News Archiv 2013

"Haiti and Latin America in Early African American Writing": Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Gabriele Pisarz­‐Ramírez (Leipzig University)

"From (Inter-)Nationalism to Transnationalism: Canadian/US Relations, National Images, and Border Crossings in Margaret Atwood's Works": Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Reingard M. Nischik (University of Konstanz)

ZIS Guest Professorship for Scott A. Lukas (Lake Tahoe Community College, CA)

Fans of My Unconscious: Poetry Reading by Krista Lukas

2014 Conference on Shifting Grounds: Cultural Tectonics along the Pacific Rim

See the call for papers here: Shifting Grounds: Cultural Tectonics along the Pacific Rim

Blanke Award 2013

Courses in American Studies (Summer Term 2013)

VL American Literature and Culture I (J. Ernst)

Tuesdays, 09:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m., Room 328

VL Landeskunde USA (S. Matter-Seibel)

Wednesdays, 04:20 p.m.-05:50 p.m., Audimax

Ü American Cultural Concepts: Nature and the Environment I (S. Matter-Seibel)

Tuesdays, 11:20 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Room 329

Ü American Cultural Concepts: Nature and the Environment II (S. Matter-Seibel)

Wednesdays, 02:40p.m.-04:10 p.m., Room 352

Ü Übersetzen von Nature Writing Englisch-Deutsch (S. Matter-Seibel)

Thursdays, 11:20 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Room 368

Ü Introduction to the American Political System (J. Dingfelder Stone)

Tuesdays, 02:40 p.m.-04:10 p.m., Room 237

Ü The American Legal System (J. Dingfelder Stone)

Thursdays, 04:20 p.m.-05:50 p.m., Room 232

Ü *Introduction to North American Studies (F. Freitag)

Mondays, 01:00 p.m.-02:30 p.m., Room 369

PS *North America’s Colonial Beginnings (F. Freitag)

Wednesdays, 02:40p.m.-04:10 p.m., Room 331

PS The Cultures of Remaking (S. Lukas)

Saturdays [see below for details]

S *Native American and First Nations Cultures (J. Ernst)

Mondays, 04:20 p.m.-05:50 p.m., Room 238

HS *Popular Canadian Literature (J. Ernst)

Thursdays, 09:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m., Room 228

OS *Research Colloquium North American Studies (J. Ernst)

Mondays, 06:00 p.m.-07:30 p.m., Room 243

* These courses (also) deal with Canadian literature and culture.

"The Cultures of Remaking": Proseminar mit Prof. Scott A. Lukas (Lake Tahoe Community College, USA) im Sommersemester 2013. In Kooperation mit dem ZIS Mainz.
"Translinguality": Gastvortrag von Prof. Nadja Gernalzick (Mannheim) am 22. Januar 2013 um 09:40 Uhr in Raum 328

Zu diesem Gastvortrag sind alle Interessierten herzlich eingeladen.