ASL Election Event Draws Large Crowd
The event took place on October 29 in the GWZ lecture hall and attracted a large crowd. ASL faculty members gave six presentations on select cultural perspectives on US Elections and the presidency.
News and Events
News
Picador Classes by Daniel Gumbiner (Winter Term 2025)
As part of his tenure in the winter term of 2024/25, Picador Professor Daniel Gumbiner will teach two classes at American Studies Leipzig.
Next Picador Professor Daniel Gumbiner
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.
Welcome Entering Students!
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.
Events
Picador Reading: Speak. Risk. Move.
The Institute for American Studies warmly invites you to the next Picador reading with the current Picador Professor, Hannah Michell, in the Winter Semester 2025/26. The reading will take place on November 25, at 6pm at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig.
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Tag der offenen Hochschultür am 15.01.2026
For Tag der offenen Hochschultür, the Institute for American Studies Leipzig is opening classes for high school students interested in our BA program.
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Written Lecture Exam Society, History, and Politics II (04-001-1006) Prof. Stieglitz
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Written Lecture Exam Literature and Culture I (04-001-1001) Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
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