How literature shapes thought and feelings
Literature, Cognition and Emotions (LCE) is an interdisciplinary hub that brings together literary studies, linguistics, psychology and neurosciences in a new conversation about literature.
News
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Three guest-lectures this fall
June 25, 2019
LCE will host guest-lecturers Winfried Menninghaus, Johanna K. Kaakinen and Sibylle Baumbach in a series of lectures this fall.
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Siri Hustvedt visits LCE
June 19, 2019
LCE has launched with a week of events featuring author Siri Hustvedt
Research topics
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Emotions across cultures and languages
- Cultural and cognitive memory
- Literature as a lifeworld technology
Studies
Starting in autumn 2019, LCE will offer an interdisciplinary course thread for BA students at the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of Psychology. In addition, a special programme for MA students planning to write their thesis on a relevant topic will be launched.
Collaboration
Our network of associated research groups and centres stretches from Europe to the US and Australia. We work together with groups in empirical approaches to literature, cognitive literary study, memory studies and digital humanities.
Departments
LCE is a collaboration between the following departments at the University of Oslo:
- Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
- Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
- Department of Psychology
Contact us
Karin Kukkonen, Professor, Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
January-July 2019: Rolf Reber, Professor, Department of Psychology