General Information on the Placements
For B.Eng.813|M.EP.12b Perspectives on the Literature and Culture Industries, students are expected to do an internship of 240 hours (domestic or abroad). We have some contacts with placement hosts from the literature industry as well as with literary museums, but we do not actively arrange work placements. Placement can be done locally (e.g. with the Göttinger Literaturherbst or Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen), in Germany (e.g. Literaturhaus Magdeburg, Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum in Rheinbeck), in the UK (e.g. Dylan Thomas Boathouse Museum, Dove Cottage Grasmere, Charles Dickens Museum London) or in their home country.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I start this internship thing?Start with our Literary Internship Guide! Use the "arrow down" icon on the right to flip the page, then choose whichever option suits your interests best.
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Here is a (non-exclusive) list of places that other students did internships in:
- American Theatre Company Amsterdam
- Birmingham Pen Museum
- DDR Museum Berlin
- Dove Cottage, Grasmere
- Dylan Thomas Boathouse Museum, Laugharne / Wales
- KulturSommer Göttingen
- Literarisches Zentrum Göttingen
- Literature Wales
- Literaturherbst Göttingen
- Literaturherbst im Frühling Göttingen
- Random House GmbH München
- ThOP Göttingen
- Tra le righe libri (Publishing House Turin including Literature Festival Salone Internazionale del libro di Torino)
- Übersetzungsbüro Braunschweig
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (rights department)
- Westermann Schulbuchverlage Braunschweig
Yes! We are happy to provide a number of internship reports - just click on the links below:
- Internship at Unseen Magazine
- Internship at Filmfest Osnabrück
- Internship at Stiftung Brückner-Kühner at Kassel
- Internship at Hogrefe Verlag in Göttingen
- An Internship in Literarisches Zentrum in COVID Times
- My Time in Abbotsford
- Placement at the Dylan Thomas Boathouse Museum
- Internship at Abbotsford
- Placement at Literaturherbst Göttingen
Yes, you can.
- The SEP employs an Internship Counsellor. Unfortunately, the position is currently not filled.
- Martin Krüssel – whose job is to help students in developing career ideas – works for the International Office of Göttingen University. He is happy to discuss options with you (more information about his portfolio).