North American Studies Week/s 2026
Welcome to our North American Studies Week/s 2026.
You can find an overview of our program below!
All students, doctoral students, and faculty are welcome!
Organized by: Prof. Dr. Birgit Däwes
Guest Lecture
The Force and Diné Futures
Renae Watchman
Indigenous Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Monday, April 13, 10:00-12:00, on WebEx.
Workshop
Current Research in British and North American Studies
Thursday, April 23, 13:00-16:30, OSL 231
- Arbitrary Notions of Race-Making: Indigeneity and Whiteness in Sámi Life Narratives
Laura Jungblut - Afro-nostalgia in HBO's Black-oriented streaming series Lovecraft Country (2020)
Jana Rosebrock - Tracing the (Trans)Pacific: Chinese American Connections in and beyond the Pacific
Nicole Poppenhagen
Guest Lecture
Pathetic Poetry: Rethinking Form and Affect
Thomas Austenfeld
University of Fribourg
Thursday, April 23, 18:00-20:00, OSL 234
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Birgit Däwes.