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On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the award-winning Northern Irish author Lucy Caldwell will visit the Institute of English and American Studies at the...

Please note: There is an e-mail for the application for accreditation. Please send your transcripts and accreditation forms, together with a...

The Institute of English and American studies is excited to launch a new programme of courses that will introduce students to writing fiction, poetry...

The current deadlines for registration for courses are now online.

Please refer to this page for the registration phases in STINE.

On 9 and 10 May 2025, JProf. Sandra Dinter and PD Dr. Natalie Roxburgh will host the 18th workshop of the German Association for the Study of British...

The IAA will host the international conference "New Perspectives on Walking Women in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures" from 27 to 29 March 2025...

Our institute mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. Rolf Meyn. He had been Professor of American Studies at the Institute of British and American Studies from...

The project seminar within the Master studies in British and American Cultures presents a multimedia exhibition titled: "AnthropoSEEN". The exhibition...

On Monday, December 16, 2024, at 4 p.m. in Phil C, Dr. Marlene Dirschauer (Universität Hamburg) will give a guest lecture on „Water as creative...

On Monday, December 02, 2024, at 4 o'clock p.m., in lecture hall Phil C,  PD Dr. Ursula Kluwick (Universität Bern) will give a guest lecture titled...

Prof. Breitenwischer and his DFG-network „Kulturen ästhetischen Widerstands“ invite all interested students and colleagues to the conference...

On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 6 p.m., in lecture hall VMP 8 (Anna-Siemsen-Hörsaal) Prof. Astrid Böger and Dr. Julia Lange will participate in a panel...

Please find Prof. Breitenwischer's talk titled „United States of Whatever — Der Vibe vor der US-Wahl“ broadcasted via NDR Nachtclub ÜberPOP here.

On Friday, November 01, 2024 (Bank holiday), the main office and the LVM will remain closed. Please see us in advance or from November, 04, 2024...

After a three-year-interval (due to Corona measures), there will be the prize-giving ceremony of the Amerikanistikpreis on Friday, November 1, 2024...

We are very sorry to inform you that Ms Pries has retired from October 2024 onwards. Should you have queries, please contact the main office via...

On Friday, October 04, 2024 (Bank holiday after "Tag der Deutschen Einheit"), the main office and the LVM will remain closed. Please see us in advance...

In the WDR-podcast „Zeitzeichen“, Prof. Dr. Dustin Breitenwischer talks on the Sugarhill Gang and their hit song „Rapper’s Delight“. Please find the...

Please note the deadlines for Stine registration phases. For information on courses please see here via Stine-Export or, preferably, directly refer to...