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Event | "The Poetics and Politics of Family Feelings" | 03.-05.07.2024
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
Jul 3, 2024


Talk | Future of American Studies Institute at Dartmouth: Talk about "Lost Cause"-Rhetoric | 18.06.2024
Heike Paul will be joining the Futures of American Studies Institute at Dartmouth College from June 16-22 for its 25th anniversary. Her...
Jun 16, 2024


Talk | "The State of Political Culture in the United States" | 12.06.2024
Heike Paul is invited by the Juristische Studiengesellschaft Karlsruhe to give a talk about the current state of political culture in the...
Jun 12, 2024


Event | "Casting a Long Shadow: The Myth of the 'Lost Cause' and U.S. Society Today" with Sarah Churchwell | 07.05.2024
Organized by the Bavarian American Academy, Heike Paul hosted an event centered around the myth of the so-called "Lost Cause" in American...
Jun 12, 2024


Publication | "American Gender Politics and ‘Re-Education’ Abroad and at Home in Postwar Film" | 22.05.2024
Heike Paul's new article "American Gender Politics and 'Re-Education' Abroad and at Home in Postwar Film", which discusses films from the...
Jun 6, 2024


Talk | "Singing Songs to the Presidents: Barbra Streisand's Civil Sentimentalism" | 21.05.2024
Heike Paul is giving a talk on Barbra Streisand and her history of singing to American presidents, discussing how this relates to civil...
May 18, 2024
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