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 .

Heike Paul is invited to give a key note at the “Historical Fictions Research Conference 2026: Feelings and Emotions”, held at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg February 19-20. The title of her talk is “Historical Fiction and Historical Revisionism in the Age of Polarization.”   For more information, see here .

Heike Paul participates in a workshop on "USA 2025: Perspektiven auf Gesellschaft, Politik, Kultur und Wirtschaft im Lichte aktueller Entwicklungen" at the Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing. She gives a talk on "American Myths" and a talk on "Polarization in the U.S., Past and Present".   For more information, see here .

In her talk titled "The Myths That Made America – Revisited" at the University of Cologne, Heike Paul discusses the popular and powerful narratives of US-American national beginnings which have shaped discourses on 'Americanness'. With attention to current U.S. politics, Heike Paul explores American culture(s) through foundational myths such as the myth of Columbus' 'discovery' of America, the myth of the Founding Fathers, or the myth of the self-made man.   For more informat

At the "globale festival" in Bremen, Heike Paul will be in conversation with Marcel Dirsus about political violence and current developments in the United States.   For more information, see here .