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 White House Embattled: The U.S. Election 2024
Lecture Series of the North American Studies Program | in cooperation with the Amerika Haus NRW e. V., the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), and the Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft e. V. (DKG)
While the protagonists of the 2024 and the 2020 US presidential election are the same, the geopolitical framework as well as the cultural and economic climate – in the US as well as globally – have shifted considerably during the last four years. Accordingly, whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump will make the race to the White House in November 2024 does have a distinct impact on the shape of transnational relations, communication, and cooperation. Engaging the issues driving the 2024 presidential election from multiple perspectives, this lecture series offers a platform for interrogating the complexities of a momentous democratic decision fraught with consequences.
You can find the program of the lecture series here.
Program
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Jana Puglierin | European Council on Foreign Relations | Berlin: "How Russia's War on Ukraine Has Transformed Transatlantic Relations"
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
PD Dr. Jasper Trautsch | North American Studies Program | University of Bonn: "Mapping the Race to the White House: The Political and Constitutional Factors That Determine the 2024 Presidential Election"
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Nils Hoffmann | Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitization | Mainz & North American Studies Program | University of Bonn: "The Digital and the Political: Perspectives and Implications for the Election Campaign"
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Jared Sonnicksen | RTWH Aachen: "The Presidential Elections: Views from the States of the U.S. Federal Democracy"
Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 4:00-6:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Bill Travis | Artist | New York City: "American Democracy at Risk: An Artist's View"
Monday, May 27, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | t.b.a.
Prof. Donovan O. Schaefer | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: "Feeling is Believing: Rethinking the Role of Conspiracy Theory in the 2024 US Election Cycle"
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | 10:00-12:00 am | via Zoom
Prof. David Smith | United States Studies Centre | University of Sydney: "The 2024 US Election Seen from Down Under: What's at Stake for Australia?"
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Marcus Pindur | Deutschlandfunk: "Europe Alone at Home: Is Security Possible Without the United States?"
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
PD Dr. Thomas Greven | John F. Kennedy Institute | Free University Berlin: "The Orbanization of the United States: Republican Strategies and the Transnational Networks of Radicalized Conservatives"
Thursday, June 6, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Groitl | University of Freiburg: "Trump-Proofing Transatlantic Security: Challenges for Germany, NATO, and the EU"
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Philipp Adorf | University of Bonn: "Can It Happen Here? How the Republicans Threaten U.S. Democracy"
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
PD Dr. Martin Thunert | Heidelberg Center for American Studies | Heidelberg University: "'Heading for a Momentous Vote'? Canadian Perspectives on the 2024 U.S. Election"
Thursday, June 20, 2024 | 4:00-6:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Laura von Daniels | Foundation for Political Science and Politics | Berlin: "The Economy as National Security? How Geoeconomic Competition and Geopolitical Confrontation Shape Economic and Security Policy"
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Andreas Falke | University Erlangen-Nürnberg: "An Old White Men's Election Campaign: Is There Room for Real Issues?"
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Hannes Bergthaller | National Taiwan Normal University | Taichung: Title t.b.a.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm | SR 8, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
PD Dr. Birte Christ | Giessen University: "Women, Power, and the Presidential Elections"