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International Conference: "New Poetries—New Poetics? Cultural and Aesthetic Transformations of American Poetry"

February 14-15, 2020. Bischofsvilla

The conference examines how traditional modalities of literary poetry are extended and transformed in new poetic practices such as poetry slams, rap music, YouTube poetry, and avant-garde rhyme. Organized by the American Studies team at Konstanz, the conference discusses case studies from the United States to map the shifting relationships among aesthetics, materiality, and cultural politics that emerge from these new poetries.

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Peace Prize of the German Book Trade awarded to Aleida and Jan Assmann

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association (der Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) has announced that this year's Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels) will be awarded to Prof. a.D. Dr. Dr. h.c. Aleida Assmann and Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jan Assmann.