Heike Paul is invited to give a keynote, titled "American Myths in the Age of Re(tro)visionism", at the conference "Morphing America", organized by the PAAS (Polish Association for American Studies). The conference takes place at the University of Szczecin from September 16 to September 18. For more information, see here.

Together with Katrin Kinzelbach and Leonard Stöcklein, Heike Paul participates in a roundtable on “Research under Pressure”. The discussion is part of the program for the “Tag der Forschung” (Researchers’ Day), organized by the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. For more information (in German), see here.

As one of the project leaders of the newly established research group "Neoimperialismus als Herausforderung der Gegenwart" (Neoimperalism as the Challenge of the Present), Heike Paul participates in its kick-off event. Following a talk by Jörn Leonhard, Heike Paul takes part in a discussion with Jörn Leonhard and fellow project leaders Martin Schulze Wessel and Carlo Masala. For more information (in German), see here. All Pictures © BAdW / Philipp Gülland

As part of her ifk fellowship, Heike Paul and Karin Harrasser co-organize the conference "Aufhören. Können / Enabling Endings", which addresses the difficulties and joys of quitting. The conference takes place from Wednesday, June 10, to Friday, June 12, at the ifk Arkade in Vienna. Attendance is possible both via Zoom (registration required) and in-person (no registration required). For more information on the conference program and how to register, see here.

Heike Paul’s talk “Gefühlte Aufklärung? Politische Emotionen und die amerikanische Demokratie" has been uploaded under the title „Declaration of Independence – Der Stellenwert von Gefühlen in der US-Politik“ by Deutschlandfunk Nova. The recording is available in the Deutschlandfunk App, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and in the ARD Mediatheque. Heike Paul originally gave the talk on 18 March 2026 as part of the lecture series “Umkämpftes Vermächtnis: Die ›Declaration of Indepen

Heike Paul is the co-organizer of the 14th international summer academy of the Bavarian American Academy (BAA), which focuses on “North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present”. The summer academy takes place from Monday, June 1, to Monday, June 8, in Tutzing at Lake Starnberg in Germany and is organized by the BAA in cooperation with the Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing. For more information, see here and here.