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.

Join the WebEx meeting here!
 

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.