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ASL Shows Houston Study Tour Impressions
"Volunteerism, Diversity, and Civic Engagement"
On June 6, American Studies Leipzig inaugurated a photo exhibition on its 2006 study tour to Houston, Texas. About 60 guests joined ASL for the reception and screening of the film. Showing 60 photos taken by the students, the exhibition covers various themes of the tour. The photos are on display until June 20th in the GWZ Foyer (Beethovenstraße 15).
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Enrollment Procedure for MA American Studies
For German Applicants | For International Applicants
The following information is relevant for all applicants who wish to enter the MA American Studies in 2007.
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Info Day on Studying Abroad
This Wednesday the International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt) of Leipzig University hosts an information day on studying abroad. The event takes place
June 6, 10 am – 4 pm
Campus Jahnallee
Pausenhalle Süd
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Photo Exhibition and Movie Premiere: Study Tour Houston
Study Tour Houston: "Volunteerism, Diversity, and Civic Engagement"
American Studies Leipzig will celebrate the inauguration of a photo exhibition and premiere of a documentary movie on Wednesday, June 6th, 5:30 pm.
Leipziger Volkszeitung Interviews ASL
The largest regional newspaper for Mitteldeutschland (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia), the Leipziger Volkszeitung, interviewed American Studies Leipzig for the 25 May edition of the newspaper (Page 2). Senior Editor for Politics and International Affairs at the LVZ, Anita Kecke, conducted the interview, and raised a series of questions with Crister Garrett about transatlantic relations and the course of American politics.
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ASL Co-Hosts Reading and Performance with Anthony Joseph
ASL and the Institut fuer Anglistik hosted the reading of poet, novelist, and musician Anthony Joseph Monday evening at the Villa Tillmanns. Joseph, who was born in Trinidad and now lives in the UK, read from his most recent novel The African Origins of UFOs.
In a mixture of reading and performance, he also read from his collections of poetry, Desafinado (1994) and Teragaton (1998). Some twenty people joined Joseph's lively performance and the following Q & A.
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EXAMINATIONS SUMMER TERM 2007
All dates and information can be found here: Degree Exams
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Alumni Association Holds Ceremony for ASL Graduates
On April 20 the American Studies Alumni Association (ASAA) held its annual graduation ceremony for about thirty American Studies graduates at the Villa Tillmanns.
Thirty American Studies graduates, who completed American Studies within the past year, were joined by their families and friends as well as American Studies alumni and members of the ASL faculty to conclude their studies in a festive reception.
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Reading and Performance with Anthony Joseph
Monday, May 21, 2007
7 pm, Villa Tillmanns (Waechterstr. 30)
Poet, novelist, and musician Anthony Joseph will read from his book The African Origins of UFOs. The book is a genre-busting novel that blends science fiction, surrealism, mythology and the rhythms of Trinidadian dialect. It uniquely blurs the boundaries between prose and poetry and asks difficult questions about "race," memory, and the future.
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MDR Info Radio Interviews ASL
MDR Info Radio has interviewed American Studies Leipzig about the growing role of the internet in American politics, especially for the presidential election in 2007. Reporter Ralf Geissler spoke with Crister Garrett about how the internet can shape various aspects of elections, from funding, to message, to mobilizing grass roots.
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