Picador Courses by Salvador Plascencia (Summer Term 2023)
As part of his tenure in the summer term of 2023, Picador Professor Salvador Plascencia will teach two classes at American Studies Leipzig.
News and Events
News
Next Picador Professor Salvador Plascencia
American Studies Leipzig is proud to announce Salvador Plascencia as our next Picador Guest Professor for Literature. He will hold the professorship in the summer term of 2023.
Course Catalog for the Summer Semester 2023
Previous Picador Professor Paul La Farge Dies at 52
The ASL and Picador Professorship for Literature community mourns the passing of author and Picador alumnus Paul La Farge, who died on January 18 at 52.
Events
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.
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).
Sigmar Gabriel - Transatlantic Relationships in Uncertain Times (DAIS Event)
On May 23 Sigmar Gabriel will be in conversation with Therese Mager (Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt).
Annika Brockschmidt - Die Brandstifter (DAIS Event)
On June 4 Annika Brockschmidt will be in conversation with journalist Anja Heyde and talk about her new book. «Die Brandstifter: Wie Extremisten die Republikanische Partei übernahmen» is an account of the most important political actors of the Republican Party as well as of the Party's history in…