Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies
Each term renowned national and international scholars share their expertise in their respective research areas in our lecture series “Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies.” All lectures are open to the public, so come join us for one of our upcoming events.
You can find this semester's program here.
Next Event
Panel Discussion „We Will Never Be the 51st State“: Canadian Elections Amidst Growing US Hostility
Tuesday | 22 April 2025 | 6:00 c.t. 8:00 pm | 53111 Bonn | Rabinstraße 8 | Room 7
Prof. Dr. Christoph Vatter | Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dr. Matt Sheedy and Apl. Prof. Dr. Jasper Trautsch | North American Studies Program
This panel takes a close look at the political and cultural framework of the upcoming Canadian federal election. Our guest Prof. Dr. Christoph Vatter will draw particular attention to Québec, its unique history and discuss how the federal Bloc Québécois Party is navigating its place amidst these unusual and uncertain times. As an entry into our debate, Prof. Dr. Trautsch engages in a short 101 on Canada’s electoral system and lays out how the race between Liberals and Conservatives has been radically altered by Trudeau’s resignation and threats from Trump. Dr. Sheedy addresses cultural politics in Canada, including the changing identities of different political parties and social media branding of party leaders.
Program
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Prof. Jean Pfaelzer | University of Delaware: "California, a Slave State"
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Dr. Katharina Fackler | North American Studies Program: "Making Kin: Contesting Extractivism in Contemporary Indigenous Literature"
Tuesday, 27 May 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Dr. Sine Kontbay Busun | North American Studies Program: "From NAFTA to USMCA: Economic Integration in North America"
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Dr. Sarah Pyke | University of Münster: "Getting it Past the Adults: Children’s Books and Queer Kinship in Mid-Twentieth Century America"
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 7
Prof. Robert Nichols | University of California, Santa Cruz: "Red Power Partisans: Native American Activism and the “New Indian Wars”"