15&y=19 Eugénie Marlitt in Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia]<br><br>
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15.00<br> 15.00<br>
''Presentation 3''<br> ''Presentation 3''<br>
-*'''Ramona Mihaila''' (in cooperation with Efstratia Oktapoda and Isabel Lousada):<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Ramona_Mihaila Ramona Mihaila]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Efstratia_Oktapoda Efstratia Oktapoda] and [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Isabel_Maria_da_Cruz_Lousada Isabel Lousada]):<br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Romanian “writing queen” [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=sylva&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=25&y=21 Carmen Sylva and her reception in different European countries]<br><br> **Romanian “writing queen” [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=sylva&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=25&y=21 Carmen Sylva and her reception in different European countries]<br><br>
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17.30<br> 17.30<br>
''Abstracts a and b to be commented upon after paper versions''<br> ''Abstracts a and b to be commented upon after paper versions''<br>
-*Nadejda Alexandrova – Senem Timuroglu – Katerina Dalakoura – Efstratia Oktapoda <br>+*[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Nadejda_Alexandrova Nadejda Alexandrova] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Senem_Timuroglu Senem Timuroglu] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Katerina_Dalakoura Katerina Dalakoura] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Efstratia_Oktapoda Efstratia Oktapoda] <br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Connections between women authors from the [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=14&workcountry_ids=3&workcountry_ids=6&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2131&country_ids=30&country_ids=31&country_ids=2160&country_ids=9&country_ids=2130&country_ids=16&country_ids=11&country_ids=8&country_ids=28&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=31&y=30 Western] and the [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=2131&workcountry_ids=2147&workcountry_ids=31&workcountry_ids=2118&workcountry_ids=13&workcountry_ids=9&workcountry_ids=2130&workcountry_ids=16&workcountry_ids=11&workcountry_ids=8&workcountry_ids=2119&workcountry_ids=28&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=12&country_ids=14&country_ids=3&country_ids=4&country_ids=2&country_ids=25&country_ids=15&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=13&y=19 Eastern part] of Europe<br><br> **Connections between women authors from the [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=14&workcountry_ids=3&workcountry_ids=6&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2131&country_ids=30&country_ids=31&country_ids=2160&country_ids=9&country_ids=2130&country_ids=16&country_ids=11&country_ids=8&country_ids=28&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=31&y=30 Western] and the [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=2131&workcountry_ids=2147&workcountry_ids=31&workcountry_ids=2118&workcountry_ids=13&workcountry_ids=9&workcountry_ids=2130&workcountry_ids=16&workcountry_ids=11&workcountry_ids=8&workcountry_ids=2119&workcountry_ids=28&receptionauthor=&gender=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=12&country_ids=14&country_ids=3&country_ids=4&country_ids=2&country_ids=25&country_ids=15&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=13&y=19 Eastern part] of Europe<br><br>
''and''<br> ''and''<br>
-*Marie-Louise Coolahan – Vanda Anastacio – Nieves Baranda <br>+*[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Marie-Louise_Coolahan Marie-Louise Coolahan] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Vanda_Anastacio Vanda Anastacio] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Nieves_Baranda Nieves Baranda] <br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=&notes=manuscript&per_page=20&x=13&y=19 Manuscript circulation] of women’s texts <br><br> **[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=&notes=manuscript&per_page=20&x=13&y=19 Manuscript circulation] of women’s texts <br><br>
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10.00<br> 10.00<br>
''Presentation 6''<br> ''Presentation 6''<br>
-*'''Francesca Scott''' (and a member of COST Action CCCC): <br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Francesca_Scott Francesca Scott]''' (and a member of [http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/IS0907 COST Action CCCC]): <br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Writing about women’s [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&genre_ids=172&worktopos=&notes=&per_page=20&x=13&y=20 health], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=grossesse&notes=&per_page=20&x=16&y=15 pregnancy], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=enfant&notes=&per_page=20&x=15&y=29 childbirth] <br><br> **Writing about women’s [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&genre_ids=172&worktopos=&notes=&per_page=20&x=13&y=20 health], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=grossesse&notes=&per_page=20&x=16&y=15 pregnancy], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/works?fromworksearch=1&sort=upper%28authors.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&pseudonymflag=0&pseudonymflag=1&worktitle=&workyear=&worktopos=enfant&notes=&per_page=20&x=15&y=29 childbirth] <br><br>
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''Presentation 7''<br> ''Presentation 7''<br>
