American Studies

Black Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:06:15 +0200

Guest lecture by Dr. Frazier Peterson (University of Stuttgart)

WiSe 26/27 - Course Registration

Thu, 28 May 2026 07:28:31 +0200

Course registration for Winter Semester 2026/27 at the English Department will be possible during the following periods:

Registration Phase I
(Advanced/Focus/Master Courses)
Monday, 24.08. - Sunday, 20.09.2026
Place allocation: 21./22.09.2026

Registration Phase II
(First Semester Courses)
Monday, 28.09. - Sunday, 11.10.2026
Place allocation: 12./13.10.2026

Scandinavian Studies
Saturday, 01.08. - Monday, 30.11.2026

For more details please visit Dates and Deadlines.

In some cases an individual course's registration period may deviate. Always check the course entry on ALMA.

Students who missed the above deadlines should familiarize themselves with our FAQ entry on Late Admissions.

Welcome and Information Meetings for New Students

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:36:50 +0100

BA “English & American Studies” (minor)	8 April, 10-12 h	room 036, Wilhelmstr. 50
BA "Interdisciplinary American Studies"	8 April, 16-18 h	room 406, Wilhelmstr. 50
MA "American Studies"	9 April, 14-16 h	room 406, Wilhelmstr. 50

Guest Lecture - “Mary Lavin’s The House in CleweStreet (1949) and the Bildungsroman of Failure”

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:18:46 +0100

Loic Wright (Visiting Professor in Irish Studies, University of Wuppertal) will speak about

“Mary Lavin’s The House in Clewe Street (1949) and the Bildungsroman of Failure”

Thursday, 18 December, 8.15-9.45 a.m.

Room 030, Brechtbau (Wilhelmstraße 50)

For more details see the poster below.

New Book by Prof. Michael Butter

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:56:03 +0200

We proudly congratulate Prof. Michael Butter on the release of his 7th book, Die Alarmierten. Was Verschwörungstheorien anrichten, released on September 29, 2025, by Suhrkamp Verlag.

The book launch will take place at d.a.i. Tübingen on November 4, 2025, at 19:15 (free entry).

New Book by Dr. Birte Christ

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:53:11 +0200

The American Studies Department is happy to congratulate Dr. Birte Christ on the publication of her second book. Imagining the American Death Penalty: The Cultural Work of Popular Visual Representations just came out with the renowned Oxford University Press. The monograph traces the negotiation of the death penalty in popular US culture from the 1890s to the present. Specifically, it discusses how the issues is addressed in early silent films, crome movies from the 1950s and 1960s, and TV shows at the turn to the 21st century. The book is not exactly cheap, but an ebook will surely be available in our library soon.