Today, American Studies Leipzig launched aspeers:emerging voices in american studies, the first—and currently only—graduate journal in American Studies. Opening the release ceremony, institute director Prof. Anne Koenen expressed her pride in the project and thanked the editing students for the outstanding job they did, as well as course instructor Sebastian Herrmann for the effort he put into the project.
On April 24, 3 pm, American Studies Leipzig will celebrate the first issue of aspeers, Europe’s first and currently only graduate journal in American Studies. The journal has been created during the last semester as part of the American Studies Leipzig MA program. The release of the founding issue marks the end of the first editing cycle.
Please join us on 24 April 2008, 3 pm, in the Bibliotheca Albertina Lecture Hall for a short celebration!
The seminar offered by Professor Crister Garrett, “The Notion of Postmodern Politics in a Transatlantic Context” (that is part of the Module ‘Political Cultures in a Transatlantic Context’, on Tuesday, 11:15-12:45, will meet in Seminar Room 512 Am Brühl.
The lists of students accepted into American Studies Leipzig BA modules for their Wahlbereich is available for download as of now.
Students who find their Matrikel-No. on this list need to confirm their registration at the American Studies Institute on 3 April, 8am - 5pm. Please bring along your student id, documentation of the required English skills (you need to give evidence of at least 8 years of instruction, e.g. by your high school diploma, language certificates, etc.), and of completed prerequisites (if applicable).