Please join us for Picador Professor Sheila Heti’s reading, “Mermaids, Stories and Sex” on Wednesday, May 19, 7pm! Sheila Heti will read from her books, The Middle Stories and How Should A Person Be? The reading will be followed by a conversation with journalist Teresa Bücker about writing, her time as a Picador Guest Professor, online seminars, sex, and feminism. The event will be held in English and streamed on YouTube (please click here).

Whether you study American Studies in our BA or MA programs, we highly recommend going abroad for one or two semesters, as it will undoubtedly be immensely beneficial to your academic, personal, and professional goals and interests.

Unfortunately, due to illness, the secretariat has to remain closed until further notice. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

In a new episode of the American Studies Leipzig Alumni Association e.V.’s podcast What’s Next? Chats with American Studies Alumni, host Sandra Rath chats with Dr. Marie-Luise Löffler, Officer for Women’s and Gender Equality at the City of Heidelberg.

Final call for applications:

The deadline for the MA American Studies entrance exam expires on May 3, 2021, at midnight. ASL strongly encourages you to submit your application packet soon if you plan on entering our MA class of 2021!

Please upload your application materials on our MA Application platform!

Ira Glasser war fast drei Jahrzehnte Direktor der American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) und hat sich mit spektakulären Gerichtsverfahren im Kampf um die Bürgerrechte in den USA einen Namen gemacht.

Bei der Veranstaltung geht es unter anderem um die Rolle der Misinformation und »Hatespeech« im Internet, ob die Rechte derer verteidigt werden sollte, die sich für antidemokratische Systeme und Politiken aussprechen und um die sogenannte »Cancel Culture«. Themen also, die den Kern unseres Zusammenlebens in einer digitalisierten, globalisierten Welt treffen.