'New Hollywood' Film Series
The films of the New Hollywood phase – from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s – are strikingly different, or as the critic Peter Biskind put it: they dare to do without happy endings.
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Save the Date! ASL Lecture Series: "Cultural Perspectives on the Current US Political Landscape"
In the upcoming summer term, ASL will host a lecture series with different speakers on the cultural implications of Trump's reelection. The lectures will generally take place Tuesdays, 5-7pm, starting in April. Stay tuned for more information!
Save the Date! Conference on "Enfreakment in (Transnational) North American Culture": May 22-23
“Enfreakment in (Transnational) North American Culture”
Conference at Leipzig University, Germany
Institute for American Studies
22-23 May 2025
Organizers: Katja Kanzler, Ella Ernst, Laura Pröger, Anna Gaidash, Annika Schadewaldt, Stefan Schubert
Phillip B. Williams Is the New Picador Professor in Summer 2025
ASL is delighted to welcome US-American author and poet Phillip B. Williams as the upcoming Picador Guest Professor at the institute for the 2025 summer term.
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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"It Can't Happen Here:" Fascism Critique and Resistance in US Literature
In her lecture, titled "'It Can't Happen Here:' Fascism Critique and Resistance in US Literature," Professor Katja Kanzler will explore how literature responds to authoritarianism in the context of Donald Trump's second presidency.
This event is part of a series hosted by the Institute for…
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Civil Sentimentalism, A House Divided, and the Trump Presidency
In her lecture, titled "Civil Sentimentalism, A House Divided, and the Trump Presidency," Professor Heike Paul (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) will reflect on the cultural and political resonances of sentimentalism and national division in the context of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
This event is…
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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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