Anglo Genres for Atlantic Futures: Contemporary Eco-Fictions, Campus Novels, and Science Fictions

“Anglo Genres for Atlantic Futures: Contemporary Eco-Fictions, Campus Novels, and Science Fictions” focuses on contemporary works in three popular literary genres that originated in the Anglophone world and address key social issues in today's knowledge societies on both sides of the Atlantic: eco-fiction (including climate change), campus novels (including the role of universities in knowledge societies), and science fiction (including AI). The three subprojects will examine the forms, psychological and social implications, and cultural significance of these genres from a literary and cultural studies perspective.

The project serves to examine US and British popular cultural products from a continental European perspective. Through the planned publications, international conferences, lectures, and stays abroad, the project aims to promote academic and cultural exchange between the University of Basel and the Anglophone world and to make a substantial contribution to ongoing discussions in the field of Anglophone literary and cultural studies.