external event

The Working Group “Machine Learning” at Leipzig University's Institute for Computer Science will screen the movie Pre-Crime and host a discussion with the movie's director, Matthias Heeder. The film discusses difficult questions of the future of policing in digital cultures and societies. Please note that the organizers are asking for prior registration. More details can be found online at the working group's webpage or below.

Lange Leipziger Lesenacht and HALLE 14 cordially invite you to their free event “Houston - We Have A Reading” at Baumwollspinnerei on October 30th. You can expect literary speed dating, cookies, music, poetry, readings, and a documentary with authors from the US and Germany. Our very own Picador Professor Sasha Pimentel will be there and many other fascinating authors, too. 

This is their exciting program:

On November 15, EducationUSA, a U.S. Department of State network of student advising centers, is holding an online seminar on internships in the United States. Taylored towards university students and young professionals, the Webinar will cover information on how to find and successfully apply for an internship, as well as getting the respective visa.

The event is free and you can conveniently participate from your home via Internet.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 8 pm acclaimed author Lauren Groff will read from her novel Fates and Furies. 

The event will take place at Schaubühne Lindenfels.

Entrance fee: 5 €

For further details, please see here. 

The Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig, in cooperation with the journal Edit, will host the American author Leslie Jamison for a reading from her book The Empathy Exams on December 1, 7.30pm at the Haus des Buches (Gerichtsweg 28). More information about the event can be found on the Edit website or on Facebook.

Cf. the FSR webpage

Des weiteren findet am Freitag den 04.07. von 15-17 Uhr unsere 2. Vollversammlung im Glaskasten (GWZ H5.316) statt. Auf euren Wunsch hin werden wir dort über Themen wie: “Was sind unsere Rechte als StudentInnen” und “Kürzungen an der Uni Leipzig” reden. Also erscheinet zahlreich. 

Please join us for this semester's second ASL film screening with Professor Barry Laga.

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

December 18th, 2013
6-9 p.m.
American Studies Seminar Room (GWZ 2.5.16)

The event is part of the ASL film screening series “The American Gangster Film.”

January 8th, 2014: Scarface (1983)
January 22nd, 2014: Pulp Fiction (1994)

Author John Katzenbach will speak about his life, work and his most recent novel Red 123 (German title Der Wolf) at Lehmann’s Media in Leipzig. Rainer Strecker will read in German from Katzenbach’s work; the event will be moderated by Günther Keil.