With the beginning of the new Semester, ASL is offering three workshops on academic writing geared to the three BA cohorts, firstyears, secondyears, and thirdyears. The workshops are held by Katherine Protano.

• Oct. 9, 5-7pm, GWZ 3 5.15: Writing Orientation I (entering class of 2017)
• Oct. 10, 5-7pm, GWZ 2 5.16: Writing Orientation II (second-year BA students)
• Oct. 11, 5-7pm, GWZ 2 5.16: Writing Orientation III (third-year BA students)

University of Leipzig's Collaborative Research Centre 1199 will be offering a series of workshops aimed at writing, organizing and research in an academic setting in an interdisciplinary context.

Workshops begin on October 9 2017. For further information, workshop dates, as well as locations of workshops, please consult the website of the Research Centre 1199 at the link below.

ASL's Thorsten Burkhardt was interviewed by Leipzig University student radio mephisto 97.6 on the occasion of Stephen King's 70th birthday. In the interview, Thorsten Burkhardt talked about the mass appeal of King's books and his impact on American popular culture in general.

The interview also addressed the new movie adaptation of King's IT and why this book holds such a prominent place in American horror fiction.

The online course registration for Kernfach/Wahlfach/BAIT AND Wahlbereich students for the winter semester 2017/18 starts on 27 September (noon). For parallel courses, choose early to get the seat you want.

TOOL closes on October 5, 5 pm.

You must enroll via TOOL at: https://almaweb.uni-leipzig.de/einschreibung

For further information please consult our course catalog and the attached registration info sheet.

The Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association is currently looking for applicants for a study trip to New York City to learn about podcasting.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2017.

As part of his tenure in the winter term of 2017/18, Picador Professor Daniel Peña will teach two classes at American Studies Leipzig. Please note that these courses will partly take place as block seminars, since they start slightly later and end sooner than the official semester dates. See below for further information, and if you have questions beyond that, please contact the professorship's coordinator, Stefan Schubert.

American Studies Leipzig is proud to announce Daniel Peña as our next Picador Guest Professor for Literature. He will hold the professorship in the winter term of 2017/18.