Amerikanistik

American Studies at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

American Studies Würzburg (AmWü) examines the United States within the broad frameworks of globally interconnected modernity. Thus, our research and teaching focus not only on literary genres and print media of the past and present. We further engage with screen storytelling from early film to contemporary streaming, visual and participatory cultures, national and transnational histories, and theoretical frameworks.

Areas of particular focus in Würzburg include ecological and ecocritical approaches; modernization and media studies; mobility, immigration, and transnational paradigms; critical race research; gender and queer theory.

We take pride in teaching that enlivens the seminar space, but also moves beyond traditional seminar formats. American Studies students are integrated into workshops, research, and creative projects in addition to interaction with international partners from their first semester on.

Prof. Dr. Catrin Gersdorf

Chair of American Studies

Prof. Dr. MaryAnn Snyder-Körber

Professor of American Cultural Studies

Team

Address

Julius-Maximilians-Universität
Neuphilologisches Institut - Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik
Philosophiegebäude
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Administration

Eva Hedrich, M. A. (Office Management)

Philosophiegebäude, Room 5.E.2

Phone +49 931 31 85656 or +49 931 31 80474
amerikanistik@uni-wuerzburg.de

Office Hours

Monday, 10am – noon & 2pm – 4pm
Wednesday, 10am – noon & 2pm – 4pm

Student Assistant Office

Jamie Förster
Marina Greb
Krystine Koh

Philosophiegebäude, Room 5.E.3

hiwi.amerikanistik@uni-wuerzburg.de

Office Hours

Monday, 16:00-17:00
Tuesday, 13:00-16:00
Wednesday, 12:00-14:00
Thursday, 11:00-14:00

News

Online Workshop: "The Nuclear Age, Redux: Forms and Modes of Environmental Change"

Organized by Lena Pfeifer (Würzburg) and Annika Schadewaldt (Leipzig)

When: November 15, 2024, 10:00–17:00

The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the nuclear – as both material reality and cultural phenomenon. From resurfaced…

The Long Night Of Uncertainty: The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on the Big Screen

The movie theatre Kino Central and the American Studies Department of the University of Würzburg invite you to follow the US elections together.

Where: Kino Central im Bürgerbräu, Frankfurter Straße 87, Würzburg

When: November 5 – November 6, 2024

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Panel Discussion: "Presidential Elections 2024: What does it mean for the US and the world?"

Dienstag, 5. November 2024, 19:30-21:00 Uhr, Kellerperle (Studentische Kulturinitiative Würzburg e.V.), Am Studentenhaus 1, 97072 Würzburg.

Panel participants:

Prof. Dr. Brenda Kauffman, Associate Professor of Political Science & International…

Flagler Guest Professor Brenda Kauffman

We welcome Prof. Dr. Brenda Kauffman to the Philosophical Faculty of Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg as the Flagler Guest Professor for Winter Term 2024/2025. In her teaching and research, Professor Kauffman engages with issues of…

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