Public Relations: erasmus+ visit to CELA and the Institute of Romance Studies

The University of Kassel is well connected with Latin America and Argentina in particular through the erasmus+ program. For almost two years, contacts and working meetings could only take place digitally due to the pandemic, but this July guests from Argentina were finally able to arrive again: Prof. Claudia Borzi from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Prof. Gabriela Leighton and Rodrigo Jimeno from the Universidad de San Martín (also Buenos Aires) and Prof. Gisela Elina Müller from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza.

The guests from Argentina research and teach in the field of linguistics and literary studies as well as language and cultural mediation. It was therefore only natural that, in addition to concrete project planning, they should also visit documenta15 and examine the current discussions surrounding the art exhibition from an Argentinian perspective. The German-Argentinean group planned projects for 2023 and future exchange opportunities for students, well advised by Dr. Constanze Engel, who came to the Institute of Romance Studies for a detailed working session. Discussions with the Dean of the Department, Prof. Dr. Petra Freudenberger-Lötz, and with the CELA Board of Directors rounded off the visit.

The group agreed that Zoom is a great addition to international cooperation, but the best ideas come about when everyone gathers around one table. Further trips as part of erasmus+ are therefore already firmly planned.

(Editor: Angela Schrott)