The third book in transcript’s Global Sentimentality series was published in August 2025: "Sentimental State(s): Affective Politics of Order and Belonging", edited by Heike Paul and Sarah Pritz. It includes contributions from GRK2726 members and fellows, including Anna Corrigan, Thomas Demmelhuber, Christian Krug, Sarah Marak, Marc Andre Matten, Heike Paul, Sarah Pritz, Elaine Roth, Charleena Schweda, Vincent Steinbach, Antonia Thies, among others.   The volume is available i

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 is giving a talk on Barbra Streisand and her history of singing to American presidents, discussing how this relates to civil...

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

Heike Paul is participating in an international symposium titled “'You are beautiful, no matter what they say' - Senti­men­tal Ballads...

The volume To the Last Drop: Affective Economies of Extraction and Sentimentality , edited by Heike Paul together with Axelle Germanaz, Daniela Gutiérrez Fuentes, and Sarah Marak, is out now! This volume, which is the second in transcript's "Global Sentimentality"-Series, edited by Heike Paul - examines in various articles, how the sentimental mode is employed in different discourses, cultural narratives, and cultural practices to both promote and challenge various forms of