As an opening to the workshop "The Myths that Made America: Teaching American Studies" (held at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg on October 9-10,...

Ten years after the publication of Heike Paul's seminal introduction to American studies The Myths that Made America (transcript, 2014),...

Heike Paul is co-organizer of a joint workshop of the two research training groups "The Sentimental in Literature, Culture, and Politics" (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) and "Family Matters" (LMU Munich), which takes place in Munich from July 3-5, 2024. Under the heading "The Poetics and Politics of Family Feelings," presentations will discuss feelings that "shape, make, and unmake families," including keynotes by Elahe Haschemi Yekani (HU Berlin), Rebecca Wanzo (St Louis), and Elisa

Heike Paul will be joining the Futures of American Studies Institute at Dartmouth College from June 16-22 for its 25th anniversary. Her...

Heike Paul is invited by the Juristische Studiengesellschaft Karlsruhe to give a talk about the current state of political culture in the...

Organized by the Bavarian American Academy, Heike Paul hosted an event centered around the myth of the so-called "Lost Cause" in American...