Mobbing, Verunglimpfung, Hatespeech — Herabsetzung scheint ein Phänomen unserer Zeit zu sein. Tatsächlich zieht sie sich jedoch durch die Jahrhunderte und kulturellen Kontexte hindurch. Dabei zeigt sich immer wieder, dass Herabsetzung weit mehr als eine zufällige Entgleisung ist und offenbar sehr viel damit zu tun hat, wie Gesellschaften funktionieren. Das neue, von der […]
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We are happy to announce the recent publication of the COPAS special issue “Dis-eased: Critical Approaches to Disability and Illness in American Studies,” which is guest edited by Gesine Wegner (Dresden) and Tanja Reiffenrath (Göttingen). The issue critically and productively engages with the sense of dis-ease – the frictions, anxieties, and discomfort – which illness and […]
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Please note that Prof. Giloy’s guest lecture on January 25 (see last post) is taking place at BZW A/538. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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On January 25, Associate Professor Eva Giloi from Rutgers University-Newark is giving a guest lecture titled “Mapping Shame: Invectives and Urban Renewal in the Great Society.” When: January 25, 14:30-16:00 p.m. Where: BZW/A 538 Prof. Giloi’s lecture focuses on how the invective of shame was used by power holders in 1960’s Newark to advance urban renewal. […]
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The Summer Course in Narrative Study (SINS) is a six days intensive program that brings together PhD-students, doctoral students, faculty members and internationally leading scholars in a multi-disciplinary, international discussion of existing and emerging concepts and approaches in the broad field of narrative study. In a combination of lectures by the invited key notes, project […]
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Notions of progress have remained pivotal to North American identities and academia. Discussions range from how “progress” may be evaluated empirically to whether the concept is a useful theoretical tool at all. Particularly in North America, competing perceptions of progress remain a driving force behind public and political discourses. The 11th Graduate Conference hosted by […]
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At the onset of the 21st century, dissent and public protest in the US are apparently seeing a revival. Leftist and liberal movements, such as Occupy Wall Street or Black Lives Matter, as well as nationalist and/or conservative groups, such as the Unite the Right rallies or figures such as Kim Davis, have shown that […]
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Free to Rock ist ein Dokumentarfilm des vierfachen Emmy-Gewinners Jim Brown, der über einen Zeitraum von zwölf Jahren entstanden ist. Dieser einzigartige Film zeigt, wie die Kraft des Rock‘n Roll ganz ohne Blutvergießen zum Ende der Sowjetunion und des Kalten Krieges beigetragen hat – trotz aller Versuche, diese Musik zu verbieten. Der Film lässt die […]
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The chair for North American Literature at the TU Dresden takes part in a new young scholars’ network which is being funded by the German Research Foundation, starting September 2017. The network proposes the notion of ‘narrative liminality’ as a category for the study of US American modern culture. In so doing, the network aims to […]
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The official opening of the new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) “Invectivity: Constellations and Dynamics of Disparagement” at the TU Dresden will take place on 17 October 2017, 5:30 p.m., at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden. From 7 p.m., the issue of “Populism” will be approached from different perspectives. Speakers include Prof. Dr. Albrecht Koschorke and Georg Seeßlen as […]
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