Event: Mediterranean Islands and Coastal Areas: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity through the Ages

Book Launch with Laura Linzmeier (Regensburg) & Thorsen Kruse (Münster)

The ScienceCampus is pleased to invite you to the launch of the new volume Mediterranean Islands and Coastal Areas: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity through the Ages, published as part of the MS ISLA research network. Both speakers are the editors of the newly published volume and will offer insights into its conceptual framing and key findings. The event is jointly organised by the ScienceCampus in collaboration with MS ISLA, the Institute for Romance Studies, and DIMAS.

During the book launch, the Co-editors and some contributors will discuss their work.

Co-Editors:

Laura Linzmeier is a lecturer and research assistant in Romance linguistics (Italian, French) at the University of Regensburg. Her current project investigates the use of French in maritime transit zones during the 17th and 18th centuries, offering new perspectives on the history of French language standardization. She was co-speaker of the MS ISLA Network.

Thorsen Kruse is a research associate at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Cyprus Studies at the University of Münster. His research interests include the modern history of Cyprus and Greece, as well as German history from 1945 to 1990. He was a member of the MS ISLA Network.

About the Network:

MS ISLA (Mediterranean Studies on Island Areas) was a CITAS-funded research initiative bringing together scholars from the University of Regensburg and external partners. Running from 2020 to 2023, the network focused on the cultural and linguistic diversity of Mediterranean island and coastal regions, examined through the lens of transregional and comparative Area Studies. Given the complex regional, cultural, and political interdependencies that have shaped the Mediterranean over the centuries, MS ISLA seeked to foster multidirectional and interdisciplinary perspectives. A core aim was to consolidate and expand the University of Regensburg’s regional expertise in Mediterranean Studies in collaboration with (non-)university partners.

Book description:

This multilingual and interdisciplinary anthology from the MS ISLA research group provides a comprehensive discussion of the cultural and linguistic diversity of islands and coastal areas of the Mediterranean region throughout history. The volume comprises contributions from a range of disciplines, including history, linguistics, literature and cultural studies, by network members and researchers, with a particular focus on specific Mediterranean areas, their cultures, languages, and literatures. The contributions adopt diverse approaches from various disciplines, including historical, comparative, and multidirectional analyses. The key focus of this study concerns the influence of island characteristics on the formation of island identities, cultural expressions, and linguistic characteristics, with these phenomena being examined within the context of historical migratory patterns and cultural exchange.

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