News and Events
News
Picador Classes by Rita Bullwinkel (Summer Term 2024)
As part of her tenure in the summer term of 2024, Picador Professor Rita Bullwinkel will teach two classes at American Studies Leipzig.
Next Picador Professor Rita Bullwinkel
Rita Bullwinkel appointed as next Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the Institute for American Studies at Leipzig University. She will hold the professorship in the summer term of 2024.
Eine Dissertation reist um die Welt – und kommt zurück nach Leipzig
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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…