Remo Verdickt

Remo Verdickt (b. 1992) is a PhD Student at the University of Leuven (Belgium), working on the 21st century emergence and reception of American author James Baldwin as a figure of world literature. The project, which is called ‘Harlem, Capital of World Literature? James Baldwin’s 21st Century Career and the Dynamics of Contemporary World Literature,’ approaches Baldwin’s world literary value from several angles, including media, geography, translations, Baldwin’s political commitment and the dynamics between the vernacular and cosmopolitan in his oeuvre. Verdickt holds an MA in Western Literature and a Master of Laws, majoring in Criminal Law.