Thanks to everyone who joined the NAS career forum on 12 May 2026. 3 NAS alumni discussed the value of their degree in their diverse career trajectories and answered students' questions in a Q&A. The event concluded with drinks and the opportunity to chat with our alumni. #alumni #UniBonn #NAS

Join us next week (19/05) at 6pm for a lecture with Prof. Dr. Kirsten Wandschneider on "A Taxing Journey: Tax Adaptions and Interstate Migration in the Early 20th Century." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

What does “European independence” really mean today? Our recent panel discussion tackled energy, security, and global power shifts—and what they mean for Europe’s role in the world. Thanks to everyone who joined on 5 May.🌎 #Europe #nas #bonn

💡 Whether you’re a current student or considering our program, this event, with a Q&A session and reception with drinks and snacks afterward, is a great chance to hear how the program prepares you for the job market and diverse career paths. #career #alumni The event is free and open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who joined Renae Watchman's lecture on 21 April on "When Relations Cannot Be Restored: Fraudulent Indigenous Identity in Literary and Creative Arts.” 🌎📖

📣Join us next Tuesday (04/21) for a lecture with Prof. Watchman who will explore phenomena of non-Indigenous people taking on Indigenous identities to advance their own aims. This event is free and open to the public.

Welcome back to the University for the summer term 2026 and to this term's lecture series!📚🌎

Welcome back to the University for the winter term 2025/26 and to this term's lecture series!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 1 July for Prof. Robert Nichols' thought-provoking talk "Red Power Partisans: Native American Activism and the 'New Indian Wars'." This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

Join us on 1 July 2025 for Prof. Robert Nichols’ talk, “Red Power Partisans,” on Native American activism and guerrilla warfare theory in the 60s–70s. Part of our “Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies” series. Free and open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 27 May 2025 for Dr. Sine Kontbay Busun’s lecture on NAFTA and USMCA. She analyzed key shifts in North American trade policy and rising tensions under Trump’s second term. This event was part of our North American Studies Lecture Series.

Join us next week for an input lecture by Prof. Dr. Jill Doerfler who will talk about land allotments on the White Earth Reservation in the early 1900s. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for our informal lunch session on 9 July 2025 at 12pm (c.t.) in room 02.025 at Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn. We will discuss issues pertaining to the current state of Native America. Please note: Participants are kindly asked to bring their own lunch. No food or drinks will be provided.

Interested in Canada? The DKG’s Canadian Weekend 2025 is still open for registrations as the deadline has been extended! Check out the details and how to join here: www.dkg-online.de/einladung-ka...

Thank you to Professor Kinohi Nishikawa for delivering this year's Juneteenth Lecture! His powerful exploration of the "afterlife of slavery" in Toni Morrison’s 'A Mercy' (2008) shed new light on the richness and complexity of the novel. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @nas-bonn.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 29 April 2025 for Prof. Jean Pfaelzer’s lecture “California, a Slave State.” Drawing from her recent book, she explored how California’s history of slavery challenges its mythic image and reveals a legacy of resistance and rebellion.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on 3 June, 2025! Dr. Pyke explored how queer sensibilities have shaped some of the most beloved children’s literature of the mid-twentieth century. This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

Join us on June 3 for Dr. Sarah Pyke’s talk on queer kinship in mid-20th-century U.S. children’s literature. She explores how figures like Sendak and Brown shaped the genre, offering a counter-history amid current censorship debates. The event is free and open to the public.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on 13 May, 2025! Dr. Fackler explored how Indigenous literatures challenge extractivism through kinship narratives. This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

For the next talk in our summer 2025 series "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies," we welcome Dr. Sine Kontbay Busun, who will discuss the shift from NAFTA to USMCA and its impact on North American trade. Free and open to the public!

Thanks to everyone who joined the NAS career forum on 6 May 2025. 3 NAS alumni discussed the value of their degree in their diverse career trajectories and answered students' questions in a Q&A. The event concluded with drinks and the opportunity to chat with our alumni. #alumni

Thanks to everyone who joined our panel on 22 April 2025! We discussed Canada’s political landscape, Québec’s role, and the cultural impact of the upcoming election. This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

Join us for our next lecture with Dr. Katharina Fackler from the University of Bonn. She will explore how contemporary Indigenous literature contests extractivism and promotes sustainable, kinship-based social-ecological relations. The event is free and open to the public!

