The Austrian Academy of Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften) has elected Heike Paul as a new Corresponding Member Abroad in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. For more information, see the press release (in German) here .

Heike Paul is invited to give a talk on “The Frontier Myth” at the University of Zurich on April 13. The guest lecture is part of Nicole Koenigsknecht’s seminar “(Re)imagining the American West.”

Heike Paul and Astrid Séville have published a volume on renunication ("Verzicht") as a key concept in contemporary political, social, and academic discourse. It is often associated with a certain unease or reluctance, which does not foster a culture of objective debate. The contributors offer a long-overdue interdisciplinary discussion of the concept, systematizing and reflecting on the various meanings of renunciation. In doing so, they focus on a historically grounded clas

Heike Paul was interviewed by Mirjam Meinhardt about the roles and aesthetics of women in the age of Trump. The episode is part of the rbb format “Matthay fragt.” The full interview (in German) is available here .

Heike Paul is invited to give a talk as part of the lecture series “Umkämpftes Vermächtnis: Die ›Declaration of Independence‹ als lebendige Tradition, 1776–2026” at the John McCloy Transatlantic Forum of the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Bad Homburg. Registration until 12 March ( anmeldung@forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de ). For more, see here .

As part of her ifk Fellowship, Heike Paul gives a talk on renunciation (Verzicht) in the context of American cultural history. The talk is held at the ifk Arkade on March 9, 6pm.   For more, see here .