The Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung is a humanities institute focused on studying literature in interdisciplinary contexts and from a cultural science perspective. It also connects to the changes in historical and interpretive fields over the past few decades. Unlike the more traditional national philology found in universities, the ZfL embraces a broad definition of literature and explores the development of different concepts of literature, their future potential, and the connections between literature and other arts or cultural practices.