The American Studies Leipzig website is scheduled to relaunch in a new design on December 13. The new website will be part of the revamped Leipzig University layout. Throughout the past months, we have also taken this opportunity to update and streamline many of the sections of the new website, in the hopes of improving accessibility and usability.

The URL of the current website will redirect to the new one after December 13. See you on the other side/site!

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Hello everyone, I hope everyone successfully managed to get through the first couple of weeks of the new semester. If you are anything like me and prefere knowing your next steps way in advance to be able to successfully plan and organize everything, I have just the right internship to bring to your attention. 

Katja Schmieder’s office hours will be held via Zoom on Dec. 8, 2022, 3 - 4 pm. Please send an email to schmieder@uni-leipzig.de to receive the link.

Heather Prüssimg’s office hours will be held via Zoom on Dec. 30, 2022 3 - 4 pm.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Exam Dates Winter Semester 2022/23

Bachelor Courses

Literature and Culture I (04-001-1001)

• Lecture: written exam on Jan 31, 09:15 – 10:45 HS 8 (HSG)
• Seminar a-c (Dr. Stefan Schubert, Leonie Kratzenstein, Prof. Dr. Katja Kanzler) + Tutorial a-c (Heather Prüssing): take-home essay due Feb 13, 2023 

iTASK (04-001-1004)

Eleonora Ravizza’s office hours on Monday, November 21 will only take place on Zoom, not in person.

as|peers is a print and digital journal produced and edited by MA-level students at American Studies Leipzig. In addition to showing the scholarly work produced by students from all over Europe, the journal frequently features art by young artists.

In this open call for art, as|peers is looking for:

• Illustrations

• Paintings

• Photography

• Poetry

• Creative Writing

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming reading with current Picador professor Emily Nemens on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm at Literaturhaus Leipzig. Professor Nemens will read from The Cactus League and talk about baseball and its impact on American society, celebrity and fan cultures, literature, and the Picador Guest Professorship.

Office Hours during Winter Semester 2022/23 (while classes are in session), starting Oct. 10, 2021

Prof. Dr Katja Kanzler – Both remote and in-person appointments are possible—please sign-up via email at least one hour in advance.

Thursdays, 3 – 4 pm

Prof. Dr Gabriele Pisarz-Ramírez – Both remote and in-person appointments are possible - please contact by email for an appointment.

Wednesdays, 3:45 – 4:45 pm

Prof. Dr. Olaf Stieglitz

Wednesdays, 1:30 – 3 pm (in person)