Eine Dissertation reist um die Welt – und kommt zurück nach Leipzig
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News and Events
News
Course Catalog for the Summer Semester 2024 Now Available
Obituary Prof. Dr. Eberhard Brüning
The Institute of American Studies mourns the loss of Prof. Eberhard Brüning, who passed away on December 12, 2023 at the age of 98. Eberhard Brüning was one of the founders of American Studies as a discipline in the GDR and shaped and developed the field during his professorship from 1969 to 1990…
Previous Picador Professor Justin Torres Wins National Book Award
Previous Picador Professor Justin Torres has won the National Book Award for Fiction for his novel Blackouts. The judges praised the novel’s “aesthetic complexity, multiplicity, and beauty” as well as its treatment of “the literal, metaphorical, and historical erasures of queer sexuality.”
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Events
MA Townhall Meeting on January 26
ASL invites all BA students who are interested in entering our MA American Studies 2026/27 program to attend our annual MA Townhall Meeting on January 26, 2026, at 5:15 pm. You’ll receive information on the program and will have a chance to ask questions you might have about pursuing an MA degree.
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Gregg Deal: Contemporary Indigenous Art and the Colonial Gaze
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, ASL, in cooperation with the Grassi Museum, hosts a public presentation by Gregg Deal, American Indian artist, activist, and singer of the punk band Dead Pioneers. The event will take place at 6pm at the Grassi Museum in Leipzig and is open to students and the general…
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Written Lecture Exam Society, History, and Politics II (04-001-1006) Prof. Stieglitz
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Written Lecture Exam Literature and Culture I (04-001-1001) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
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