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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
Repeat Lecture Exam Society, History, and Politics II (04-001-1006) Prof. Dr. Olaf Stieglitz
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Repeat Lecture Exam Literature and Culture I (04-001-1001) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
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Repeat Lecture Exam Ethnicity and Diversity in US Culture (04-001-1018) Prof. Dr. Pisarz-Ramírez
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Fulbright Lecture and Fulbright Q&A
The event will take place on April 16, 2025, from 3 to 7pm at the lecture hall of the Bibliotheca Albertina.
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