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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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"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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"Your body my choice"
Donald Trump's Reelection and Its Impact on Gender Equality in the US and Germany
In this talk, Dr. Marie Löffler will use her dual perspective as an American Studies scholar and Equal Opportunity Officer to discuss the attacks on gender equality and reproductive rights under the Trump presidency and their impact on Europe/Germany. She will explore the transantlantic dynamics…
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Conference: Enfreakment in (Transnational) North American Culture
Conference at Leipzig University, Germany
22-23 May 2025
Please feel free to attend individual panels or the entire conference. All are welcome, and there is no conference fee or prior registration.
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