In context of the conference "Sentimental State(s) - Sentimental Politics of Order and Belonging" held in Erlangen from September 20-22, 2023, Heike Paul - together with Sarah Marak - talk about the United States' National Christmas Tree as a tradition that has been in place for already 100 years. The full title of the talk is "'Rally Around the Christmas Tree' - The Sentimental Politics of a Civil Religious Holiday" and it will be given as part of a panel on "The People's

At this year's conference of the International Association of University Professors of English (IAUPE) which takes place in Rome July 10...