Centre for Literature and Philosophy

Description

The Centre for Literature and Philosophy builds on the University of Sussex's long tradition of fruitful collaboration between these two disciplines by providing a focus for current research, and developing new areas of enquiry that address issues which arise at the intersection of the two fields.

The Centre for Literature and Philosophy was established in 2007 in order to heighten the profile of existing links between literature and philosophy at Sussex University, but also to open up new directions of research. The original partnership between English and Philosophy has been strengthened by collaborations with other departments and the intention is to broaden the Centre's research remit by encouraging participation of interested colleagues from a wide range of disciplines.

Activities and projects initiated by the Centre include conferences, workshops, and graduate events. The Centre welcomes ideas for collaboration with partners both within Sussex University and from the broader academic and non-academic community.

The Centre plays a vital role in promoting research activities and enhancing the research environment in the Schools of English, and History, Art History and Philosophy, and in disseminating research by students and faculty. The Centre seeks to create a stimulating environment for creative thinking, open discussion and critical engagement with ideas from a wide range of sources including literary, philosophical (analytic and continental), historical and psychological.

Research is conducted in areas such as cognition, emotion and literature; ethics and literature; continental philosophy; interpretation and psychoanalysis; and fiction and reality. Centre staff can provide support and supervision for graduate work in any of these areas.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2007

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University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9RH