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The 10th annual conference of the Historical Fictions Research Network will take place at the Kollegienhaus in Erlangen (Universitätsstraße 15) from 19 to 20 February 2026. It is organised by Dr. Dennis Henneböhl, Dr. Isabel Kalous (both FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg), and Dr. des. Alina Aulbur (University...

Animals are central to our lives. They are domesticated and used for clothing and food; incorporated into families as pets; hunted for subsistence and sport; deified in religions; and put on display in zoos and museums. This student conference focuses on iconic animals, i.e., animals with strong sy...

Ort: Alter Senatssaal (Kollegienhaus, Universitätsstraße 15, 91054 Erlangen) Der Lehrstuhl für Anglistische Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft lädt in Kooperation mit der Deutsch-Britischen Gesellschaft Nürnberg e.V. herzlich zum Gastvortrag von Elisabeth Bronfen anlässlich des Erscheinens ihres ...

What: Guest Lecture: "A Reading and Conversation with Rachel Beanland", author of Florence Adler Swims Forever (2020), The House is on Fire (2023), and The Half-Life (forthcoming) When: Dec. 17, 2025, 10-12, room: C601 (Bismarckstraße 1) This event is part of Pro...

Datum: Montag, 20. Oktober 2025  Zeit: 18.00 Uhr (s.t.) Ort: KH 1.016 (Hörsaal Kollegienhaus) Alle interessierten Studierenden der Anglistik und Amerikanistik sind herzlich eingeladen.  Mit Informationen unter anderem zu den folgenden Programmen:  ERASMUS  PAD  DAAD  USA – Fulbright  Sie...

Alina Aulbur will give a guest lecture in Dr. Dennis Henneböhl’s seminar “The Sentimental Mode in the 18th Century”. The topic will be "Frances Burney’s Evelina: Sentimental Subversion", discussing Burney’s engagement with the eighteenth-century literary tradition of sentimentalism in her first nov...

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...