Back in Leuven today as part of an Erasmus+ teacher exchange. I’ll be presenting some new work at the KU Leuven English literature research seminar. Looking forward to reconnect with colleagues I got to know when I was working as visiting professor at the department in 2019.

Time also to repost this image from the Begijnhof in Leuven, where we lived for 6 months. Great memories of the university and the city, a thriving place for learning as well as a wonderful city.

My presentation at the research seminar discusses some new work that continues from earlier projects on the linkages between comparative literary form and material infrastructures, with a specific interest in how those are shaped by new energy transformations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

In addition to a presentation at the research, I’ll also host a “walk-in session” for early career research who would like to discuss their research projects.