Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature (SPELL)

Established in 1984, SPELL first appeared every second year and was published annually from 1994 to 2008. The new publication rhythm adopted in 2009 is that of three volumes every two years: two in 2009, one in 2010, two in 2011, one in 2012, and so on.

Every second year, SPELL publishes a representative selection of papers given at the biennial symposia organized by SAUTE. Non-symposium volumes are usually collections of papers given at other conferences organized by members of SAUTE. Decisions concerning topics and editors are made by the Annual General Meeting of SAUTE two years before the year of publication.

Volumes of SPELL contain carefully selected papers devoted to a topic of literary, linguistic and – broadly – cultural interest. All contributions are original and are subjected to external evaluation by means of a full peer-review process. Articles are usually by participants at the conferences mentioned, but the volume editors are free to accept or solicit further contributions.

SPELL is published with the financial support of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.

All volumes published since 2022 are available on the website of Winter Verlag here. The complete back catalogue can be accessed on E-Periodica here.

List of Volume Titles

Includes the names of the volume editors and the year of publication.

Editorial Board

Since 2016, SPELL has an editorial board consisting of academics working at Swiss universities as well as international scholars. Follow the link for further information on past and present members.

Bibliographies

An alphabetical and a chronological bibliography of all papers published in SPELL (until April 2019, and compiled by former General Editor Prof. Dr. Lukas Erne) can be downloaded below.