Leuven, Universitaire Pers, 2000 Paperback, English, original editor's jacket, 16x24 cm., 198 pp. ISBN 9789058670298.
Symbolae Facultatis Litterarum Lovaniensis - Series B : 16. For many generations of Germanists Professor Joris Vlasselaers has been a familiar face as guide and tutor. Later on he has taught courses on European Literature, World Literature, and more specialised courses as Narratology and Cultural Semiotics. For the past decade he has been the enthousiastic spokesman for training in Cultural Studies. At the end of this academic year he retires from his academic post. On Saturday May the 6th 2000 he delivered his valedictory lecture Van literatuur naar cultuur: culturele studies? On this occasion his colleagues offered him The Future of Cultural Studies, a collection of essays written by eminent international scholars. This volume is both an act of homage to Joris Vlasselaers and a survey of the on-going research the Cultural Studies field.