Next Picador Professor Megan Giddings
Megan Giddings appointed as next Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the Institute for American Studies at Leipzig University. She will hold the professorship in the winter term of 2023/24.
Megan Giddings appointed as next Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the Institute for American Studies at Leipzig University. She will hold the professorship in the winter term of 2023/24.
Over the past few years, the BA and MA programs in American Studies at ASL went through an extensive evaluation process that culminated in both of our programs being newly accredited. The accreditation certifies that our BA and MA have met the standards and criteria of both internal and external…
aspeers: emerging voices in american studies just published its new calls for papers. Embedded into the American Studies Leipzig MA program, aspeers is the first and currently only peer-reviewed print journal for MA-level scholars of American studies in Europe.
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.
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.
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).
On May 23 Sigmar Gabriel will be in conversation with Therese Mager (Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt).