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.
Next Lecture: "Reclaiming Power in Indigenous Artistic Presence: Hip Hop, Creativity, and Gender in the Right Now"
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
6:15-7:45 pm
IAAK, SR 6
Rabinstr. 8, 53111 Bonn
© NAS Bonn
Program
Prof. Dr. Liz Przybylski & Eekwol (Lindsay Knight): "Reclaiming Power in Indigenous Artistic Presence: Hip Hop, Creativity, and Gender in the Right Now"
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Liz Przybylski, University of California Riverside & Eekwol (Lindsay Knight), Indigenous hip hop performing artist: "Reclaiming Power in Indigenous Artistic Presence: Hip Hop, Creativity, and Gender in the Right Now"
Panel Discussion with Former Members of Congress
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | Festsaal, University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. Gesa Mackenthun: "Soils, Seeds, and Sacrifice: Agricultural Imperialism and US Literature"
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Gesa Mackenthun | University of Rostock
Soil, Seeds, and Sacrifice: Agricultural Imperialism and US Literature
Dr. Mike Cowburn: "Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries"
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Mike Cowburn | European University Viadrina
Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries
Prof. Dr. Kathleen Loock: "Hollywoodʹs Usable Past, or, The Politics of Film Remakes, Reboots, and Sequels"
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Kathleen Loock | Leibniz University Hannover
Hollywoodʹs Usable Past, or, The Politics of Film Remakes, Reboots, and Sequels
Prof. Dr. Bryan Wagner: "The Peopleʹs Court: Law and Performance from Slavery to Civil Rights"
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Prof. Dr. Bryan Wagner | University of California Berkeley
The Peopleʹs Court: Law and Performance from Slavery to Civil Rights
Dr. Nathalie Aghoro: "Reclaiming the ʹSite of Memoryʹ: On Commemoration and Relationality at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice"
Monday, January 15, 2024 | 6:15-7:45 pm | SR 6, IAAK, Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn
Dr. Nathalie Aghoro | Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich
Reclaiming the ʹSite of Memoryʹ: On Commemoration and Relationality at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Prof. Dr. Christina Meyer: "Serial Products and Practices of the Progressive Era"