Welcome to the English Department of the University of Zurich!
Please consult the UZH's official COVID-19 information page at https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/about/coronavirus.html.
Note: Many courses will be taught online; others will be taught online with some classroom elements. More information is available in the course catalog.
Welcome to the UZH English Department
With c. 1,000 students, the English Department is one of the biggest in the Faculty of Arts. It offers courses in the fields of English Literature and English Linguistics. This site will provide you with information on the location of the department, the people who work there and the courses offered.
ES News
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Switzerland in Irish Poetry Project
Since September 2020, the Swiss Centre of Irish Studies @ the Zurich James Joyce Foundation is collecting video readings of Irish poems about (parts of) Switzerland.
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Women, Money and Markets (1600-1900) - "Female Economies"
Fourth Annual Conference, 09-11 June 2021 - University of Zurich (UZH)
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Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Ursula Lutzky (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Monday, November 9, 2020, 10.15 – 11.45 h on Zoom
Guest lecture Prof. Jean-Christophe Mayer French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) "Reading Shakespeare in Early Modern England (1590-1800): Tracing and Interpreting the Archival Evidence"
Thursday, November 5th 2020
14.00 - 15.45
Lecture on Zoom Meeting
Guest Lecture Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohnen (Universität zu Köln)
Monday, 2 November 2020, 14:00 to 15:30 h on Zoom
(see link and access details in flyer)
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19: Wissen | Zeigen: Digitale Vermittlung von Text, Bild, Objekt
24. Oktober 2020 – 14.00 Uhr / Robinson-Bibliothek im Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Rapperswil-Jona
Erstsemestrigentag 2020: Slides
You can find the slides for the Erstsemestrigentag here.
Assistant/PhD Position in American Literature and Culture 60 %