-*'''Alenka Jensterle''' (in cooperation with Corinne Fournier)<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Alenka_Jensterle_Dole%C5%BEal Alenka Jensterle]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Corinne_Fournier_Kiss Corinne Fournier])<br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Women writers from neighbouring countries connecting to each other, [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=17&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=16&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=30&y=22 some examples] <br><br> **Women writers from neighbouring countries connecting to each other, [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&workcountry_ids=17&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=16&references=&notes=&per_page=20&x=30&y=22 some examples] <br><br>
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14.00<br> 14.00<br>
''Presentation 8''<br> ''Presentation 8''<br>
-*'''Mónica Bolufer – Lieselotte Steinbrügge – Annette Keilhauer – Hendrik Schlieper''' (in cooperation with Rotraud von Kulessa and Valérie Cossy)<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Monica_Bolufer Mónica Bolufer] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Lieselotte_Steinbr%C3%BCgge Lieselotte Steinbrügge] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Annette_Keilhauer Annette Keilhauer] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Hendrik_Schlieper_%28Ruhr-universit%C3%A4t_Bochum%29 Hendrik Schlieper]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Rotraud_von_Kulessa Rotraud von Kulessa] and [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Val%C3%A9rie_Cossy Valérie Cossy])<br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Some reflections on a gendered literary history (France, Spain)<br><br> **Some reflections on a gendered literary history (France, Spain)<br><br>
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15.00<br> 15.00<br>
''Presentation 9''<br> ''Presentation 9''<br>
-*'''Nancy Isenberg - Adriana Kovacheva''' (in cooperation with Mihalea Mudure and Jelena Baki?)<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Nancy_Isenberg Nancy Isenberg] - [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Adriana_Kovacheva Adriana Kovacheva]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Mihaela_Mudure Mihaela Mudure] and [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Jelena_Baki%C4%87 Jelena Baki?])<br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Female exceptionality and/or specificity of women’s texts? Some cases ([http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/2609 Wynne], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/5365 Verona], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/4902 Belcheva] and others) and criteria<br><br> **Female exceptionality and/or specificity of women’s texts? Some cases ([http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/2609 Wynne], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/5365 Verona], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/authors/show/4902 Belcheva] and others) and criteria<br><br>
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''Presentation 10''<br> ''Presentation 10''<br>
-*'''Viola Capkova – Biljana Doj?inovi? - Jenny Bergenmar''' (in cooperation with Henriette Partzsch) <br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Viola_Parente-Capkova Viola Capkova] [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Biljana_Doj%C4%8Dinovi%C4%87_Ne%C5%A1i%C4%87 Biljana Doj?inovi?] - [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Jenny_Bergenmar Jenny Bergenmar]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Henriette_Partzsch Henriette Partzsch]) <br>
**working on:<br> **working on:<br>
**Studying cultural systems in a gendered perspective using [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=18&references=&notes=&per_page=200&x=19&y=22 Finnish], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=year+DESC&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2119&references=&notes=&per_page=200&x=19&y=19 Serbian] and [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=year+DESC&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=6&references=&notes=&per_page=200 Spanish] material <br><br> **Studying cultural systems in a gendered perspective using [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=18&references=&notes=&per_page=200&x=19&y=22 Finnish], [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=year+DESC&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=2119&references=&notes=&per_page=200&x=19&y=19 Serbian] and [http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=year+DESC&page=2&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&receptionyear=&country_ids=6&references=&notes=&per_page=200 Spanish] material <br><br>
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''Presentation 11''<br> ''Presentation 11''<br>
-*'''Tatiana Crivelli''' (in cooperation with Caterina Nosdeo, Hilde Hoogenhoom and Mojca Šauperl)<br>+*'''[http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Tatiana_Crivelli Tatiana Crivelli]''' (in cooperation with [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Caterina_Nosdeo Caterina Nosdeo], [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Hilde_Hoogenboom Hilde Hoogenhoom] and [http://www.womenwriters.nl/index.php/Mojca_%C5%A0auperl Mojca Šauperl])<br>
**working on<br> **working on<br>
**[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&medium_ids=201&receptionyear=&references=&per_page=20&x=20&y=22 Compilations of women authors], and the ways in which we might use them<br><br> **[http://neww.huygens.knaw.nl/receptions?fromreceptionsearch=1&sort=upper%28authors_works.name%29&page=1&searchtoggle=on&workauthor=&worktitle=&receptionauthor=&receptiontitle=&medium_ids=201&receptionyear=&references=&per_page=20&x=20&y=22 Compilations of women authors], and the ways in which we might use them<br><br>

