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Current News and Events
Election Event Series: "Making Sense of the US-American Presidency –
Four Years Later"
The Department of American Studies invites students, scholars, and guests to join our election event series and continue to gain a more thorough understanding of the American presidency and the 2024 presidential elections. Five (online) guest speakers from Appalachian State University, California State University, Chico, Emerson College, Emory University, and the University of Notre Dame will provide us with expert opinions and analyses, while the film screenings at the Leokino will allow us to discuss US-American politics and its cinematic depictions. During our election night viewing party on Nov. 5, 2024, we will follow the election in real time and test our presidential knowledge in a topical Pub Quiz co-organized by our student representatives.
For more information (dates, times and locations), please visit the event series website. | All events are open to the public.
The Picturesque and the Sublime in Lee Friedlander’s Landscape Photography
The lecture will discuss the landscape photographs taken by the American photographer Lee Friedlander since the 1970s, in particular those showing the western parts of the United States.
In cooperation with ZIAS
5th December 2024|3:30pm to 5:00pm| HS2, EG, GEIWI-Turm, Innrain 52d| PD Dr. Lars Nowak
Ambivalenz und Attraktion: Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Luft als Zentrum filmischer Entfaltung
The guest lecture takes place as part of the course “Ecological Discourses in Eastern European Cinema.”
More information can be found here. Der Gastvortrag findet im Rahmen von Mag. Anna Ladinig‘s Lehrveranstaltung “Ecological Discourses in Eastern European Cinema” statt.
December 10th, 2024 | 12:00 pm | GEIWI-Turm, Innrain 52d, Room 40406 | Dr. phil. Habil. Felix Lenz
Past News and Events 2024
Guest Lecture: American History and the Secret Life of Medicinal Plants: Archives, Ethnobotany, and Environmental Justice
Professor Claudia J Ford’s lecture will discuss ethnobotany, the study of plants in relation to their medical and cultural uses, and how exploring stories found in ethnobotanical archives can help us understand complex interactions across racial and cultural borders in American history. More information can be found here: Guest Lecture Claudia J. Ford
December 3, 2024 | 15:30 pm - 17:00 pm | GEIWI-Turm, Innrain 52d, HS 7 | Claudia J Ford, PhD
Dialogführung KRAMPUS
Gemeinsam mit dem künstlerischen Leiter von INN SITU, Hans-Joachim Gögl, wird Michael Fuchs durch die Ausstellung KRAMPUS, in der Arbeiten des Hongkonger Künstlers Kurt Tong präsentiert werden, führen. In der Führung wird u.a. die Verhandlung der Krampusfigur in US-amerikanischen Horrorfilmen thematisiert werden. Anmeldung: https://www.innsitu.at/vermittlungsprogramm/
20. November 2024 | 18–19 Uhr | BTV Stadtforum (Stadtforum 1, 6020 Innsbruck) | Mag. Dr. Michael Fuchs
Conference: Marco Polo and the European Image of Asia
Marco Polo’s narrative account of Asia in his Il Milione is one of the first and major sources to shape the European image of Asia for centuries to come. The Polo universe is vast, encompassing numerous vernacular and Latin versions of the account, which differ through their emphasis of specific aspects. This conference, commemorating the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death in 2024, explores some of the different descriptions, projections, and phantasies of Asia in the light of Marco Polo’s Il Milione and beyond.
November 14-16, 2024 | Palais Claudiana | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Klarer
“There would seem to be nothing there to study”: Audible Pasts and Literary Soundscapes
Philipp Leonhardt’s lecture is part of the interdisciplinary lecture series “Positionen der Literaturwissenschaft” (Institut für Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft).
November 19, 2024 | 10:15 am - 11:45 am | GEIWI-Turm, Innrain 52d, HS 4 | Philipp Leonhardt, MA
Symposium „Transatlantic Mountain Cinema“
The FWF research project “Delocating Mountains: Cinematic Landscapes and the Alpine Model” at the Department of American Studies at the University of Innsbruck hosts a final symposium on November 4 and 5, 2024. Speakers from the US, Germany, and Austria will explore transatlantic exchanges in mountain film culture. This symposium is part of a focus week on cultural mountain studies at the University of Innsbruck and cooperates with the symposium “Heilige Berge – Berge und das Heilige” organized by Thomas Steppan (Department of Art History) and Monika Fink-Naumann (Department of Music).
Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/projects/mountainfilmstudies/news/tmc-program.pdf
November 4th and 5th, 2024 | Ágnes-Heller-Haus, Room 04K100 u. Haus der Musik | Univ.-Prof. Christian Quendler
Trump vs. Democracy: From Reality Show to Imperial Presidency
aus der Serie: 10.10.2024-14.01.2025: US Politics Uncovered. Wohin steuern die USA?
Eine Vortragsreihe zu den US-Wahlen 2024, organisiert vom Institut für Politikwissenschaft in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Zeitgeschichte und mit Unterstützung durch EPoS (Research Area Economy, Politics & Society).
10. Oktober 2024 18:30 Uhr bis 20:00 Uhr| HS1, EG - SOWI-Gebäude | Mag. Mag. Dr. Cornelia Klecker
Application Lectures: Postdoctoral Associate ("Laufbahnstelle - QV")
You are cordially invited to attend the public lectures by the candidates for the position as Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of American Studies.
September 26 and 27, 2024 | "Kleiner Hörsaal" (Ágnes-Heller-Haus, 1. UG)
Call for Applications - Study Abroad at Utah State University (USU)
Want to study abroad? Apply to study at Utah State University during the spring/summer semester 2025. Click on the links for detailed information about the application process and what it means to be an Aggie.
Promotional Flyer | Application Period: May 15, 2024- July 15, 2024
Book Launch: Los Angeles and American Literature
Dr. Michael Docherty and Dr. Ben Robbins launch new books on twentieth-century American literature, both of which place Los Angeles at the heart of American cultural histories. In conversation with Sandra Tausel, the authors will discuss the intersecting themes of their books and LA’s unique position in global culture, followed by a Q&A. Poster
June 26, 2024| Die Bäckerei - Kulturbackstube or via Zoom | 19:00-21:00 | Free entry
Workshop: Queer Narratives of Exile, Travel, and Mobility
This one-day workshop, which is organized by Benjamin Robbins (Department of American Studies, project leader of “Networked Narratives”), will focus on the representation of LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized groups in literary and filmic works concerned with exile, migration, and transnational movement. Presentations will be given by Heather K. Love (University of Pennsylvania), Ralph Poole (University of Salzburg), Benjamin Robbins (University of Innsbruck), Antonio Salmeri (University of Innsbruck), and Robyn Warhol (Ohio State University).
June 06, 2024| Claudiana | 9:15- 17:00 | registration needed: amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at | free admission
„Mexiko und die Erdölindustrie im US-amerikanischen Genrefilm: Ausbeutung – kulturelle Aneignung – prähistorische Monster“
Dr. Michael Fuchs (Innsbruck) wird zum Thema Mexiko und die Erdölindustrie im US-amerikanischen Genrefilm: Ausbeutung – kulturelle Aneignung – prähistorische Monster sprechen. Nach dem Vortrag können sehr gerne auch Fragen gestellt werden. Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen!
Im Rahmen der ZIAS-Veranstaltungsreihe im Sommersemester 2024: Link zur Veranstaltungserie
June 06, 2024 | 19:15 Uhr | Hörsaal 6 | Dr. Michael Fuchs
StV Event for First Semester Students
Join the StV to start off your semester equipped with all the necessary information about your studies. Representatives of the Department of American Studies and the Department of English will also be there to answer your questions.
Mar. 6, 2024| HS 5 | 5:30 pm
Gender Research Day 2024
The Department of English and the Department of American Studies are organizing their first Gender Research Day and are inviting you to learn about and discuss various approaches to gender in cultural and literary studies, as well as linguistics.
Jan. 12, 2024| Ágnes-Heller-Haus, Room 14 | 9:30- 14:30 | No registration needed