public event

Kritische AmerikanistInnen is a reading group that seeks to stimulate a discussion within the framework of cultural studies by focusing on texts outside of the theoretical corpus, i.e., Critical Theory. By opening the debate to further perspectives, we hope to expand our understanding of society and culture, and promote a more critical engagement with conventional ideas of, e.g., culture, society, race, class, or theory.

We invite anyone interested from B.A./M.A. students to doctoral candidates to join us.

“From Superheroes to Swamp Monsters - Comics and Graphic Novels in American Popular Culture”

Lecture with Dr. Marie-Luise Löffler, University of Bremen

Tuesday, 24 May, 2016

11 am - 1 pm

Campus Augustusplatz, HS 10

The lecture is free and open to the public. 

Please join us for Picador Professor Justin Torres' reading at the Schaubühne Lindenfels (Karl-Heine-Straße 50) on Tuesday, May 17, 7pm!

You can find out more about Prof. Torres' works and activities on his faculty page. More information about the event can be found in the attached poster.

Please join us for a workshop about American English and understanding the presidential election 2016.

30 June 2016
5-7 pm
GWZ 2516

Please join us for a public talk on Public Diplomacy with American Diplomat, Jeremy Fowler, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy to Germany.

26 May
5-7 pm
GWZ 4415

May 19, 2016

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Museum der bildenden Künste
Katharinenstraße 10, 04109 Leipzig

Die Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland verbindet eine lang gewachsene Beziehung. Sie wird von gemeinsamen Werten und Interessen getragen, die das Fundament für die vielschichtigen Verbindungen und Austauschprozesse bilden. Natürlich gibt es – wie in jeder Freundschaft – auch Kontroversen und Meinungsverschiedenheiten.

The field of intercultural communication comprises a wide range of models and methods.

9 May
GWZ 2516
5-7 pm

Participants in this seminar will explore internationally different leadership styles and team dynamics, and discuss approaches of intercultural communication that help to determine challenges and solutions for international teams.

Germany and Europe are seeking to build a 21st century trade architecture with North America. The Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are the most significant transatlantic effort since the end of the Cold War to craft a new model of economic security between North America and Europe. These efforts are controversial, however, and are being hotly debated on both sides of the Atlantic. Join us for a one-day conference with leading experts and the U.S.

Please join us for a talk on the presidential elections in the US with Prof. Paul Rundquist.

Albertina Library Lecture Hall
Beethovenstraße 6
04107 Leipzig

Prof. Rundquist was a Senior Researcher at the Congressional Research Service for some thirty years. He is internationally recognized as an expert in the relations between Congress and the Executive Branch. He has advised parliaments around the world on legislative affairs.

A TTIP Symposium

15 April
Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig

You can sign up for the symposium here.