Faculty
Core Faculty, Affiliated Faculty, Guest Scholars, Staff, and Students: Together this is the Scholarly Team at the Institute for American Studies in Leipzig.
Institute Faculty at American Studies, Leipzig
American Studies Leipzig has a broad and diverse Core Faculty. We have specialists in literature, culture, history, politics, and international affairs. Faculty cooperate regularly to offer integrated teaching on broad and interesting topics (for example, citizenship and identity, consumption culture, literature and difference, immigration, globalization and American society, and many, many more subjects).
Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler
Professor and Chair for American Literature
Room 3507 | Phone: (0341) 97-37331
Office Hours: Summer Break: 23 July, 13 August, 17 September, all 3-4 pm (all office hours by phone, via callback; pls email at least one hour in advance)
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/kanzler
katja.kanzler@uni-leipzig.de
Professor and Chair for American Literature
Room 3507 | Phone: (0341) 97-37331
Office Hours: Summer Break: 23 July, 13 August, 17 September, all 3-4 pm (all office hours by phone, via callback; pls email at least one hour in advance)
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/kanzler
katja.kanzler@uni-leipzig.de
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Pisarz-Ramirez
Professor for American Studies and Minority Studies
Room GWZ 3 5.08 | Phone: (0341) 973 7343
Office Hours: Remote office hours during the semester break: Wednesday July 22, 12-1; Tuesday August 11, 12-1; Monday September 7 12-1. Please contact me by email at least one hour before to request a callback.
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/pisarz
pisarz@uni-leipzig.de
Professor for American Studies and Minority Studies
Room GWZ 3 5.08 | Phone: (0341) 973 7343
Office Hours: Remote office hours during the semester break: Wednesday July 22, 12-1; Tuesday August 11, 12-1; Monday September 7 12-1. Please contact me by email at least one hour before to request a callback.
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/pisarz
pisarz@uni-leipzig.de
PD Dr. Olaf Stieglitz
Visiting Professor for American Cultural History
Room 3505 | Phone: (0341) 97-37335
Office Hours: Please email to make an apointment for a telephone call or a video chat
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/stieglitz
olaf.stieglitz@uni-leipzig.de
Visiting Professor for American Cultural History
Room 3505 | Phone: (0341) 97-37335
Office Hours: Please email to make an apointment for a telephone call or a video chat
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/stieglitz
olaf.stieglitz@uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Sebastian M. Herrmann
Akademischer Assistent (Senior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3503 | Phone: (0341) 97-37337
Office Hours: by appointment, via Video Chat or phone
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/herrmann/
smherrmann@uni-leipzig.de
Akademischer Assistent (Senior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3503 | Phone: (0341) 97-37337
Office Hours: by appointment, via Video Chat or phone
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/herrmann/
smherrmann@uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Stefan Schubert
Akademischer Assistent (Senior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3503 | Phone: (0341) 973 7337
Office Hours: In the semester break: July 23, 10am-noon and August 24, 10am-noon, via Zoom (please email me at least an hour before).
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schubert
stefan.schubert@uni-leipzig.de
Akademischer Assistent (Senior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3503 | Phone: (0341) 973 7337
Office Hours: In the semester break: July 23, 10am-noon and August 24, 10am-noon, via Zoom (please email me at least an hour before).
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schubert
stefan.schubert@uni-leipzig.de
Annika M. Schadewaldt, MA
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Junior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3502 | Phone: (0341) 973 7334
Office Hours: by appointment during the semester break
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schadewaldt
annika.schadewaldt@uni-leipzig.de
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Junior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3502 | Phone: (0341) 973 7334
Office Hours: by appointment during the semester break
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schadewaldt
annika.schadewaldt@uni-leipzig.de
Tobias Schlobach, MA
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Junior Assistant Professor for American Cultural History)
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone: (0341) 973 7336
Office Hours: during the semester break by appointment (via Zoom/telephone; please email me in advance and let me know how you prefer to be contacted)
tobias.schlobach@uni-leipzig.de
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Junior Assistant Professor for American Cultural History)
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone: (0341) 973 7336
Office Hours: during the semester break by appointment (via Zoom/telephone; please email me in advance and let me know how you prefer to be contacted)
tobias.schlobach@uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Katja Schmieder
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Junior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3502 | Phone: (0341) 973 7334
Office Hours: Summer Break: by appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schmieder
schmieder@uni-leipzig.de
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Junior Assistant Professor for American Literature)
Room 3502 | Phone: (0341) 973 7334
Office Hours: Summer Break: by appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/schmieder
schmieder@uni-leipzig.de
Heather Pruessing
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (Lecturer for American Cultural History)
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone: (0341) 973-7336
Office Hours: Thursdays 13:30-14:30. Please contact me via email at least one hour beforehand to request a callback.
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/pruessing
heather.pruessing@uni-leipzig.de
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (Lecturer for American Cultural History)
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone: (0341) 973-7336
Office Hours: Thursdays 13:30-14:30. Please contact me via email at least one hour beforehand to request a callback.
