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This has resulted in the emergence of several cross-cutting themes, such as interculturality, multilingualism and media. The institute hosts the international Journal of Intercultural German Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-groups\/institute-for-german-language-literature-and-interculturality\/research-profiles\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >Research profiles<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-groups\/institute-for-german-language-literature-and-interculturality\/study-programmes\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Study programmes<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"content-card content-card--right content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"fields-of-research\"\n    >\nFields of research<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Featured-image_German-Studies-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper content-card__overlay\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-rounded bottom-left\" \n    href=\"#\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"btn-highlight-rounded__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>    <span class=\"icon-rounded\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--lg\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-card__body  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-free-area\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"sub-disciplines\"\n    >\nSub-disciplines<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Linguistics<\/strong> is an integral part of all our studies programmes. We cover both today&#8217;s German and its historical development in research and teaching. A specific focus is on sociolinguistics, the branch of linguistics that examines the relationship between language and society, as well as on variety linguistics, including the topic of multilingualism \u2013 especially in view of the plurilingualism constitutive for Luxembourg. <br><br><strong>Medieval Studies<\/strong> at our institute focuses on German language and literature from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. This period saw political, religious, and cultural-intellectual developments that have continued to shape Europe to this day, and that constitute the roots of European identity(ies). One such fundamental development is the establishment and transmission of a pan-European written culture and of literary models. Materials (myths, legends) were formed during this period, creating a reservoir of knowledge that define communicative community(ies). 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