Profs. Joanna Neilly (Oxford) and Jenny Haase (Berlin) first tried to convene the International Workshop “Crossing Borders: World Literature as Contemporary Romanticism” in March of 2020 … and then COVID struck. We’re finally meeting, to discuss current work this Friday and Saturday via WebEx. The workshop is limited in attendance, but does accept visitors. I will be presenting on Roberto Bolaño and Jorge Volpi as readers of German literature.