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/pruessing
heather.pruessing@uni-leipzig.de
Dr. Eleonora Ravizza
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (Lecturer for American Studies)
Room 3 5.04 | Phone: (0341) 973 7332
Office Hours: By appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/ravizza
eleonora.ravizza@uni-leipzig.de
Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (Lecturer for American Studies)
Room 3 5.04 | Phone: (0341) 973 7332
Office Hours: By appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/ravizza
eleonora.ravizza@uni-leipzig.de
Former Professors
Prof. Dr. Anne Koenen
Professor Emeritus for American Literature
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/koenen
koenen@uni-leipzig.de
Professor Emeritus for American Literature
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/koenen
koenen@uni-leipzig.de
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Keil
Professor Emeritus for American Culture and History
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/keil
Professor Emeritus for American Culture and History
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/keil
Prof. Crister S. Garrett †
Professor for American Culture and History
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/garrett
Professor for American Culture and History
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/garrett
Adjunct Faculty
The Institute’s strengths are further enhanced by strong cooperation with colleagues from throughout the University of Leipzig. These Affiliated Faculty help make American Studies a highly interdisciplinary program. Beside Core Faculty, and Affiliated Faculty, the Institute for American Studies has regular and distinguished international Guest Scholars.
Mascha Helene Lange
Doctoral Candidate
Room 3311 | Phone:
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/mascha-lange
mascha.lange@uni-leipzig.de
Doctoral Candidate
Room 3311 | Phone:
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/mascha-lange
mascha.lange@uni-leipzig.de
Friedrich Opitz
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone:
Office Hours: Fridays, 3 – 4 pm (remote office hours by appointment)
friedrich.opitz@uni-leipzig.de
Room GWZ 3 5.01 | Phone:
Office Hours: Fridays, 3 – 4 pm (remote office hours by appointment)
friedrich.opitz@uni-leipzig.de
Research Fellows
American Studies Leipzig also employs several scholars as research fellows to work on specific projects, typically on external funding such as the DFG CRCs.
Dr. Steffen Wöll
Postdoctoral Fellow (SFB 1199: “Processes of Spatialization under the Global Condition”)
Room Nikolaistr. 6-10, Room 5.07 | Phone: 0341 973 77 52
https://steffenwoell.github.io
steffen.woell@uni-leipzig.de
Postdoctoral Fellow (SFB 1199: “Processes of Spatialization under the Global Condition”)
Room Nikolaistr. 6-10, Room 5.07 | Phone: 0341 973 77 52
https://steffenwoell.github.io
steffen.woell@uni-leipzig.de
Anne Krenz
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43851
Office Hours: currently on leave
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/krenz
anne.krenz@tu-dresden.de
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43851
Office Hours: currently on leave
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/krenz
anne.krenz@tu-dresden.de
Katja Schulze
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43852
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/schulze
katja.schulze@tu-dresden.de
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43852
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/schulze
katja.schulze@tu-dresden.de
Gesine Wegner
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43852
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/wegner
gesine.wegner@tu-dresden.de
Doctoral Fellow (SFB 1285: “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement”)
Room Room GWZ 3 3.11 | Phone: 0351 463 43852
Office Hours: by appointment
https://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/users/wegner
gesine.wegner@tu-dresden.de
Dr. Frank Usbeck
Associated Research Fellow
Office Hours: by appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/usbeck
fusbeck@uni-leipzig.de
Associated Research Fellow
Office Hours: by appointment
http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/faculty/usbeck
fusbeck@uni-leipzig.de
Staff
We also see the Staff at the Institute as an indispensable part of the Scholarly Team: Our dynamic staff provides key elements of the teaching environment - student support, technological infrastructure for learning, efficient communications, and much more.
Dr. Sophia Manns-Süßbrich
Lead Librarian for American Studies
Room Universitaetsbibliothek Leipzig | Phone: 0341 9730506
manns@ub.uni-leipzig.de
Lead Librarian for American Studies
Room Universitaetsbibliothek Leipzig | Phone: 0341 9730506
manns@ub.uni-leipzig.de
Anne Keyselt
Institute Secretariat
Room 3.506 | Phone: +49 (0)341 9737330
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 am - 2 pm, and by appointment
keyselt@uni-leipzig.de
Institute Secretariat
Room 3.506 | Phone: +49 (0)341 9737330
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 am - 2 pm, and by appointment
keyselt@uni-leipzig.de
Franziska Pfab
Secretary to the Chair for American Literature
Room GWZ 3.506 | Phone: +49 (0) 341-97 37 330
Office Hours: In-person office hours upon prior arrangement by email; for a callback, please leave your phone number.
franziska.pfab@uni-leipzig.de
Secretary to the Chair for American Literature
Room GWZ 3.506 | Phone: +49 (0) 341-97 37 330
Office Hours: In-person office hours upon prior arrangement by email; for a callback, please leave your phone number.
franziska.pfab@uni-leipzig.de