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News and Events
News
New ASL Website Launched
Throughout the past few months, we have reworked and redesigned the American Studies Leipzig website, culminating in the launch of this revamped version, part of the new Leipzig University layout, on December 13, 2022.
ASL Lecture Series on Imagining and Producing Bodies and Spaces in the Americas
This lecture series addresses the co-production of spaces and bodies in a series of case studies that focus on the ways bodies and spaces generate and constitute each other in the Americas. The lectures will touch on the intersection of territories, bodies and borders, the embodiment of spaces and…
aspeers Calls for Art Contributions on "American Apocalypses" (deadline Jan 15)
as|peers is a print and digital journal produced and edited by MA-level students at American Studies Leipzig. In addition to showing the scholarly work produced by students from all over Europe, the journal frequently features art by young artists.
Events
Lecture Series
Trump 2.0: Cultural Perspectives on the Current US Political Landscape
This summer term, the Institute for American Studies hosts a lecture series with different speakers on the cultural implications of Donald Trump's return to office. The lectures will generally take place Tuesdays, 5-7pm, starting in April. All are welcome!
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Trump’s 2nd Term: Checkin in on ASL Alumna Maša Ocvirk in Washington D.C.
"Trump’s 2nd Term: Checkin’ in …" is a series of events in which we invite people living in the U.S. to reflect on the first 100 Days of Trump in office. It offers a unique opportunity to talk to Americans about their lived experiences, the last elections, and their thoughts on Trump’s first 100…
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Civil Sentimentalism, A House Divided, and the Trump Presidency
In this talk, Professor Heike Paul will discuss her groundbreaking work on civil sentimentalism ("Amerikanischer Staatsbürgersentimentalismus: Zur Lage der politischen Kultur in den USA," Wallstein, 2021). She will discuss how Donald Trump has been departing from the conventions of sentimental…
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"Irgendwas mit Amerika? Irgendwas mit Englisch?": Informationen zum Studiengang B.A. Amerikastudien
For Studieninformationstag, Dr. Schmieder of American Studies Institute Leipzig will be available to talk to people interested in our BA program.
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