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International Workshop Münster 2013




Collaborating in networks: preparing future projects

Workshop to be held 3-5 April 2013
at the Luidger Haus
of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)
organized by Hendrik Schlieper.

This workshop focuses on the preparation of the final conference of the COST-WWIH Action. The collaborative papers to be discussed here in draft version, will be presented in a further developed form during this conference which will take place 19-21 June in The Hague.

In the Münster workshop one hour has been scheduled for each of the papers, for which several Action members are collaborating (names in bold: colleagues present in Münster; other names: other collaborators in this group). Presentation of the research question, way of handling it and planned outcome will take about 20 minutes, with about 40 minutes for discussion, suggestions by colleagues etc.

The relatively open structure of this workshop will allow, on the one hand, presentation and discussion of these concrete examples of collective collaboration in progress; on the other, any other relevant points concerning the final phase of our Action can be discussed.


Provisional programme

Wednesday 3 April 2013

9.30
Registration and tea

10.00

  • Hendrik Schlieper and Prof. Dr. Maike Tietjens (Equal rights representative of the University):
    • Welcome

  • Suzan van Dijk:
    • Objective of this meeting, and
    • Presentation of the final phases of the COST Action, and of plans for further collaboration

10.30
Presentation 1

11.30
Presentation 2

12.30
Lunch

14.00

  • MC-meeting (Agenda to follow)

15.00
Presentation 3

16.00
Tea

16.30
Presentation 4

  • Amelia Sanz (to be confirmed)
    • working on:
    • Use of online tools, databases or others

17.30
Abstracts a and b to be commented upon after paper versions

and

18.00
Dinner in Luidgerhaus


Thursday 4 April 2013

9.00
Presentation 5

  • Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner (to be confirmed)
    • working on:
    • Historians of women’s literature finding their ways in Digital Humanities

10.00
Presentation 6

11.00
Coffee

11.30
Presentation 7

12.30
Lunch

14.00
Presentation 8

15.00
Presentation 9

16.00
Tea

16.30
Presentation 10

18.00
Dinner at the Luidgerhaus


Friday 5 April 2013

9.00 Presentation 11

10.00
Coffee

10.30 parallel to each other:

A meeting COBWWWEB

    • Participants and partners: Gertjan Filarski, Biljana Dojcinovic, Tatiana Crivelli, Jenny Bergenmar, Suzan van Dijk, Amelia Sanz, Anne-Birgitte Ronning
    • Planning of the project activities

B informal meetings per WG, possibility for planning collaboration etc.

12.30
Lunch

14.00
Official launch of new project
in presence of CLARIN-NL representative Arjan van Hessen:

  • COBWWWEB
  • (Connections Between Women and Writings Within European Borders)
  • funded by CLARIN-NL

15.00
Concluding discussions about presentations for The Hague conference

16.00 – 19.00
Excursion to Schloss Hülshoff

20.00
Dinner at the Luidgerhaus


Contact: hendrik.schlieper[at]uni-muenster.de





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