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201213Feb

European Summer Schools Offering Classes for Students of American Studies

Dear Students,

Please take note of a variety of European summer schools offering classes this summer. Some of their programs might be of particular relevance to students (graduate and undergraduate, depending on the school) of American studies and related fields.

Date: 
13. Feb 14:00 - 17:00

The Bürgerkomitee Leipzig e.V., in cooperation with the US Consulate General Leipzig, is organizing a conference on "Civil Rights Movements in Museums and Schools as a Way to Further International Understanding." The conference, which focuses especially on the impact US civil rights movements had on similar movements in Germany, will take place on February 13 from 2pm to 5pm at the Museum in der "Runden Ecke" (Dittrichring 24).

For registration information and additional details on the conference, please see the attached PDF.

Date: 
04. Mar (All day)

If you would like to attend the American Studies Leipzig MA-Conference "Global Games, Global Goals: Locating America in the Cultural, Social, and Political Realms of Sports" as a guest, please register with an email until March 4, 2012.

Date: 
30. Mar 10:00 - 31. Mar 17:00

The third annual American Studies Leipzig MA-level graduate conference, “Global Games, Global Goals,” will investigate the cultural, social, and political realms of sports in an interdisciplinary framework.

The conference will be at the Bibliotheca Albertina (Beethovenstr. 6, 04107 Leipzig).

 

Date: 
17. Feb (All day)

The St. Gallen Symposium Magazine is looking for ten European journalism students with excellent English skills to report on the St. Gallen Symposium from April 30 to May 5. The symposium will be held from May 3 to May 4 on the topic of "Facing Risk." Students are expected to cover the symposium by conducting interviews and writing reports. Travel costs will be covered.

20123Feb

Next Picador Professor Fiona Maazel

 

American Studies Leipzig is honored to announce Fiona Maazel as the holder of the Picador Guest Professorship for Literature in the summer term of 2012.

Fiona Maazel was born in Cleveland in 1975. She received a Master of Arts from William College in 1997 and a Master of Fine Arts from Bennington College in 2002.

20122Feb

SECRETARIAT opening hours Feb, 6th - 10th 2012

Dear Students, Dear Faculty,

The Secretariat will remain closed from February, 6th until incl. February, 10th (Mo to Fr).

For emergencies, please contact Mr. Stefan Schubert (room 3.506) Mo, Wed, Fr noon to 1 pm.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,

Isabel Holzke

Secretariat American Studies

20122Feb

Office Hours during Semester Break (February 6 to April 9, 2012)

Dear Students,

Please kindly note the office hours during the semester break.

Office hours during semester break (February 6 to April 9, 2012)

201231Jan

Research platform ASL Gateway revised and updated

Recently, we have worked a lot on the American Studies Leipzig Gateway in order to help you optimize your research for term papers and presentations.

201230Jan

Scholarships for Internships Abroad - Apply Now

The Carlo-Schmid-Programm in cooperation with the DAAD and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes offers scholarships for students and current graduates planning to do an internship with an international NGO or EU-institution. The DAAD is currently accepting applications; the deadline for the application is March 1, 2012.

Depending on the country in which the internship will take place, students receive a minimum of 650€ and graduates 1000€  per month.

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