English and American Studies

Welcome to English and American Studies at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg!

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Date: June 25, 2025, 18:15-19:45 Location: Bismarckstr. 1, C 301 The former World War II Allied Supreme Commander and first NATO Commander, Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) brought extensive military and decision-making experience to the Oval Office in 1953. Ike sought to reduce U.S. defense spending and...

Date: July 3, 2025, 18:00 Location: KH 1.011 (Senatssaal Kollegienhaus), Universitätsstraße 15, 91054 Erlangen Reproductive Dystopia is drawn from a book project of the same name that treats a bestselling genre of Anglophone literary fiction – the dystopian novel – and considers its cultural and...

The Chair for English Cultural and Literary Studies is pleased to announce Jack Halberstam as this semester's Researcher in Residence. The Researcher in Residence is a format designed as an opportunity for students and staff alike to form connections with internationall...