Welcome to the Obama Institute
for Transnational American Studies!
The Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz offers a dynamic and wide-ranging program in both research and teaching for all students interested in topics related to the Americas in a global context.
With a special focus on interculturality, transnationalism, and interdisciplinarity, our expertise lies in the fields of Early American Studies, Indigenous Studies, Life Writing/Life Sciences, Political & Intellectual History, Film & Media Studies, Religion and American Culture, and Materiality.
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Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies
University of Mainz
Jakob-Welder-Weg 20
55128 Mainz
Germany
+49 6131 39-22357
+49 6131 39-29097
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Call for Papers β Being (In)Visible: Representations of Disability and Ableism in Popular Culture π
Call for Papers Being (In)Visible: Representations of Disability and Ableism in Popular Culture Student Conference (Jan 16-17, 2025) This conference will be organized by Ayishat Aluko, Jill Reuter, and Samira Schwarz, who are all M.A. students of American Studies at...
read moreCall for Papers β Transpacific Connections: Perspectives, Dialogues, Future Visions π
Call for Papers Transpacific Connections: Perspectives, Dialogues, Future Visions The Transpacific Studies Network (TPSN) was established in the fall of 2022 with the goal of providing new impulses in the research of Pacific cultures, ecologies, histories,...
read moreJuly 8 β Guest Lecture “Go-To Lines: Reading Political Life Writing in America” π
Irene Gammel(Toronto Metropolitan University) with Carlos Lozada (The New York Times) Go-To Lines: Reading Political Life Writing in America July 8, 2024, 15:10pm, N.206 (Campus Germersheim) This event features Irene Gammel and Carlos Lozada discussing...
read more4th of July 2024 β Lectures, Exhibition, Get-together, Food and Drinks π
4th of July Events at the Obama Institute July 4, 2024, 4-8 p.m., P4 & Foyer P2-P5 (Philosophicum) What might the 4th of July mean to Americans and foreigners in general and especially in 2024? From American Poetry to Money and American Identity to studentsβ takes...
read moreJuly 2 β Guest Lecture “World War I, New York Dada, and Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven” π
Irene Gammel(Toronto Metropolitan University) "World War I, New York Dada, and Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven" July 2, 2024, 09:40pm, N.106 (Campus Germersheim) This lecture explores the intersection of World War I, New York Dada, and the impact of German- born...
read moreJuly 1 β Guest Lecture “Dos Hemisferios: Racial Capitalism and the Problem of Latinidad in Hispano-American Newspapers in Paris and New York City, 1852-1856” π
David Luis-Brown(Claremont Graduate University, CA, USA) "Dos Hemisferios: Racial Capitalism and the Problem of Latinidad in Hispano-American Newspapers in Paris and New York City, 1852-1856" July 1, 2024, 15:10pm, N.206 (Campus Germersheim) Β The phrase dos...
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