Erasmus Guest Professor in American Studies 2019: Prof. Dr. Nassim Balestrini (University of Graz)

PROF. NASSIM BALESTRINI (University of Graz)

Einladung zum Gastvortrag im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe "Lectures in American Studies: New Trends and Developments"

"'White holes' and Invisible Native American History: Being Located and Locating Oneself in
Layli Long Soldier’s Whereas"

Mittwoch, 10. Juli 2019, 17.00 - 19.00 Uhr (c.t.), KGA - 102

Prof. Yael Schacher (University of Texas at Austin, USA), Guest Professor, Winter Term 2018/19

Prof. Yael Schacher was Guest Professor in American Studies during the Winter Term 2018/19. She gave a public lecture on "A Peril or a Promise?: Flashpoints in the History of Asylum in the United States" in cooperation with the Zentrum für Flucht und Migration, and taught seminars on human rights and immigration in contemporary American drama.

Prof. Annette J. Saddik (New York City College of Technology and the CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Program in Theatre, USA), Guest Professor, Winter Term 2018/19

Prof. Annette J. Saddik was Guest Professor in American Studies during the Winter Term 2018/19. She gave a public lecture on "The Comic Grotesque in Tennessee Williams' Late Plays."

Prof. Eric Sandeen (University of Wyoming, USA), Guest Professor, Winter Term 2016/17 and Winter Term 2014/15

Prof. Eric Sandeen, director of American Studies at our partner institution, the University of Wyoming (USA), was Guest Professor in American Studies during the Winter Term 2016/17 and 2014/15. He co-taught the course "The Family of Man and Beyond: Reviewing American Documentary Photography" together with Kerstin Schmidt and took part in both the excursion to Luxemburg and the workshop at the Family of Man exhibition at the Castle of Clerveaux, Luxemburg.

Jan Hamer (Weber State University, USA), Visiting Scholar, Summer Term 2019

Jan hamer, instructor of English at our partner institution Weber State University in Ogden (Utah, USA), will be a visiting scholar in American Studies during the Summer Term 2022. She will teach the following two block courses:

Literary and Cultural History I: Literature and Culture of the American West (Hamer)

Academic Writing (mit Michael Hilton): Academic Writing

Sylvia Newman (Weber State University, USA), Visiting Scholar, Summer Term 2019

Sylvia Newman, instructor of English at our partner institution Weber State University in Ogden (Utah, USA), was a visiting scholar in American Studies during the Summer Term 2019. She taught the following two block courses:

 Literary and Cultural History I: American Women Writers after 1900

Composition Workshop / Academic Writing

Kyra Hudson (Weber State University, USA), Visiting Scholar, Summer Term 2015

Kyra Hudson, instructor of English at our partner institution Weber State University in Ogden (Utah, USA), was visiting scholar in American Studies during the Summer Term 2015. She taught the courses "American Humor" and “The North American Short Story.”