BIP CIVIS 2027 "Figura: Fiction, Illustration, Intermediality in Europe since the Early Modern"

The BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) for CIVIS Universities "Figura : Fiction, Illustration, Intermediality in Europe since the Early Modern" drawns on Utpictura18 ressources.

It will be delivered during the Spring-Summer semester 2026/2027 (April-June: online sessions; June 21-25: Summer School in Aix-en-Provence).

Application will open exclusively for MA and PhD students from CIVIS Universities Alliance between 1 – 31 October 2026 on CIVIS Agora.

The BIP "Figura" is an initiative of 6 CIVIS partners:

• Aix-Marseille University/amU : Benoît Tane, BIP coordinator, MCF Comparative Literature ; benoit.tane@univ-amu.fr
• Glasgow University : Pr. Laurence Grove, Professor of French and Text/Image Studies, Stirling Maxwell Centre for the Study of Text/image Cultures ; Laurence.grove@glasgow.ac.uk
• Université de Lausanne/UNIL : Marie Kondrat, Professor, Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts/French ; marie.kondrat@unil.ch
• Universität Salzburg : Prof. Dr. Romana Sammern, Research Fellow, department of Art History ; romana.sammern@plus.ac.at
• Stockholm University : Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Berndt, Professor in Japanese Language and Culture, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern studies ; jberndt@su.se
• Universität Tübingen : Prof. Dr. Dorothee Kimmich, Professor of Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory, Faculty of Philosophy ; dorothee.kimmich@uni-tuebingen.de