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There are over 700 illustrators of Edgar Allan Poe’s work that come from painters and artists from around the world. Based on his recently published book, The Great Illustrators of Edgar Allan Poe, Professor Magistrale’s lecture focuses on the early artists—starting with Manet and the French symbolists—and continues to trace the evolution of Poe illustration into modernism. The lecture features well-known art and artists as well as illustration that will, like Poe himself, create a highly visual…

We are proud to share the news with you that Dr. Dominik Steinhilber (American Studies) has won this year's University of Konstanz Award for Teaching Excellence. The LUKS Award (Lehrpreis der Universität Konstanz von Studierenden) recognizes university lecturers who serve as role models with outstanding teaching practices. The award is sponsored by The Vice Rector for Academic Affairs. The award ceremony will be held during the university's Dies Academicus on July 4th.

The CfP for the 33rd Annual CDE Conference on New Stages for Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Theatre is online.

04 June 2024, 11.45-13.15 G 421

If you will be writing your bachelor or master thesis this semester, you may like to participate in a writing centre workshop delivered as part of Prof. Christina Wald's Research and Exam Colloquium. All BASt, LKM and MEd/BEd English and Masterschule Literaturwissenschaft students who are actively working on their final thesis can take part. The workshop focuses both on developing your thesis structure as well as on time management and concludes with an invitation to participate in or form a new…

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. David Hering (University of Liverpool) is joining us at the University of Konstanz as a guest professor of American Studies from April to May 2024. Hosted by Prof. Dr. Timo Müller, Dr. Hering brings with him a wealth of expertise in contemporary literature and cultural theory and the haunting phenomena that shape our 21st-century existence.

Dr. Hering's scholarly pursuits extend to the realm of postmodern and contemporary literature, with a special emphasis…

Dr. Aneta Mancewicz (Royal Holloway, London): Extended Reality Shakespeare

31 January 2024, 10-11.30 a.m., room H 307

At the invitation of the research initiative and core topic of the 
Centre of Cultural Inquiry, "Transforming Infrastructure: Cultural 
Perspectives", Dr. Aneta Mancewicz (Royal Holloway, London) will speak 
about her research project and forthcoming publication Extended Reality 
Shakespeare as part of a seminar on "Resetting Shakespeare". Anyone 
interested is cordially…

We would like to invite you to the lecture "Energy and US Poetry in the Twentieth Century" by Prof. Justin Parks (Arctic University of Norway). The lecture will be moderated by Joel Duncan and will take place online Thursday, January 25, from 5.00 to 6.30 p.m.

The American Studies department at the University of Konstanz and Zebra Kino Konstanz host a special screening of Killers of the Flower Moon. The movie will be presented in English with German subtitles. Viewers will be welcomed with a drink and a short introduction covering the movie’s historical background.