Christoph Straub
@chris_straub
Managing Director #BavarianAmericanAcademy at @amerikahaus. American Studies | Research Management | Communication. Views = my own, RTs ≠ endorsements. he/him
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09-03-2012 07:10:05
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#CallForApplications: The second Austrian-Bavarian Postgraduate Workshop will take place Sep 19-21, 2024, at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg & explore "#AmericanStudies in Times of Crises." 📅Submission deadline: July 21! Supported by the #BavarianAmericanAcademy, U.S. Embassy Vienna, Salzburg Global!
Tomorrow evening, Jessica J. Lee will speak about #NatureWriting and the #Anthropocene at amerikahaus. Join us for her public keynote address!
#CfP: Apply for the 2ndAustrian-Bavarian Postgraduate Workshop on "#AmericanStudies in Times of #DemocraticCrises" until Sun, July 21! 📆 Sep 19-21, 2024 |📍Salzburg Organizers: Universität München & Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, supported by the #BavarianAmericanAcademy, U.S. Embassy Vienna, Salzburg Global.
"How else might we bear witness to the world?" In the public keynote address of the BAA Seminar 2024 "Questions of #Ecology" at amerikahaus, Jessica J. Lee engages with hybrid forms of nature writing, illustrating ways in which they may help us better understand the #Anthropocene.
How do wars impact natural environments? With an intriguing input lecture on this second day of the BAA Seminar 2024 "Questions of the #Environment," Simone M. Müller (Simone M. Müller @smueller.bsky.social, Universität Augsburg) delineates an #EnvironmentalHistory of military conflicts.
#CfA: The 9th Summer Academy of #AtlanticHistory on "Revolutions in the Atlantic World (1750-1840)" takes place from Aug 26 to 29, 2025, in Praia Grande 🇵🇹. 📅 Apply by Aug 31, 2024! Organizers: Susanne Lachenicht(Universität Bayreuth) & Lauric Henneton (UVSQ); hosted by Pedro Cardim (NOVA FCSH)
Last Friday, #JamesBaldwin would have turned 100. DLF Kultur released a documentary on the occasion, featuring Rich Blint, an expert on Baldwin who joined us at amerikahaus last year. Listen to the wonderful radio show by René Aguigah, Max Böhnel, auch @[email protected] & A. Robertz deutschlandfunkkultur.de/lange-nacht-ue…
Michael Haspel (Universität Erfurt), who participated in a #BAA-funded conference on the legacy of the #BlackCivilRightsMovement a few years ago, has published a book that explores the spiritual foundations of #MartinLutherKing's activism for social justice. penguin.de/buecher/michae…
#CfA: The Research Training Group "The #Sentimental in Literature, Culture, and Politics" (RTG 2726 The Sentimental, speaker: Heike Paul) at FAU Erlangen-Nbg invites applications for 12 doctoral positions and 4 associated PhD positions. 📅 Deadline: October 15, 2024 👉 Please share widely!
In a public conversation, former BAA-Director Heike Paul and Prof. Richard Slotkin (Wesleyan University) will discuss the myths that have shaped American identity & the current cultural and political divides in the US: 📅 October 9, 2024, 7 pm, FAU Erlangen-Nbg 👉angam.phil.fau.de/2024/09/02/ame…
#SaveTheDate: Mit einem Gespräch zu den kulturhististorischen Kontexten der US-Wahl eröffnen Heike Paul (FAU Erlangen-Nbg) und Prof. Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg) die Thementage zur US-Wahl im amerikahaus. 📅 Mo., 14.10.2024, 18:00 Uhr 👉 Weitere Infos: amerikahaus.de/ausstellungen-…
Wir freuen uns sehr auf einen spannenden und einsichtsreichen Abend mit Heike Paul (FAU Erlangen-Nbg) und Prof. Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg) am Montagabend! Das Podiumsgespräch bildet den Auftakt einer amerikahaus-Themenwoche zu den US-Wahlen: amerikahaus.de/us-wahl-2024#c…
Amerikahaus-Themenwoche zur 🇺🇸#USWahl2024: Heute 18 Uhr sprechen Heike Paul (FAU Erlangen-Nbg) & Prof. Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg) u.a. über Geschichten, Mythen & Perspektiven. Eintritt frei! Jetzt anmelden: ➡️amerikahaus.de/ausstellungen-… Veranstalter: Bayerische Amerika-Akademie