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On January 17, 2019, ASL's Prof. Katja Kanzler held her inaugural lecture at Felix-Klein-Hörsaal in the Neues Paulinum. Speaking in front of an audience of about 50 students, faculty, and guests, she addressed the topic: "Von der Krisenhaftigkeit des Romans, 'Bookish Books' und der Politik des Literarischen in den USA des 21. Jahrhunderts." She was introduced and welcomed by Prof. Beat Siebenhaar, Dean of the Philologische Fakultät, as is tradition. 

In her talk, Prof. Kanzler first established that the crisis or even death of the novel in the 21st century has been proclaimed many times. She then went on to explain how so-called 'bookish books,' that is, books that draw explicit attention to their own mediality, are a reflection of the novel's need for these crises to constantly reinvent itself. To illustrate this, she discussed Salvador Plascienca's novel The People of Paper and S by Doug Dourst and J.J. Abrams as two case studies.

After the lecture, most guests stayed for the reception, enjoying food, drinks, and conversation.

On the occasion of CBS releasing the second season of the “Star Trek: Discovery” series, “Das Filmmagazin” interviewed ASL’s Katja Kanzler discussing the ongoing popularity of the Star Trek series.

Follow the link to listen to the podcast in German language

Due to a business trip, Prof. Pisarz-Ramírez' Office Hours have to be cancelled on Wednesday, 30 January.

American Space Leipzig Director, Crister S. Garrett, was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk on the recent events in Washington D.C. following the re-opening of the government. Listen to the interview on our homepage at the link below.

https://bit.ly/2sQesPX

Humanity in Action, a collaborative, international learning community of individuals from or based in Europe and the United States, are calling for applications for their 2019 Fellowship opportunities.

American Studies Leipzig is proud and happy to announce that Mascha Lange and Dr. Stefan Schubert have been granted one of Leipzig University's Pre-Doc Awards. The award will allow Mascha Lange to bridge the gap between the phase of having finished her academic degree and trying to secure long-term funding for a doctoral project. Thematically, this project, supervised by Prof. Katja Kanzler and Dr.

- Last Update: 21 January, 2019 -

Bachelor Courses

Literature and Culture I (04-001-1001)

Lecture: American Literature: Beginnings to Present (Prof. Katja Kanzler):

• February 11, 2019: 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
• written exam, 90 minutes
• location: HS 1 (HSG) 

Seminars (Dr. Sophie Spieler, Dr. Sebastian Herrmann, Carlo Becker) and Tutorials (Heather Prüßing):

Tobias Schlohbach's seminar and office hour have to be canceled for today.