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
ASL Module Registration: Q&A
"ASL Module Registration: Q&A"
On October 2, 2 pm, we offer an online consultation for students who have questions about the module registrations in American Studies.
Please join us at:https://uni-leipzig.zoom-x.de/j/69487090656?pwd=ckxEmUbvnERpE5dgTQbBSY8gSd7amK.1
Meeting-ID: 694 8709…
ASL Student Orientation
Save the Date
American Studies Leipzig invites all BA and MA first semester students to our Student Orientation
Date: Oct 10, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: NSG 126 (Neues Seminargebäude, Augustusplatz)
The preliminary BA schedule includes
9 am - Registration9:30 am - Welcome and…
Repeat Lecture Exam Society, History, Politics I (04-001-1002) Prof. Dr. Olaf Stieglitz
Lecture Exam Society, History, and Politics I (04-001-1002) Prof. Dr. Olaf Stieglitz
Date: October 14, 2024
Time: 9:15 - 10:45 pm
Location: GWZ 3.5.15
As usual, students need to be registered for this exam on AlmaWeb in order to to participate.
Repeat Lecture Exam 1402 Literatures and Cultures of the USA, Prof. Kanzler/Dr. Herrmann/Dr. Ravizza
Lecture Exam 1402 Literatures and Cultures of the USA, Prof. Kanzler/Dr. Herrmann/Dr. Ravizza
Date: October 15, 2024
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: Campus Augustusplatz, Hörsaal 5
As usual, students need to be registered for this exam on AlmaWeb in order to to participate.