American Studies

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16DEC 2024
American Studies
Dem Himmel so fern – Einführung: Dr. Katharina Gerund (Filmhaus Nürnberg, 23.01.2025)
Wann: Do., 23.01.2025 (19:00 Uhr) Wo: Filmhaus Nürnberg Cathy Whitaker lebt mit ihrem Mann Frank und ihren Kindern Ende der 1950er Jahre in einer US-amerikanischen Kleinstadt. Mit Heim und Herd scheint das Leben perfekt zu sein. Doch hinter dem äußeren Schein läuft es weder privat noch beruflich rund. Cathy fühlt sich zu dem schwarzen Gärtner Raymond […]
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17NOV 2024
American Studies
Grief in the Dark — Guest Lecture by Prof. Kimberly Juanita Brown (Dec. 9, 2024)
Date: Dec. 9, 2024, 2 p.m.Location: UB Ausstellungsraum (Schuhstraße 1a, Erlangen) Kimberly Juanita Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing and the Director of the Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life at Dartmouth College. In her research, she engages with the intersection of African American/African diaspora literature and […]
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28OCT 2024
American Studies
Post-Election Discussion with Elaine Roth (06.11.2024, 10.15 a.m.)
Post-Election Discussion with Elaine Roth Date: Nov. 6, 2024, 10.15 a.m. Location: A602 (Bismarckstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen) Join us for a discussion about the U.S. election with Elaine Roth (Professor of Film Studies at Indiana University and Mercator Fellow). Everyone is welcome! Contact: isabel.kalous@fau.de
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21OCT 2024
American Studies
Prof. Dr. Vivian Liska (University of Antwerp): Open Lecture and Workshop
In collaboration with the Research Training Group “Literature and the Public Sphere in Differentiated Contemporary Cultures”, the Institute for English and American Studies is pleased to announce that Professor Vivian Liska will be visiting us at FAU. The director of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp with expertise in German-Jewish literature, especially modernism and […]
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12SEP 2024
American Studies
The Myths That Made America: Teaching American Studies (10.10.24)
Date: Oct. 10, 2024 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Location: 00.15 PSG, Kochstraße 6a, 91054 Erlangen When The Myths That Made America came out ten years ago, it had a wide-ranging impact as a new and timely introduction to the field of American Studies. With its systematic analyses of core foundational myths that continue to shape US-American […]
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02SEP 2024
American Studies
America at a Crossroads: A Conversation with Richard Slotkin and Heike Paul (9.10.24)
Date: Oct. 9, 2024 (7 p.m.) Location: Wassersaal (Orangerie), Wasserturmstraße 3, Erlangen Join us for a conversation with Richard Slotkin and Heike Paul on the the myths that have shaped American identity, their use in contemporary politics, and the current cultural and political divides in the United States. This event is part of the workshop […]
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