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 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…
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…
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Lecture Series
This summer term, the Institute for American Studies hosts a lecture series with different speakers on the cultural implications of Donald Trump's return to office. The lectures will generally take place Tuesdays, 5-7pm, starting in April. All are welcome!
"Trump’s 2nd Term: Checkin’ in …" is a series of events in which we invite people living in the U.S. to reflect on the first 100 Days of Trump in office. It offers a unique opportunity to talk to Americans about their lived experiences, the last elections, and their thoughts on Trump’s first 100…
In this talk, Professor Heike Paul will discuss her groundbreaking work on civil sentimentalism ("Amerikanischer Staatsbürgersentimentalismus: Zur Lage der politischen Kultur in den USA," Wallstein, 2021). She will discuss how Donald Trump has been departing from the conventions of sentimental…
For Studieninformationstag, Dr. Schmieder of American Studies Institute Leipzig will be available to talk to people interested in our BA program.