Two weeks ago, on Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25, ASL had the pleasure to host the most recent conference held by Weiter sehen, which was established in Dresden and now found its way to Leipzig through Prof. Katja Kanzler, who is one of the researchers in the network. The conference was titled “Weiter sehen: Realität in Serie.”

Sophie Spieler´s Office Hours have to be postponed from June 4 to June 5, 2019 from 3:15 to 4:15 pm.

On May 11, 2019, the HTWK Leipzig hosted the 13th “Lange Nacht der Computerspiele” (LNC), displaying a variety of video and computer games in numerous booth and rooms and inviting guests to interact with these games. As part of the LNC, a newly founded initiative called lalalab, which aims to celebrate the cultural potentials of video games, was also inaugurated with a festival within the festival, the SpielKulturLabor.

The Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/ James-F.-Byrnes Institut e.V. is looking for American Studies students who would like to pursue an internship for at least 12 weeks (part time or full time) starting September 2019.

As a non-profit institution based in Stuttgart, the German-American Center informs about societal, cultural, political, and economic issues in both countries.

Interns should

We would like to thank you all for your expressions of sympathy and condolences after the passing of Prof Crister S. Garrett. We want to show our gratitude for everyone who called or wrote us letters of condolence or left kind words in the book of condolences. We will always remember Crister as a warmhearted, cheerful and loyal colleague and friend. He touched the lives of so many people. We are proud to honor his legacy.

On May 15, the American Studies Leipzig Alumni Association e.V. (ASLAA) will host an Internship Roundtable in cooperation with the Internship Coordinator Office.

Bachelor Courses

Society, History, Politics I (04-001-1002)

Lecture “American Horizons – North American History in a Global Context I: From Colonial Times to the Civil War” (Dr. Olaf Stieglitz):

Final call for applications:

The deadline for the MA American Studies entrance exam expires on April 29, 2019, at midnight. ASL strongly encourages you to submit your application packet soon if you plan on entering our MA class of 2019!

Please upload your application materials on our MA Application platform!