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.

The program for this winter term can be found here.

Next Event

Program (Winter Term 2025/26)

Lil Mike and Funny Bone: "Putting a Positive Spin on the Game: Reflections on Hip Hop, Art, and Life" | Indigenous Peoples' Day Lecture

Monday, 13 October 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Zoom

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Rappers and actors Lil Mike and Funny Bone

Dr. Myra Bloom: "Canadian Literature and the Culture of Confession"

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 | 12:00 c.t.-2:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 2.025

Dr. Myra Bloom | York University - Glendon College (Toronto)

Dr. Niall Munro: "'extinguish // all lands falling and required for the said': Elegy and Exploitation in the Poetry of Paisley Rekdal and Cecily Nicholson"

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 8

Dr. Niall Munro | Oxford Brookes University

Prof. Dr. Julia Faisst: "'Ain't Got No Home': Housing Insecurity in American Media Cultures"

Tuesday, 25 November 2025 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 8

Professor Dr. Julia Faisst | TU Dortmund

Dr. hab. Aneta Dybska: "When Sorry Isn't Enough: Reparative Justice in California and Beyond" | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture

Monday, 19 January 2026 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Senatssaal | Main Building of the University of Bonn

Dr. Johannes Babbe: "The science of deception [...] had been ever my favourite study": Criminal Autobiography in the Early Republic"

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 | 6:00 c.t.-8:00 pm | Rabinstraße 8 | 53111 Bonn | Room 8

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