May 27 – Guest Lecture “Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence, the US-Centered Global Order, and Transnational American Studies” 🗓
Yuan Shu(Texas Tech University, TX, USA) Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence, the US-Centered Global Order, and Transnational American Studies May 27, 2025, 16:15-17:45, 00.212, Philosophicum II (Jakob-Welder-Weg 20) In this presentation I seek to investigate Cold...
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May 27 – Guest Lecture “Westward Movement and Transpacific American Literature” 🗓
Yuan Shu(Texas Tech University, TX, USA) Westward Movement and Transpacific American Literature May 27, 2025, 10:15-11:45, room 01-618, kl. Bib., Philosophicum II (Jakob-Welder-Weg 20) Presentation in the seminar “Chinese American Relations” – Session open to...
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May 22-24 – Conference: Metamorphoses in Contemporary Literature 🗓
Conference Metamorphoses in Contemporary Literature May 22-24, 2025 Fakultätssaal, Philosophicum I (Jakob-Welder-Weg 18) Organized by Berenike Jakob, Carolin Jesussek, and Franziska Rauh We are delighted to invite you to the conference...
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June – Workshop/Lecture Series: Transpacific Literary Perspectives 🗓
Workshop Series with Lectures Transpacific Literary Perspectives June 11-13,June 16-18, andJune 25-27, 2025 Please see the poster for further information and details on registration and topics.Registration for workshop sessions via e-mail to Sandra Meerwein. Lectures...
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May 5 – Guest Lecture “From German Scientific Forestry to Healthcare: Seeing the Narrative Forest for the Trees” 🗓
Danielle Spencer(Columbia University, New York) From German Scientific Forestry to Healthcare: Seeing the Narrative Forest for the Trees May 5, 2025, 12:00-14:00, 00.212, Philosophicum II (Jakob-Welder-Weg 20) Danielle Spencer is the author of Metagnosis:...
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Obama Institute Joins the American Studies Network 🗓
The Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies proudly joins the American Studies Network as member institution. We are looking forward to participating in the network's activities and encourage our students and faculty to keep an eye out for upcoming...
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Mar 14 – Exhibition “Young Adult Fiction” 🗓
Mar 14, 2025 – 10:00-14:00Philosophicum II – room 02.102 Exhibition "Young Adult Fiction" Developed from student projects during the American Studies Graduate Seminar 522 "Young Adult Fiction," this exhibition shows how creative, diplomatic, and inspiring young adult...
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Jan 31 – Guest Lecture “Back to the Future: Reflektionen zu den Übertragungen von zwei antirassistischen Romanen der 1920er Jahre” 🗓
Peter Höyng(Emory University) Back to the Future:Reflektionen zu den Übertragungen von zwei antirassistischen Romanen der 1920er Jahre Jan 31, 2025, 12:15-13:45, 00.212, Philosophicum II (Jakob-Welder-Weg 20) Zusammen mit einem Kollegen hat Peter Höyng zwei Romane...
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Jan 20 – Guest Lecture “Pop Art, Activism, and Indigenous Futurism: The Visual Art of Ryan Singer” 🗓
Karsten Fitz(Universität Passau) Pop Art, Activism, and Indigenous Futurism: The Visual Art of Ryan Singer Jan 20, 2025, 16:15-17:45, 02.102, Philosophicum II (Jakob-Welder-Weg 20) Writing against the Western tradition of freezing Native cultures in a long-gone...
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Jan 28 – Guest Lecture “Far Right Zines and Gender Activities” 🗓
Alexandra Mehnert(JGU Mainz/Universität Leipzig) Far Right Zines and Gender Activities Jan 28, 2025, 18:15-19:45, P 109a (Philosophicum) The seminar will show perspectives for the research with subcultural print media. For this purpose, Zines will be...
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Jan 20 – Guest Lecture “Performing the Archive in Contemporary Testimonial Plays” 🗓
Julia Rössler(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Performing the Archive in Contemporary Testimonial Plays Jan 20, 2025, 10:15-11:45, Fakultätssaal (01-185, Philosophicum) Documentary practices currently proliferate in contemporary drama and theater in the...
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Jan 20 – Guest Lecture “Writing In Between: Relationality in Siri Hustvedt’s and Zadie Smith’s Works” 🗓
Christine Marks(CUNY LaGuardia Community College, NY, USA) Writing In Between:Relationality in Siri Hustvedt’s and Zadie Smith’s Works Jan 20, 2025, 10:15-11:45, P 5 (Philosophicum) This talk considers the works of Siri Hustvedt and Zadie Smith, two...
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