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In the upcoming summer semester 2021, all instruction at ASL will continue to be done remotely, mostly via Zoom and Moodle. We have not made this decision lightly. However, in light of the contingencies imposed by the pandemic, we feel that it is more important for faculty and students to be able to plan the upcoming months. Deciding to do one more fully digital semester, and making this decision now, will allow all of us to better prepare for the road ahead.

The repeat exam for the lecture in the module Ethnicity and Diversity (04-001-1018) will take place on March 8, 2021 from 11am till 1 pm (11:15 Uhr - 12:45 Uhr). It will be an e-exam taken on Moodle. More information will be provided later.

ASL doctoral fellow Alyn Euritt recently spoke about her research on intimacy in podcasting on Deutschlandfunk Kultur’s Über Podcast.

To keep within the guidelines of social distancing procedures, we still cannot offer in-person office hours. To receive a remote consultation, email the instructor you would like to talk to at least 1 hour before the beginning of their office hours to request a callback. In said request, please include your phone number. Some instructors might offer additional remote options (via Zoom, Skype, Google Hangouts, or other) – please see below.

Prof. Dr Katja Kanzler (via Zoom) Please email at least an hour in advance.

Dear Students,

We wanted to update you on the 2nd-year BA modules we will be offering in the upcoming summer term. As we are working to consolidate the program and its teaching load, starting with this semester, we will not be offering the module The Anglo-American World in a Global Context anymore but will instead increase the thematic variety in other modules. This means that students will have to choose 2 (or more) out of these 4 modules in the course of their studies:

Former American Studies Leipzig faculty member Dr. Frank Usbeck has written a post for the SKD blog on the use of native American symbolism by far-right, pro-Trump rioters at the US capitol in January. During his time at ASL, Usbeck had worked extensively on the appropriation of native American culture in the formation of German nationalism during the 19th century, and on how this fed into Nazi ideology and anti-American propaganda in the early 20th century.