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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We were delighted to welcome Michelle Zacks, Associate Director of our cooperation partner @yaleglc.bsky.social, at @amerikahaus.de yesterday to discuss future pathways of the wonderful cooperation among the GLC and the BAA, and to meet with previous & future participants of our fellowship program.

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Universitätsverlag Winter @winterverlag.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Wir stellen die neue Publikation der Bayerischen Amerika-Akademie vor: "Environmental Citizenship. Politics, Practices, Representations", hrsg. von Linda Hess, Sylvia Mayer, Katja Sarkowsky & Christoph Straub. Das Buch ist in Print und Open Access erhältlich: buff.ly/riYLyqQ ! @amerikahaus.de

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

💡 We look back on a highly successful, very timely, and thorougly intriguing 24th international BAA conference on 📣 "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies:" The event, which took place July 9-11, 2026, at @amerikahaus.de in Munich.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Today, we are kicking-off the BAA Conference 2026, where scholars from both sides of the Atlantic will engage in discussions about "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies." Join us at the @amerikahaus.de or watch the livestream of the opening discussion and the first keynote online!

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In his keynote at the BAA Conference 2026, @mchangama.bsky.social explores "'Free Speech at the Flashpoint: Promise, Recession, and the Transatlantic Rupture." Join us at @amerikahaus.de on Saturday! 📅 July 11, 11:30am 👉 Details: t1p.de/mchangama-fr... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x07...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🎬 On Friday, during this year's BAA Conference, we will show "The Librarians" (USA 2025) at @amerikahaus.de , followed by a discussion with Martin Holtz (@uni-graz.at), Helga Frese-Resch (@kiwiverlag.bsky.social) & Nicole Schneider (@lmu.de). 📅 Fri, July 10, 6:30pm 👉 Details: t1p.de/free-speech-...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

At the BAA Conference 2026, David Blight's (@yaleglc.bsky.social) speaks about "'Sanctioned Ignorance': The Assaults on Free Speech, Freedom of Thought, and Cultural Institutions in the US." 📅 Thu, July 9, 5:30pm 👉 Learn More: t1p.de/blight-sanct... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4TN...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Next week, 24th International BAA-Conference on the topic "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies" begins! Join us on Thu, July 9, at 12:45pm, at @amerikahaus.de for the event's opening discussion! 👉 Learn More: t1p.de/free-speech-... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrrL...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📣 Join us today in two weeks at @amerikahaus.de for the 24th Int'l Conference of the #BavarianAmericanAcademy! 📆 From July 9-11, scholars from Europe & North America working in various academic disciplines, will come together to discuss topics surrounding freedom of speech and the First Amendment.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We are delighted to announce a new volume in the BAA book series, titled "#EnvironmentalCitizenship: Politics, Practices, Representations." Available in print & open-access, edited by Linda Hess, Sylvia Mayer, Katja Sarkowsky, & Christoph Straub. 📖 Access the Book: t1p.de/Environmenta...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎓 From June 1 to 8, 2026, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy 's 14th Summer Academy took place in Tutzing and Augsburg, giving participants and faculty members an opportunity to engage with the topic "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present."

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

#SaveTheDate & join us at @amerikahaus.de in July for the BAA's 24th int'l conference, which will focus on the topic "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies" this year! 📅 Thu, July 9 to Sat, July 11, 2026 ➡️ Attendance is free, please register! 👉 Further information: t1p.de/BAA-Conferen...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In 2026, the US commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Over the coming weeks, Prof. Dr. Susanne Lachenicht organzies a BAA-funded lecture series at @unibayreuth.bsky.social, bringing together scholars investigating the American Revolution's legacy.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Im Rahmen unserer Veranstaltungsreihe "Voices of Democracy", die die #BayerischeAmerikaAkademie gemeinsam mit dem @nsdoku.bsky.social München ausrichtet, durften wir gestern Prof. Dr. Dagmar Herzog (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) in München begrüßen.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Am Mittwoch laden wir Sie zu einem Vortrag von Magdalena Nieslony (U Innsbruck) ins @zikg.eu ein. Prof. Nieslony spricht über 🇺🇸 Künster*innen der 1960er und '70er-Jahre, die mit Rauminstallationen und land art-Projekten Kritik am täuschenden Kamerablick üben. ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/magdalena-ni...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Am Di., 19. Mai, um 19 Uhr laden @nsdoku.bsky.social & BAA herzlich zu einem Abend mit Dagmar Herzog (@cuny.edu) ins NS-Dokuzentrum ein. Im Gespräch mit @paulita.bsky.social (@lmu.de) spricht die Historikerin über ihr Buch "Der neue faschistische Körper". ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/Voices-of-De...

