Lectures "European Popular Literature and Culture from a Comparative-Historical Perspective"
Prof. Matthieu Letourneux's lectures will take place on October 20 and 21, and Prof. Clive Bloom's on November 5.
Time & Location
05 Oct 2026, 17:00 – 05 Nov 2026, 18:30
Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, 1st floor hall, Antakalnio St. 6, Vilnius
About
October 20, 5 pm Matthieu Letourneux (Université Paris Nanterre), Popular Fiction and European Culture: A Shared History?
October 21, 5 pm Matthieu Letourneux (Université Paris Nanterre), An Aesthetics of Consumption: Literature, Media, and Cultural Industries
November 5, 5 pm, Clive Bloom (Middlesex University),Witches, Poltergeists and Cheap Thrills: How the Gothic Conquered Europe
Moderator dr. Taisija Oral
The lectures will be held in English.
Organizers:
Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association
Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore
This project has received funding from the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), agreement No. S-ACO-26-20.