representing `the` american people 2016 - Amerikanistik

Prof. Dr. Astrid Fellner & Dr. Sebastian Weier
REPRESENTING ‘THE’ AMERICAN PEOPLE 2016
Ringvorlesung Sommersemester 2016
Wed. 4PM–6PM; Building B3 1, Hörsaal 1
April 20th
Prof. Astrid Fellner & Dr. Sebastian Weier
Introduction into “Representing ‘The’ American People 2016”
April 27th
Dr. Sebastian Weier (Universität des Saarlandes)
Founding Civic Documents and Declarations of the USA:
From the Federalist Papers to Citizen United
May 4th
Claire Massey, M.A. (Universität des Saarlandes)
¡Voto Latin@! Identity, Mobilization, and Representation
May 10th
Dr. David McCuan (Sonoma State University)
Money, Cash, Dollars: Elections and Campaign Finance in the 2016 Cycle
Dieser Vortrag findet ausnahmsweise an einem Dienstag und im HS 0.03 in Gebäude B3 2 statt!
May 11th
Dr. Anna Pochmara (University of Warsaw)
From Racial Segregation to Post-Racial Colorblindness:
Race Politics and African American Literature
May 25th
Prof. Jürgen Wilzewski (TU Kaiserslautern)
Back to a Constitutional Balance? Barack Obama und die imperiale Präsidentschaft
June 1st
Mag. Payman Rezwan (Universität des Saarlandes)
The Line of Fire:
Images of The American Presidency & Presidential Elections on TV and in Music
June 8th
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schloss (Universität Heidelberg)
The Power of Secrets: Democracy and the Novel of the American Renaissance
June 15th
Prof. Dr. Sigrid Ruby (Universität des Saarlandes)
“So far advanced ...!” Visual arts as an Instrument of American Foreign Policy
June 22nd
Prof. Paul Morris (Université de Saint Boniface)
All the King’s Men and the Politics of Dirt
June 29th
Prof. Astrid Fellner (Universität des Saarlandes)
“Our good ladies, I trust, have been too wise to wrinkle their foreheads with politics”:
The Debate on Women in the Early Republic
July 6th
Sarah Wagner, M.A. (Atlantische Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.)
What you see is what you get? Perceptions and realities of the US elections.
July 13th
Karen Fitzgerald (Citizenship & Immigration Unit, U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt a.M.)
Sights and Insights on Citizenship & Immigration
July 20th
Prof. Astrid Fellner & Dr. Sebastian Weier
Recap and Closing Session
July 27th
Final Exam