#SaveTheDate: On Oct 6, you are cordially invited to join us for an evening with Werner Sollors (@harvard.edu). On the occasion of the publication of "The Werner Sollors Reader," the literary scholar will visit @amerikahaus.de to discuss his work with Daniel G. Williams (@swanseauni.bsky.social).

🎓 From July 16 to 23, 2025, BavarianAmericanAcademy's 13th Summer Academy took place in Montreal, QC 🇨🇦, allowing participants to engage with the topic "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present."

⏳ Just two more days before the 13th BAA Summer Academy begins! The summer school brings together 16 early career researchers and 10 faculty members from Europe and North America at Goethe-Institut Montreal to discuss the topic "North American Narratives of #Crisis and #Repair, Past and Present."

The final preparations for the 23rd Annual Conference of the #BavarianAmericanAcademy are in full swing: From Thu to Sat, scholars from various disciplines and both sides of the Atlantic will come together in Munich to discuss various dimensions of the topic "Labor, Union, and the Future of Work".

Next Fri, Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown U) will deliver the second keynote of the BAA-Conference "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work," speaking about ways in which Black women have been pushing back on the erasure of Black lives and communities in narratives of deindustrialization in the US.

On the opening evening of this year's BAA Conference "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work", we are looking forward to a keynote lecture with Prof. Dr. Colin Crouch (@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social | @mpifg.bsky.social). The sociologist will ask: What do industrial relations systems look like today?

We are excited that, in just over a week, the 23rd International Conference of the #BavarianAmericanAcademy begins, bringing scholars and practitioners from both sides of the Atlantic together to discuss the topic "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work"! ➡️Learn more: t1p.de/oy585

#SaveTheDate: On Thu, July 3, Prof. Alys Weinbaum (U of Washington) will present a public keynote lecture at @fau.de, exploring the affordances of dystopian novels to speak directly and eloquently to questions of both reproductive dispossession and reproductive freedom. ➡️ Learn more: t1p.de/wytje

📅 #SaveTheDate: From July 10-12, 2025, the 23rd international conference of the #BavarianAmericanAcademy takes place at @amerikahaus.de in #Munich, bringing scholars from various disciplines and from both sides of the Atlantic together to explore the topic "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work."

📣 #CfA Reminder: Until Friday, we accept submissions for the 2025 AGBC Travel Grant. We invite applications by (post-)doctoral researchers working on projects with a transatlantic focus/transatlantic dimensions, who will benefit from a #ResearchStay in the US. 🎓 ➡️ www.amerikahaus.de/bayerische-a...

Last night, the #BAA had the pleasure of hosting an evening with poet & scholar Tsitsi Jaji (@duke-university.bsky.social). Prof. Jaji read some of her new poems, elaborated on her poetic practice, and engaged in an intriguing conversation with @nathalieaghoro.bsky.social (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social).

What an inspiring evening and conversation on ecopetics and diasporic kinship with the poet and scholar Tsitsi Ella Jaji who read new poems and pieces from her collections Mother Tongues and Beating the Graves nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014135... www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

Join us tomorrow evening at @amerikahaus.de for a poetry reading and discussion with Tsitsi Jaji (@duke-university.bsky.social)! ➡️ Info & Registration: www.amerikahaus.de/en/exhibitio...

📢 #JobOpportunity: Das GRK "Das Sentimentale in Literatur, Kultur und Politik" an der @fau.de (Sprecherin: Heike Paul; gefördert von der @dfg.de) sucht zum 1. Sep 2025 eine*n Koordinator*in in Teilzeit (50%). 📅 Bewerbungsfrist: 20. Juni 2025 Details: www.sentimental.phil.fau.de/2025/05/13/o...

#JobOpportunity: The RTG "The #Sentimental in Literature, Culture, and Politics" at @fau.de (speaker: former BAA-Director Heike Paul; funded by @dfg.de) invites applications for three fully funded doctoral positions. 📅 Deadline: June 30, 2025 👉 Starting date: September 1, 2025 📢 Share widely!

#SaveTheDate: On Tue, May 20, at 7 pm, we cordially invite you to @amerikahaus.de for an evening with Tsitsi Jaji (@duke-university.bsky.social). Jaji will present some of her new poetic work, which takes inspiration from Shona clan poetry. ➡️ Info & Registration: www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...

#CfA: Are you working on a doctoral or post-doctoral project that requires research in the #US? The American-German Business Club Munich and the #BAA invite emerging scholars to apply for the 2025 AGBC Travel Grant! 🎓 📅 Deadline: May 30, 2025 👉 www.amerikahaus.de/bayerische-a... 📣 Share widely!

"Wem gehört Kultur?" Am Dienstag, 6. Mai 2025, war Martin Puchner (@harvard.edu) im @amerikahaus.de zu Gast. Mit Beispielen aus seinem neuen Buch legte der Literaturwissenschaftler dar, warum er die Annahme, Kultur könne das Eigentum von Individuen oder Gruppen sein, für problematisch hält.