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NS-Dokumentationszentrum München @nsdoku.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#SaveTheDate Am 19. Mai spricht Dagmar Herzog mi Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky über ihr neues Buch „Der neue faschistische Körper“ und über die historischen Verbindungen zwischen Rassismus, Ableismus und sexualisierten Gewaltbildern. In Koop mit @amerikahaus.de und BAA. www.nsdoku.de/programm/akt...

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Der neue faschistische Körper - Gespräch am 19.05.2026 19:00h

Der Erfolg faschistischer Bewegungen und Parteien lässt sich nicht allein mit Angst und Wut erklären. Ebenso ausschlaggebend sind die Lust und das Vergnügen an Gewalt und Aggression. So ist Rassismus ...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Last night, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy (BAA), the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München (@zikg.eu), and LMU Munich's Amerika-Institut hosted an intriguing event on Dorothea Lange's iconic photo "Migrant Mother" with Aperture's Executive Director Sarah Meister at @amerikahaus.de.

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Amerikahaus @amerikahaus.de · 29/04/2026

You are interested in #photography? Then do not miss this event with Sarah Meister which launches the new event series "The Eye of the Camera: Art, Politics, and Perception in American Photography." Join us #today here at the Amerikahaus in Munich at 7 p.m.! Free admission, registration required.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The BAA and the @zikg.eu are delighted to invite you to an evening with Sarah Meister, Executive Director of Aperture & former photography curator at MoMA in New York City. Join us tomorrow for this exciting event at @amerikahaus.de! 📅 Wed, April 29, 7:00pm ➡️ Learn more & register: lnkd.in/dwFZ4EDw

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

#SaveTheDate: Next Wed, April 29, at 7 pm, Sarah Meister (Aperture Foundation) will join us at @amerikahaus.de, discussing Dorothea Lange's famous image "Migrant Mother." Learn more: t1p.de/Sarah-Meister The evening with Meister launches a new 📸 event series, organized by the BAA and @zikg.eu.

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Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange and an Iconic Image’s 90th Birthday

On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, at 7pm, the Bavarian American Academy and Munich's Central Institute for Art History invite you to an evening with Sarah Meister, executive director of the Aperture Founda...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#SaveTheDate: The BAA and the @zikg.eu are inviting you to an evening with Sarah Meister (Aperture Foundation), who will reflect on the 90-year history of the iconic photograph “Migrant Mother” and then engage in a discussion with scholars & museum curators. 📍 @amerikahaus.de ➡️ t1p.de/Sarah-Meister

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Every year, the BAA recognizes the achievements of an excellent researcher who has submitted an outstanding dissertation in #AmericanStudies at a Bavarian university. Doctoral advisors can nominate candidates for three more weeks! 📅 Deadline: Wed, April 1, 2026 ➡️ Details: t1p.de/BAA-Disserta...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

#CfA: Until mid-March, doctoral researchers in #AmericanStudies and related disciplines can apply for the Emerging Scholars’ Forum at this year’s BAA Annual Conference on 📣 “Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies.” 📅 Submission Deadline: Sun, March 15, 2026 ➡️ Learn more: t1p.de/BAA-ESF-2026

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#CfA: Are you working on a (post-)doctoral project that requires research in the #US? The American-German Business Club Munich & the #BAA invite emerging scholars to apply for the AGBC Travel Grant! 🎓 📅 Deadline: May 8, 2026 👉 t1p.de/AGBC-fellows... 📣 Please share w/ anyone who might be interested!

