Workshops

Browse all posts in the Workshops category.

1 to 6 of 15

13JAN 2026
Conferences
Student Conference “Iconic Animals” (16.-17.01.2026, 9-18 Uhr)
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 symbolic significance that embody particular ideas or concepts. […]
Read more about Student Conference “Iconic Animals” (16.-17.01.2026, 9-18 Uhr)
25MAY 2025
American Studies
Researcher in Residence 2025: Jack Halberstam (Columbia University in the City of New York)
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 internationally renowned researchers. The idea is to go beyond the regular formats for classes and to have the chance to get up close and personal […]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 internationally renowned researchers. The idea is to go beyond the regular formats for classes and to have the chance to get up close and personal […]
Read more about Researcher in Residence 2025: Jack Halberstam (Columbia University in the City of New York)
23MAY 2025
Events
Workshop “The Question of Literary Value” (20.-21.06.2025)
Date: June 20-21, 2025 Location: Erlangen (Wassersaal, Orangerie and Kochstr. 6a, Room 00.15) An international workshop on “The Question of Literary Value”, organized by Alexander Dunst (FAU) and Pieter Vermeulen (Leuven), is held in Erlangen this June. The workshop opens on June 20, 2025, at 6 p.m. s.t. in the Wassersaal of the Orangerie, including […]
Read more about Workshop “The Question of Literary Value” (20.-21.06.2025)
12FEB 2025
American Studies
Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Heike Paul: The Romance of Extraction and Its Discontents in U.S. Culture (27.03.2025)
Termin: Donnerstag, 27. März 2025, 10:00 Uhr Ort: Kochstraße 6a, Raum 00.15 & 00.14 Im Rahmen des Workshops „Umweltethik und Klimagerechtigkeit“ (25.-27. März 2025) wird Prof. Dr. Heike Paul eine Keynote mit dem Titel „The Romance of Extraction and Its Discontents in U.S. Culture“ halten. Der Workshop wird von dem DFG-Netzwerk Energie und Literatur organisiert. […]
Read more about Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Heike Paul: The Romance of Extraction and Its Discontents in U.S. Culture (27.03.2025)
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 […]
Read more about Prof. Dr. Vivian Liska (University of Antwerp): Open Lecture and Workshop
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 […]
Read more about The Myths That Made America: Teaching American Studies (10.10.24)