Ein schönes Radiointerview mit Martin Puchner (@harvard.edu) zu seinem kürzlich auf Deutsch erschienem Buch "Kultur: Eine neue Geschichte der Welt" - und eine gute Einstimmung auf unsere Veranstaltung im @amerikahaus.de! Mehr zum heutigen Abend mit Prof. Puchner: t1p.de/j2z9s

Morgen lädt die BAA um 19 Uhr zu einem Abend mit Prof. Martin Puchner (@harvard.edu) ins @amerikahaus.de ein. Mit Beispielen aus seinem neuen Buch wird er für ein positives Verständnis kultureller Austauschprozesse eintreten. Einen Vorgeschmack gibt es auf @zeit.de: www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-...

#SaveTheDate: Am 6. Mai lädt die BAA zu einer Veranstaltung mit Martin Puchner (@harvard.edu) ins @amerikahaus.de ein. Unter dem Titel „Wem gehört Kultur?“ will der Literaturwissenschaftler dabei für ein positives Verständnis kultureller Austauschprozesse eintreten. ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/j2z9s.

“It’s not just Tulsa.” At @amerikahaus.bsky.social our Chief Program Officer Kama Pierce shared how 100s of massacres targeted Black communities. Part of a larger talk on the role institutions have in shaping critical memory & justice 📺 Watch at: go.civilandhumanrights.org/amkhaus

#CfP: We have extended the deadline for the Emerging Scholars' Forum at this year's BAA Annual Conference! For two more weeks, doctoral researchers (no geographical restriction) have the opportunity to submit a proposal. 📅 Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 ➡️ Learn more: t1p.de/nrtvo

Until July 31, this photo, along with a selection of #LeeMiller 's own photographs, is on display at @amerikahaus.bsky.social, right in front of my office. I recommend visiting, if you are in Munich or nearby! Learn more at www.amerikahaus.de/en/exhibitio...

Last Fri at @amerikahaus.bsky.social, Kama Pierce (@ctr4chr.bsky.social), @margarethuang.bsky.social (@splcenter.org), Jim Grossman (@historians.org) & desireecsmith.bsky.social discussed the importance of fostering a critical memory & challenges institutions are facing 📺 Watch online: t1p.de/5ry64

Join us at @amerikahaus.bsky.social this Friday for a panel discussion about "U.S. Perspectives on History, Memory, and Current Challenges"! 📆 Fri, March 28, 2025, 7 p.m. 📍 Amerikahaus München (Karolinenplatz 3) 🎟 Further Information & Registration: t1p.de/k0t8r 📺 Watch live online: t1p.de/5ry64

#CallForApplications: For just a few more days, doctoral researchers at Bavarian universities have the opportunity to submit a proposal for the Emerging Scholars' Forum at the BAA Annual Conference 2025. 📅 Deadline: Sat, March 15, 2025 ➡️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/baa-esf-2025

#JobOpportunity: The RTG "Literature and the Public Sphere" (@grk2806.bsky.social at @fau.de) (Funded by @dfg.de) invites applications for 11 doctoral positions. 📅 Deadline: May 1, 2025 ➡️ Starting date: Oct 1, 2025 📢 Share widely Details: www.literaturundoeffentlichkeit.phil.fau.de/en/2025/02/0...

#CfA Reminder: For one more week, doctoral researchers & junior faculty in #AmericanStudies & #AmericanHistory have the chance to apply for the BAA #SummerAcademy 2025 in Berkeley, CA. Organized in cooperation with @ghiwashington.bsky.social & @fau.de. ➡️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/baa-summer-a...

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, scholars and practitioners came together at @amerikahaus.bsky.social in Munich for the International BAA-Workshop "Art, Beauty, and Visualizing Social Change," discussing different dimensions of the politics and aesthetics of #EnvironmentalPhotography.

#JobOpportunity: Die @fau.de sucht im Bereich der #AmericanStudies (LS Heike Paul) eine Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben. 📆 Deadline: 21.02.2025 🧑‍🎓 Einsatz im gesamten Aufgabenprofil des Lehrstuhls 💡 Forschung & Weiterqualifikation in den #AmericanStudies ➡️ Details: www.jobs.fau.de/jobs/lehrkra...

#CfA Reminder: The deadline for the BAA-Fellowship Program 2025 is less than two weeks away! 🎓 Until mid-February, (post-)doctoral researchers at Bavarian universities can submit their applications for a BAA-Postgraduate Research Fellowship at the Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, or Duke U. 📑✍

#CfA Reminder: Until Feb 15, doctoral researchers & junior faculty in #AmericanStudies & #AmericanHistory can apply for the BAA #SummerAcademy 2025, which takes place July 16-23 in Berkeley. Organized in cooperation with @ghiwashington.bsky.social & @fau.de ➡️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/baa-summer-a...

