Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler's blog

For the exams of the LC2 lecture (“US-American Popular Culture”) and of the module 1402 (“Literatures and Cultures of the USA”), review sessions are being offered, via zoom, in which students can receive individual feedback on their performance in the exam:

To help with social distancing procedures, we no longer offer in-person office hours for the foreseeable future. To receive a remote consultation, email the instructor you want to talk to at least 1 hour before the beginning of their office hours to request a callback. In that request, please include your telephone number. Some instructors might offer additional remote options (via Skype, Google Hangouts, or another solution) — please see below.

The lists of students accepted into American Studies Leipzig BA modules for their Wahlbereich is available for download as of now.

Students who find their Matrikel-No. on these lists need to confirm their registration at the American Studies Institute (room 3 5.06) on Thursday, April 2, from 1 to 5pm, and on Friday, April 3, from 9am to 4 pm.

American Studies Leipzig cordially invites you to join a talk by Katja Kanzler entitled “Ethik und Erzählkunst: Zur Figur des Anwalts in ausgewählten Texten der U.S.-amerikanischen Literatur und Kultur.”

The talk will explore the cultural role played by lawyer characters in selected texts of canonical literature as well as popular culture. It is part of Dr. Kanzler’s Habilitationsverfahren and will be held in German.

Time: Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 5:15 pm
Place: GWZ, 5th floor, room 2516

My office hours in the week of 17 Nov. have to be re-scheduled from Monday to Tuesday, 18 Nov., 1-2pm.

The American Studies Course Catalog for the Winter Term 2008/09 is now available on this website. Please keep on checking the course listings for any news or updates. And don’t forget to download the Introduction to the Winter 08/09 Course Catalog – it provides you with important information concerning Institute staff, deadlines, advising, and much more.

Dr. Paula Lee, the second participant in the Frank Freidel Scholar in Residence Program, has arrived in Leipzig. She will stay in Leipzig for six weeks to work on her current project “Finding Animals: Toward a Comparative History and Theory of Animals.”