21st plenary session of the Working Group for Germanic Editions

under the motto ‘... published by ... Editores and Edenda’

21. Plenartagung der AG für germanistische Edition

Date:

11.02.2026 bis 14.02.2026

Place:

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kochstr. 4 (PSG II, Hs. C) and Kochstr. 6a (PSG III),
91054 Erlangen

The conference is being organised and run by Prof. Dr Florian Kragl and Prof. Dr Christoph Schubert (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg).

If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to: kongress-agedition2026atfau.de (kongress-agedition2026[at]fau[dot]de).

The conference office is located in room 00.3 PSG III.

Categories:

Conference

Contact:

Dr. Claudia Bamberg

Further Information:

Tagungswebsite, Tagungsprogramm
The twenty-first international conference of the Working Group for Germanic Edition will take place from 11 to 14 February 2026 at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Dr Claudia Bamberg and Dr Thomas Burch will be giving presentations as part of the conference programme.

The specialist group for independent research institutes within the Society for Music Research and the Working Group for Philosophical Editions are also involved. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Edition Sciences (IZED) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg is also cooperating on site.
The conference has both an international and interdisciplinary focus. It is therefore aimed at those interested in editing from the fields of literature, music, culture, history, social sciences, visual arts, film and media studies, philosophy, art history and digital humanities.

The conference is being held with financial support from the Working Group for Germanic Studies Editions and the Luise Prell Foundation at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Information on the Working Group for Germanic Edition can be found here: https://www.ag-edition.org/.

Friday, 13 February 2026, Section IIIa  ‘Texts on Music: Letters, Diaries, Correspondence,’ 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., 00.4 PGS III. Moderator: Jochen Strobel, Technical Support: Milena Müller.

  • Ahrens, Silke: „Kurze stoßgebehtlein, Christliche gedancken vndt einfelle“ der Sophie Elisabeth Herzogin von Braunschweig und Lüneburg. Teiledition ihrer Geistlichen Tagebücher: Transkriptorische Stoßseufzer, interdisziplinäre Überlegungen und Fragen der Herausgeberin
  • Bergner, Marit, Dr.; Bamberg, Claudia, Dr.; Burch, Thomas, Dr.: Die amtliche Korrespondenz von Henrik Steffens als herausforderndes Edendum
  • Capelle, Irmlind, Dr. Richtlinien-Empfehlungen zur Edition von Musikerbriefen 1997/2024A
  • Koska, Bernd, Dr.; Reininghaus, Till, Dr. Regulierte Individualität beim Edieren im Team ‒ Die digitalen Editionen eines heterogenen Quellenkorpus im „Forschungsportal BACH“.

Saturday, 14 February 2026, Plenary Session VII, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 00.14 PSG III. Moderator: Rüdiger Nutt-Kofoth, Technical support: Björn Reich.

  • Strobel, Jochen, Prof. Dr.; Burch, Thomas, Dr. Zu einer Theorie editorischer Nachnutzung 
  • Wix, Gabriele, Dr. Der Autor kommt ins Spiel. Zur Edition intermedialer zeitgenössischer Werke aus Kunst und Literatur
Topics: Digital Edition and Lexicography, Software Systems and Research Infrastructure
Projects: The Correspondence of the Natural Philosopher Henrik Steffens (1773-1845)

Keywords: Letters, Virtual Reconstruction of dislocated Stocks, “born digital”, correspSearch, 18th century