#SaveTheDate: On Feb 6, the #BAA & LMU's Amerika-Institut are hosting the international workshop "Art, Beauty, & Visualizing Social Change: The #Politics and #Aesthetics of #EnvironmentalPhotography" at @amerikahaus.bsky.social 📸🏞 ➡️ Full Program & In-Person Registration: tinyurl.com/baa-environm...

#InvitationForEngagement: BAA-members Ina Batzke (U Augsburg) & @ikalous.bsky.social (@fau.de) are launching a timely research group on "Representations of #ReproductiveJustice in the US." Interested scholars are invited to join their virtual kick-off meeting. 📅 Feb 28, 2025, 10:00am 📢 Share widely

#CfA Reminder: For one more month, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at Bavarian universities have the chance to apply for the #BavarianAmericanAcademy's Postgraduate Research Fellowships 2025! 📅 Deadline: Feb 15, 2025 👉 Further details: tinyurl.com/baa-fellowsh... 📢 Share widely!

#JobOpportunity: The Research Training Group "The #Sentimental in Literature, Culture, and Politics" (speaker: Prof. Dr. Heike Paul) at @fau.de invites applications for five doctoral positions. 📅 Deadline: Jan 31, 2025 👉 Starting Date: April 1, 2025; duration 3 years 📢 Share widely!

Looking forward to collaborating with @amerikahaus.bsky.social on this summer academy!

Happy New Year! ✨ At the #BavarianAmericanAcademy, we look back on a rich and successful 2024. For the year ahead, we extend only our best wishes: Have a happy, successful, and fulfilling 2025! 🍀

#CfA: The BAA #SummerAcademy 2025 on "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair" takes place from July 16-23, 2025 in Berkeley, CA. We invite doctoral researchers & junior faculty in #AmericanStudies to apply! 📅 Deadline: Feb 15, 2025 💡 More Info: www.amerikahaus.de/bayerische-a...

Last night, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy concluded its 2024 event program with a truly intriguing event: Prof. Dr. Kimberly J. Brown (@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social) joined us at Amerikahaus Munich for a public talk and discussion about "Antiblackness and the Politics of the Visual."

The #BavarianAmericanAcademy looks forward to welcoming @kjuanitabrown.bsky.social (Dartmouth College) to Amerikahaus Munich on Thursday! Kimberly J. Brown will speak about "Antiblackness and the Politics of the Visual." 👉 Further Information & Registration (free): www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...

#JobOpportunity: Die @fau.de sucht im Bereich der #AmericanStudies (Lehrstuhl Heike Paul) eine Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben. 📆 Bewerbungsfrist: 20. Dezember 2024 💡 Schwerpunkte: Cultural Studies, Kulturtheorie, Populärkulturforschung und Affect Studies 🔎 Details: www.jobs.fau.de/jobs/lehrkra...

#SaveTheDate: Join us for an evening with @kjuanitabrown.bsky.social (Dartmouth College) on December 12, 2024, at Amerikahaus! Brown will examine photography's long history as tethered to global histories of antiblackness. ➡️ Learn more & register (free admission): www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...

Yesterday, Harvard Club of Munich organized a lunch discussion with Sigmar Gabriel at Amerikahaus Munich. The Chairman of Atlantik-Bruecke and former Vice Chancellor & Foreign Minister of Germany discussed implications of the #USElections2024 for 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺. The #BAA supported this timely event.

#CfA: We are excited to announce our Fellowship Program 2025! (Post-)doctoral researchers at Bavarian universities working within a discipline represented in the BAA are invited to apply! 📅 Deadline: February 15, 2025 👉 Details: www.amerikahaus.de/bayerische-a... 📢Please Share widely!

Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden und einsichtsreichen Abend mit Prof. Heike Paul (@unifau.bsky.social) und Prof. Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg) am Montagabend im Amerikahaus! Das BAA-Podiumsgespräch bildet den Auftakt einer Themenwoche zu den US-Wahlen: www.amerikahaus.de/us-wahl-2024...

#SaveTheDate: Mit einem Gespräch zu den kulturhististorischen Kontexten der US-Wahl eröffnen Heike Paul (@unifau.bsky.social) und Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg) die Thementage zur US-Wahl im Amerikahaus München. 📅 Mo., 14.10.2024, 18:00 Uhr 👉 Weitere Infos: www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...

Since yesterday, the 2nd Austrian-Bavarian Postgraduate Workshop brings together emerging scholars from universities in Bavaria & Austria at the University of Salzburg to discuss the role of #AmericanStudies in times of #DemocraticCrises.

In a public conversation, former BAA-Director Heike Paul (@unifau.bsky.social) and Richard Slotkin (Wesleyan U) will discuss the myths that have shaped American identity & the current cultural and political divides in the US: 📅 Oct 9, 2024, 7 pm, Erlangen 👉 www.angam.phil.fau.de/2024/09/02/a...