💡 Whether you’re a current student or considering our program, this event, with a Q&A session and reception with drinks and snacks afterward, is a great chance to hear how the program prepares you for the job market and diverse career paths. #career #alumni The event is free and open to the public.

Join us for a lecture with Prof. Pfaelzer who will explore how California's origins and its prosperity are deeply tied to the history of slavery, a history long hidden by the state's utopian myth. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for the first installment in our summer lecture series with Prof. Dr. Christoph Vatter. Explore Canada’s shifting politics, cultural identity, and its evolving ties to the US. Free and open to all! April 22, 6–8 pm, Rabinstraße 8, Room 7, Bonn.

Join us for our informal lunch session on 23 April 2025 at 12pm (c.t.) in room 02.025 at Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn. We will reflect and discuss recent developments in U.S. politics. Please note: Participants are kindly asked to bring their own lunch. No food or drinks will be provided.

Welcome back to the University for the summer term 2025 and to this term's lecture series!

Just out: The Handbook of American Poetry, edited by Sabine Sielke and published by De Gruyter in January 2025! 📖 The editor's introduction is now available on our website! www.nas.uni-bonn.de/en/news-1-1/...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Martin Luther King Lecture on January 20, 2025. This year, we were honored to welcome Nadja Klopprogge for her talk on "Intimate Constellations as Sites of Multidirectional Memory: Relating African American and German History."

Join us at the "Swimming Studies: Waters, Winds, and Waves of Knowing" student conference on January 30 & 31!

Join us for this semester's last installment of our Lecture Series! We are welcoming @maditaoeming.bsky.social on "America’s War on Porn: Anti-Pornography on 28 January 2025 at 6 pm (c.t). The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week's lecture with Dr. Imke Lichterfeld on "‘My consciousness flowing’: Outdoor Swimming and the Immediacy of Water in Roger Deakin’s Waterlog and Victoria Whiteworth’s Swimming with Seals" and participated in an engaging discussion! 🌊🏊‍♀️

Join us tonight at 6 pm (c.t) for our MLK Lecture with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Klopprogge's lecture on "Intimate Constellations as Sites of Multidirectional Memory: Relating African American and German History". The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Join us tonight at 6 pm (c.t) for Dr. Imke Lichterfeld's lecture on "‘My consciousness flowing’: Outdoor Swimming and the Immediacy of Water in Roger Deakin’s Waterlog and Victoria Whiteworth’s Swimming with Seals" The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you to everyone who joined our last lecture in 2024 with James Mendelsohn on "An Archive of Postcards: The Intersection of Cultural and Personal Memory."

Join us tomorrow at 6 pm (c.t) for Sarah Becker’s lecture on "Water Corpses in US-American Visual Culture." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you to everyone who joined our lecture with Dr. Simon Schleusener on "Images of Degradation: Social Photography and the Politics of Visibility"

Thank you to everyone who joined our lecture with Alexei Kazakov on "Nostalgia and Constructions of National Identities."

Join us tomorrow at 6 (c.t) pm for James Mendelsohn‘s lecture on "An Archive of Postcards: The Intersection of Cultural and Personal Memory." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Join us tomorrow at 6 (c.t) pm for Dr. Simon Schleusener's lecture on "Images of Degradation: Social Photography and the Politics of Visibility." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Brown-Bag Lunch Discussion with Former Members of Congress and took part in the lively debate! 🗣️ This event has been co-organized with the Amerika Haus NRW e.V., BAPP, CASSIS, and FMC.

Looking back today on our Election Night Special co-organized with @amerikahaus.bsky.social and @bpb.de 🔵🔴🗳️ Watched CNN, sang karaoke, and shared the excitement...

Join us today at 6 (c.t) pm for Alexei Kazakov's lecture on Nostalgia and Constructions of National Identities. The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Join us today at 6 (c.t.) pm for our Panel Discussion, which will reflect on the 2024 US presidential election and analyze Donald Trump’s re-election.

Check out this term‘s lecture series on current issues in North American and Cultural Studies. We have very interesting lectures coming up and look forward to you joining us! All lectures are free and open to the public.

Join us for a discussion with former U.S. Congress members Bob Goodlatte (R) and Brenda Lawrence (D) as they share insights on the 2024 U.S. elections and discuss challenges like nationalism, populism, and neoisolationist sentiment. Registration required: www.eventbrite.de/e/former-mem...

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