English Studies

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07MAY 2024
Department
Screening: The Zone of Interest, dir. Jonathan Glazer (5.6.2024, 10:00)
Date: 5.6.2024, 10:00 (s.t.) Location: Casablanca Nürnberg Jonathan Glazer’s 2023 film The Zone of Interest, based on Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name, garnered international attention with its unique approach to depicting the Holocaust on screen. Winner of two Academy Awards (“Best International Feature” and “Best Sound”), the film is not concerned with […]
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09APR 2024
American Studies
Lunch Lecture with Donald E. Pease: “Indigeneity, ‘Americanity’, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Romance with Settler Colonial Capitalism” (25.04.2024)
Date: 25.04.2024 Time: 12.30-14.00 Location: Ausstellungsraum, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg (Schuhstraße 1a, 91054 Erlangen) “Indigeneity, ‘Americanity’, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Romance with Settler Colonial Capitalism” Donald E. Pease is Ted and Helen Geisel Third Century Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College. He is an authority on 19th and 20th century American […]Date: 25.04.2024 Time: 12.30-14.00 Location: Ausstellungsraum, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg (Schuhstraße 1a, 91054 Erlangen) “Indigeneity, ‘Americanity’, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Romance with Settler Colonial Capitalism” Donald E. Pease is Ted and Helen Geisel Third Century Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College. He is an authority on 19th and 20th century American […]
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12MAR 2024
American Studies
Canceled: American Dude Ranch: A Touch of the Cowboy and the Thrill of the West – 9th Levi Strauss-Lecture (14.05.2024)
Unfortunately, the lecture has to be canceled due to illness. Termin: 14. Mai 2024, 19:00 Uhr Ort: Orangerie (Schlossgarten 1, Erlangen) In this illustrated talk, Lynn Downey will explain what a dude ranch is, and talk about its 140-year history in the United States. Dude ranching is an important part of American culture, and has […]
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27JAN 2024
Conferences
Student Conference: Monstrous Identity (31.01.2024 and 07.02.2024)
The conference features master students analyzing characters and narratives from various movies and literary works. Delving into the depths of these portrayals, we uncover the complexities of monstrosity in its diverse forms, offering fresh perspectives on classic and contemporary texts. Join us as we dissect and illuminate the intricate tapestry of monstrous identities within the […]
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24JAN 2024
Department
EXPERT LAB with Gisela Ecker: Transitional Objects and the ‘Production of Locality’ (Jan. 25, 8.15-9.45 am, via Zoom)
The seminar “Chinatowns and Little Indias” invites all interested students to an EXPERT LAB with Gisela Ecker. Based on the short story “Mrs. Sen’s” from Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection “Interpreter of Maladies” (2000), we will ask how things and food produce “locality” in contexts of de- and reterritorialization (Arjun Appadurai). Additionally, we will explore […]
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16JAN 2024
Department
Unheimliches Venedig: Tagung im Deutschen Studienzentrum in Venedig (17.-18. Januar 2024)
Eine Kooperation der Lehrstühle Anglistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) & Literatur und Medien (Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg) Venedig sei die unwahrscheinlichste der Städte, lesen wir in Thomas Manns berühmter Künstlernovelle Der Tod in Venedig (1912) eine Behauptung, die nach wie vor mit nicht allzu großem Widerspruch zu rechnen hat. Denn in der Tat: Die Serenissima ist […]Eine Kooperation der Lehrstühle Anglistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) & Literatur und Medien (Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg) Venedig sei die unwahrscheinlichste der Städte, lesen wir in Thomas Manns berühmter Künstlernovelle Der Tod in Venedig (1912) eine Behauptung, die nach wie vor mit nicht allzu großem Widerspruch zu rechnen hat. Denn in der Tat: Die Serenissima ist […]
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