Sebastian Herrmann's office hours on Nov. 26 will have to be canceled.

Dear students,

Prof. Garrett's office hours on Tuesday, 27 November will have to be cancelled.

Daniel Peña, who was Picador Guest Professor for Literature in the winter term of 2017/18, was featured in an interview for Rice University's undergraduate literary magazine R2: The Rice Review. The interview was conducted by ASL student Mascha Lange, who spent a semester abroad in Houston.

On November 13, Prof. Michael Butter gave a lecture titled "'This Beast in the Shape of a Man': Right-wing Populism, White Masculinity, and the Transnational Heroization of Donald Trump" at Villa Tillmanns in Leipzig. In his talk, Prof.

Students who are intending to study at a partner university in the US in 2019/2020 can now apply for travel grants with Fulbright Germany. Applications close on 15 January 2019.

Grantees will receive 2'000 Euros and will be participating in the preparation and networking seminar in Berlin from 16 to 20 March 2019. They will also become members of the international Fulbright network.

Applicants can be both undergraduate and graduate students who are intending to take part in a study exchange with a partner university in the US in the academic year 2019/2020. Applicants are expected to be motivated, involved, and perfoming well academically. German citizenship is a requirement.

You can learn more about this opportunity here.

On October 27, ASL’s Prof. Katja Kanzler led a podium discussion on the topic of satire, its limitations and affordances, and its potentials in the pushback against Donald Trump's policies and politics. The event was attended by about fourty people and took place at Galerie KUB. The panel consisted of four contributors, who each brought their own unique backgrounds to the table.

Due to obligations at the DAAD, Prof. Kanzler's office hours on Tuesday, November 6 have to be canceled.

This week, 12 pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats and Trump critics. On Oct. 25, American Space Leipzig Director, Crister S. Garrett, talked to Deutschlandfunk Radio about the incidents.

Dear students,

Prof. Garrett's office hours on 30 October will have to be cancelled.

As part of the Houston week in Leipzig, Prof. Garrett will hold a talk and discussion during that time about "Houston-Leipzig Connections". You are cordially invited to join!

Leipzig University's LUMAG spoke to Prof. Katja Kanzler about her work, her plans for the literature professorship, and her views on literature and American (popular) culture. You can read the full interview on the LUMAG homepage (only within the campus network) or via the attached PDF.