Movens Conference- Anfänge und Entwicklungen: Beiträge zur Fachgeschichte der Germanistik und darüber hinaus.

On the 5th and 6th of June the Centre for Irish-German Studies had the pleasure to welcome colleagues from all around Europe for the Movens conference at the University of Limerick. The conference was a great success with presentations on the history of German studies in Ireland, Britain, Sweden, Slovenia, Poland and Czech Republic, giving a broad overview on the developments and challenges in the discipline from all around Europe. Presentations also included topics ranging from Medieval literature up to the present day.

As is tradition at Movens conferences, there were also one-to-one Masterclasses for PhD students with experienced international academics in German Studies participating in the network.

This is a great way for these students to broaden their network while also taking inspiration and learning from others in the field. The conference was concluded with an afternoon exploring the nearby twin towns of Killaloe/Ballina.