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This month, Lisa Seuberth (@fau.de) is visiting @yaleglc.bsky.social as a GLC-BAA-Fellow. Next Wed, she will speak about her work in a lunch lecture at the GLC. Curious to learn about her research? 📺 Join the event via zoom! 📅 Wed, Feb 25, 6:30pm (CET) / 12:30pm (ET) ➡️ Registration: t1p.de/09w86

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#CallForApplications: The #BavarianAmericanAcademy invites (post-)doctoral researchers at Bavarian universities to apply for a fellowship for participation in “The Futures of American Studies Institute” at Dartmouth College. 📅 Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2026 ➡️ Details: t1p.de/baa-futures-...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🎓 #CfA Reminder: A little more than a week is left for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at Bavarian universities to submit their application materials for the #BavarianAmericanAcademy's Postgraduate Research Fellowships 2026! 📅 Deadline: Sun, February 15, 2026 👉 Further details: t1p.de/3p8lz

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Universitätsverlag Winter @winterverlag.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Wie ticken die USA? Der neue Podcast im Deutschlandfunk "Amerika verstehen. Mit Volker Depkat" taucht jeden Samstag in die amerikanische Geschichte ein und erklärt Aspekte der US-Politik. Hören Sie doch mal rein: www.deutschlandfunk.de/amerika-vers...

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Amerika verstehen. Mit Volker Depkat

Von George Washington bis Trump: Der deutsch-amerikanische Historiker Volker Depkat erklärt, wie die USA ticken und räumt mit transatlantischen Irrtümern auf. Er blickt mit uns in die Geschichte, dami...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📆 #CfAReminder: One-and-a-half weeks left to apply for the BAA Summer Academy 2026 on "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair" at @apbtutzing.bsky.social this June! 🎓 Learn more about the event's faculty members: t1p.de/faculty-baa-... ➡️ Find the full call online: t1p.de/usziz

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Patrick Cramer @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de · 22/01/2026

Eine sehr gute Veranstaltung im @amerikahaus.de ‬ München zur Freiheit von Forschung und Lehre. Akademische Freiheit steht unter Druck – in den USA wie in Europa. Wie wir die Resilienz von Wissenschaft und Demokratie stärken können, darüber haben wir intensiv diskutiert. Zum Gespräch ⬇️

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Gestern sprachen Patrick Cramer (Präsident, @maxplanck.de), Johannes Grave (Vizepräsident, @dfg.de) & Robert Schlögl (Präsident, @humboldt-foundation.de) im @amerikahaus.de über die Freiheit von Forschung und Lehre. Die Diskussion gibt es online zum Nachsehen: 📺 www.t1p.de/AcademicFree...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Heute Abend diskutieren Patrick Cramer (Präsident, @maxplanck.de), Johannes Grave (Vizepräsident, @dfg.de) & Robert Schlögl (Präsident, @humboldt-foundation.de) im @amerikahaus.de über die Freiheit von Forschung und Lehre. ➡️ Infos & Anmeldung: t1p.de/4o3gt 📺 YouTube-Livestream: t1p.de/fxtzm

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

#CfA Reminder: A little less than four weeks remain for doctoral researchers and junior faculty from Europe and North America to apply for the BAA Summer Academy 2026! The event is organized by the BAA in cooperation with @apbtutzing.bsky.social. 📅 Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 💡 Details: t1p.de/usziz

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 15/01/2026

☝🏼🎓 Jetzt anmelden: Podiumsdiskussion zu „Academic Freedom on the Line“ in München. Mit Stiftungspräsident Robert Schlögl, Patrick Cramer, Präsident, @maxplanck-latam.bsky.social und Johannes Grave, Vizepräsident @dfg.de. @amerikahaus.de Mehr Info: www.amerikahaus.de/ausstellunge...

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Academic Freedom on the Line: Perspektiven und Strategien für Hochschule und Forschung

Am 21. Januar 2026 kommen ab 19:00 Uhr Vertreter*innen führender Wissenschaftseinrichtungen im Amerikahaus München zusammen. Auf dem Podium diskutieren sie darüber, wie Hochschulen und Forschungseinri...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

#CfA Reminder: For one more month, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at Bavarian universities have the chance to apply for the #BavarianAmericanAcademy's Postgraduate Research Fellowships 2026! 📅 Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 👉 Further details: t1p.de/3p8lz 📢 Please share widely!

