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Prof. Dr. Moniek Kuijpers is a professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Basel, leading the Forschungsgruppe Kuijpers. Her work bridges literary scholarship with empirical and computational methods, focusing on the psychological and social impacts of reading. She is based at Spalenberg 65, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
- Role: Professor and research group leader
- Institution: University of Basel
- Location: Spalenberg 65, Basel
Research Interests include:
- Narrative absorption and literary reading
- Digital social reading platforms
- Bibliotherapy and well-being
- Linguistic and cultural analysis of online book reviews
- Psychometric assessment of reading experiences
- Shared reading practices in digital environments
She oversees the SNF-funded Eccellenza project SHARD (Shared Reading in the Age of Digitalization) and collaborates on studies about climate fiction’s impact. Her group analyzes how digitalization transforms reading habits and cultural expression.
Scientific Awards & Leadership:
- President, International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature
- Principal Investigator for multiple research projects
As part of the Digital Humanities Lab, she contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives in digital reading studies, corpus building, and computational literary analysis. The lab, moving to Allschwilerstrasse 14 in 2025, focuses on digitization, virtual research environments, and responsible digital transformation in humanities.
