"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.