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#EventReminder: Am nächsten Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2026, lädt die #BayerischeAmerikaAkademie zu einer Diskussion mit dem Titel "#AcademicFreedom on the Line" ins @amerikahaus.de München ein. 📅 21. Januar 2026, 19 Uhr 📍 Amerikahaus, Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 München ➡️ Infos & Anmeldung: t1p.de/4o3gt

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Gulsin Ciftci @gulsinciftci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Framing Turkish American Literature I am so, very happy to finally share this CfP for a special forum of the Journal of Transnational American Studies. It is a project dear to my heart & I would be grateful if you could help circulate it! Full CfP is here: www.uni-muenster.de/Anglistik/Re...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! ✨ At the #BavarianAmericanAcademy, we look back on another eventful and very successful year. For 2026, we are extending only our best wishes: Have a happy, successful, and fulfilling New Year! 🍀

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

#CfA: We are excited to invite doctoral researchers & junior faculty to apply for the BAA Summer Academy 2026! It takes place from June 1-8 in Tutzing and is organized by the #BavarianAmericanAcademy and @apbtutzing.bsky.social. 📅 Deadline: Sun, Feb 15, 2026 💡 Details: t1p.de/usziz 📣 Share widely!

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

#SaveTheDate: Am 21.01. diskutieren Patrick Cramer (Präsident, @maxplanck.de), Johannes Grave (Vizepräsident, @dfg.de) & Robert Schlögl (Präsident, @humboldt-foundation.de) mit BAA-Direktorin Kerstin Schmidt im @amerikahaus.de zum Thema "#AcademicFreedom on the Line". ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/4o3gt

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Prof. Dr. Alys Eve Weinbaum (University of Washington, Seattle) to @amerikahaus.de.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Join us at 6pm tonight at @amerikahaus.de for a talk with Prof. Alys Eve Weinbaum (U of Washington)! ➡️ Learn more & register: t1p.de/cpqfh The event is organized by the #BavarianAmericanAcademy in cooperation the University of Augsburg and @fau.de.

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Join us next Wed, Dec. 3, 2025, at @amerikahaus.de for a talk with Prof. Dr. Alys Eve Weinbaum (U Washington, Seattle)! Focusing on a novella by Rivers Solomon, she will delineate the significance of collectively holding individually embodied historical trauma. ➡️ Learn more & register: t1p.de/cpqfh

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#CfA: We are excited to announce the #BavarianAmericanAcademy's Fellowship Program 2026! (Post-)Doctoral researchers affiliated with a Bavarian university and working within a discipline represented in the BAA are invited to apply! 📅 Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 👉 Details: t1p.de/3p8lz 📢 Share widely!

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#SaveTheDate: On December 3, 2025, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy cordially invites you to a public talk by Prof. Alys Eve Weinbaum (U of Washington, Seattle) at @amerikahaus.de. The event is organized in cooperation with the University of Augsburg and @fau.de. ➡️ Learn more & register: t1p.de/cpqfh

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

On Monday, October 6, 2025, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy had the pleasure of hosting an intriguing conversation among BAA-Honorary Member Werner Sollors (@harvard.edu ) and @danielgwydion.bsky.social (@swanseauni.bsky.social).

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Join us on Monday at 7pm at @amerikahaus.de for an evening w/ Werner Sollors (@harvard.edu) & @danielgwydion.bsky.social (@swanseauni.bsky.social)! Curious about what to expect? Read @chrisirmscher.bsky.social's article in the @harvardmagazine.bsky.social: www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/12/harv...

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

#SaveTheDate: On Oct 6, you are cordially invited to join us for an evening with Werner Sollors (@harvard.edu). On the occasion of the publication of "The Werner Sollors Reader," the literary scholar will visit @amerikahaus.de to discuss his work with Daniel G. Williams (@swanseauni.bsky.social).

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Christoph Straub @cstraub.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎓 From July 16 to 23, 2025, BavarianAmericanAcademy's 13th Summer Academy took place in Montreal, QC 🇨🇦, allowing participants to engage with the topic "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present."

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