Over the course of the 2020 US Presidential Election several of our ASL faculty members participated in election related public activities. This news item is meant to give you an overview of these activities in case you have not checked them out yet or if you want to revisit them.
On December 15 and 16, university elections will be held for the student body councils, including your student representatives for English and American Studies (FSR AnAm). In case you do not want to vote in person this year, you can request your mail-in ballot until Monday, November 30.
Former Picador Professor Alexander Chee has written a new short story for T-magazine’s Nov. 15 Travel issue. It is set in Leipzig and is one of three original short stories written exclusively for the magazine.
Submitted by Ella Ernst on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:05
Silicon Alps Cluster GmbH in Graz, Austria are searching for an intern for media production (film production, photography, postproduction, and texts) as well as online strategies for the organization of events. Apply now!
With his “Make America Great Again” Donald Trump has been doing politics for a white elite and right-wing conservative movements. The “melting pot” is seething and despite a new democratic president an explosion becomes more and more likely.
How can things move forward after the election? How did activism change under the presidency of Donald Trump? What do you expect after the election? How can we fight racism and antisemitism?
Submitted by Anne Keyselt on Mon, 11/09/2020 - 09:15
The repeat exam for the lecture “American Horizons – North American History in a Global Context I: From Colonial Times to the Civil War” in the module “Society, History, Politics I” (04-001-1002) will take place on Dec. 10 from 10 am to 12 pm. It will be an e-exam (open book exam).