Michel Chaouli has also been busy at home and abroad:

“This year, I started a new project at the Freie Universität in Berlin, called “Philologisches Laboratorium,” which aims to develop new forms of engagement with literature and art that do not primarily rely on critique. I was delighted that a number of Indiana University faculty were able to take part in our first workshop, among them Johannes Türk and Eyal Peretz. I was also glad that some alumni of the program who happened to be in Berlin were able to attend the weekly colloquium, among them Dana Weber (Ph.D.,’10, now at Florida State University, and James Rasmussen (Ph.D., ’11, now at the Air Force Academy). The project is scheduled to continue for two more years and will, I hope, continue to forge close ties between our program and the Freie Universität.”