News and Events
News
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.”
Justin…
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…
Events
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.
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.
Written Lecture Exam Literature and Culture II (04-001-1007) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
Written Lecture Exam Literature and Culture II (04-001-1007) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
Date: July 2, 2024
Time: 9:15 - 10:45 am
Location: HSG, HS 8
As usual, students need to be registered for this exam on AlmaWeb in order to participate.
Written Lecture Exam Literatures and Cultures of the USA” (04-AME-1402) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
Written Lecture Exam "Literatures and Cultures of the USA” (04-AME-1402) Frau Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
Date: July 10, 2024
Time: 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Location: Großer Hörsaal im Haus 1 am Campus Jahnallee
As usual, students need to be registered for this exam on AlmaWeb in order to to participate.