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Institute for American Studies

Course Catalog for the Summer Semester 2024 Now Available

Institute for American Studies

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…

Philologische Fakultät

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.”

Justin…

Philologische Fakultät

Picador Reading with Megan Giddings Draws Large Crowd

Current Picador Professor Megan Giddings's public reading took place on November 7 at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst. The public reading has attracted a large crowd. Giddings read from her second novel The Women Could Fly, published by Amistad in 2022, and discussed her work with Giuliana…

  • Exam Dates Winter Semester 2023/2024

    See this news item for a collection of exam dates in the current winter semester.

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  • Information Registration Sheet Winter Term 2023/2024 Now Available

    Information on how to register for your classes in the upcoming summer term is now available via the Registration Information Sheet--please see the link below.

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  • Scholarships for Studying in the US by The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

    Interested students can still apply until September 28th, 2023.

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  • Course Catalog for the Winter Semester 2023/24 Now Available

    The course catalog for the winter term of 2023/24 is now available. We will indicate any significant changes to it throughout the semester break in this news item.

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Events

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DAIS Conversation Club with Dave Panetti (U.S. Consul for Public Affairs)

Students at American Studies Leipzig meet Dave Panetti (U.S. Consul for Public Affairs) to ask questions and chit chat about transatlantic relations, U.S. elections, and life in general in a relaxed atmosphere.

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DAIS Event—6 Months Out: Countdown to the US-Election

On Friday, May 3rd, 2024, Prof. Paul Rundquist will talk about the upcoming US-elections, where we are at and what to expect in the coming months. The event will take place online.

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DAIS Event: The Role of Media and Political Humor in the Presidential Election

Prof. Stephen J. Farnsworth will visit Leipzig on May 17 and for a luncheon talk about the role of media and political humor in US presidential elections. The event will be moderated by Dr. Sebastian Herrmann (American Studies Leipzig).

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Sigmar Gabriel - Transatlantic Relationships in Uncertain Times (DAIS Event)

On May 23 Sigmar Gabriel will be in conversation with Therese Mager (Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt).