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Daniel Gumbiner appointed as next Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the Institute for American Studies at Leipzig University. He will hold the professorship in the winter term of 2024/25.

American Studies Leipzig welcomes the BA and MA entering cohorts of 2024 to Leipzig. We look forward to meeting and getting to know you soon, and we have a few pieces of information and upcoming events to help you get settled in.

Headshot, the debut novel of current Picador Professor Rita Bullwinkel is nominated for the Booker Prize 2024.

Voice, Tone, and Affect in US Literature and (Popular) Culture

Special Issue in the European Journal of American Studies

Editors: Annika Schadewaldt, Stefan Schubert, Ulla Stackmann

While literary studies has traditionally analyzed its objects in terms of specific genres, forms, or modes, this…