Wir stellen die neue Publikation der Bayerischen Amerika-Akademie vor: "Environmental Citizenship. Politics, Practices, Representations", hrsg. von Linda Hess, Sylvia Mayer, Katja Sarkowsky & Christoph Straub. Das Buch ist in Print und Open Access erhältlich: buff.ly/riYLyqQ ! @amerikahaus.de

💡 We look back on a highly successful, very timely, and thorougly intriguing 24th international BAA conference on 📣 "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies:" The event, which took place July 9-11, 2026, at @amerikahaus.de in Munich.

Today, we are kicking-off the BAA Conference 2026, where scholars from both sides of the Atlantic will engage in discussions about "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies." Join us at the @amerikahaus.de or watch the livestream of the opening discussion and the first keynote online!

In his keynote at the BAA Conference 2026, @mchangama.bsky.social explores "'Free Speech at the Flashpoint: Promise, Recession, and the Transatlantic Rupture." Join us at @amerikahaus.de on Saturday! 📅 July 11, 11:30am 👉 Details: t1p.de/mchangama-fr... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x07...

🎬 On Friday, during this year's BAA Conference, we will show "The Librarians" (USA 2025) at @amerikahaus.de , followed by a discussion with Martin Holtz (@uni-graz.at), Helga Frese-Resch (@kiwiverlag.bsky.social) & Nicole Schneider (@lmu.de). 📅 Fri, July 10, 6:30pm 👉 Details: t1p.de/free-speech-...

At the BAA Conference 2026, David Blight's (@yaleglc.bsky.social) speaks about "'Sanctioned Ignorance': The Assaults on Free Speech, Freedom of Thought, and Cultural Institutions in the US." 📅 Thu, July 9, 5:30pm 👉 Learn More: t1p.de/blight-sanct... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4TN...

Next week, 24th International BAA-Conference on the topic "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies" begins! Join us on Thu, July 9, at 12:45pm, at @amerikahaus.de for the event's opening discussion! 👉 Learn More: t1p.de/free-speech-... 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrrL...

📣 Join us today in two weeks at @amerikahaus.de for the 24th Int'l Conference of the #BavarianAmericanAcademy! 📆 From July 9-11, scholars from Europe & North America working in various academic disciplines, will come together to discuss topics surrounding freedom of speech and the First Amendment.

We are delighted to announce a new volume in the BAA book series, titled "#EnvironmentalCitizenship: Politics, Practices, Representations." Available in print & open-access, edited by Linda Hess, Sylvia Mayer, Katja Sarkowsky, & Christoph Straub. 📖 Access the Book: t1p.de/Environmenta...

🎓 From June 1 to 8, 2026, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy 's 14th Summer Academy took place in Tutzing and Augsburg, giving participants and faculty members an opportunity to engage with the topic "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present."

#SaveTheDate & join us at @amerikahaus.de in July for the BAA's 24th int'l conference, which will focus on the topic "Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies" this year! 📅 Thu, July 9 to Sat, July 11, 2026 ➡️ Attendance is free, please register! 👉 Further information: t1p.de/BAA-Conferen...

In 2026, the US commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Over the coming weeks, Prof. Dr. Susanne Lachenicht organzies a BAA-funded lecture series at @unibayreuth.bsky.social, bringing together scholars investigating the American Revolution's legacy.

Im Rahmen unserer Veranstaltungsreihe "Voices of Democracy", die die #BayerischeAmerikaAkademie gemeinsam mit dem @nsdoku.bsky.social München ausrichtet, durften wir gestern Prof. Dr. Dagmar Herzog (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) in München begrüßen.

Am Mittwoch laden wir Sie zu einem Vortrag von Magdalena Nieslony (U Innsbruck) ins @zikg.eu ein. Prof. Nieslony spricht über 🇺🇸 Künster*innen der 1960er und '70er-Jahre, die mit Rauminstallationen und land art-Projekten Kritik am täuschenden Kamerablick üben. ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/magdalena-ni...

Am Di., 19. Mai, um 19 Uhr laden @nsdoku.bsky.social & BAA herzlich zu einem Abend mit Dagmar Herzog (@cuny.edu) ins NS-Dokuzentrum ein. Im Gespräch mit @paulita.bsky.social (@lmu.de) spricht die Historikerin über ihr Buch "Der neue faschistische Körper". ➡️ Mehr erfahren: t1p.de/Voices-of-De...

#SaveTheDate Am 19. Mai spricht Dagmar Herzog mi Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky über ihr neues Buch „Der neue faschistische Körper“ und über die historischen Verbindungen zwischen Rassismus, Ableismus und sexualisierten Gewaltbildern. In Koop mit @amerikahaus.de und BAA. www.nsdoku.de/programm/akt...

Der neue faschistische Körper - Gespräch am 19.05.2026 19:00h

Der Erfolg faschistischer Bewegungen und Parteien lässt sich nicht allein mit Angst und Wut erklären. Ebenso ausschlaggebend sind die Lust und das Vergnügen an Gewalt und Aggression. So ist Rassismus ...

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Last night, the #BavarianAmericanAcademy (BAA), the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München (@zikg.eu), and LMU Munich's Amerika-Institut hosted an intriguing event on Dorothea Lange's iconic photo "Migrant Mother" with Aperture's Executive Director Sarah Meister at @amerikahaus.de.

You are interested in #photography? Then do not miss this event with Sarah Meister which launches the new event series "The Eye of the Camera: Art, Politics, and Perception in American Photography." Join us #today here at the Amerikahaus in Munich at 7 p.m.! Free admission, registration required.

Christoph Straub@cstraub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The BAA and the @zikg.eu are delighted to invite you to an evening with Sarah Meister, Executive Director of Aperture & former photography curator at MoMA in New York City. Join us tomorrow for this exciting event at @amerikahaus.de! 📅 Wed, April 29, 7:00pm ➡️ Learn more & register: lnkd.in/dwFZ4EDw

The BAA and the @zikg.eu are delighted to invite you to an evening with Sarah Meister, Executive Director of Aperture & former photography curator at MoMA in New York City. Join us tomorrow for this exciting event at @amerikahaus.de! 📅 Wed, April 29, 7:00pm ➡️ Learn more & register: lnkd.in/dwFZ4EDw

#SaveTheDate: Next Wed, April 29, at 7 pm, Sarah Meister (Aperture Foundation) will join us at @amerikahaus.de, discussing Dorothea Lange's famous image "Migrant Mother." Learn more: t1p.de/Sarah-Meister The evening with Meister launches a new 📸 event series, organized by the BAA and @zikg.eu.

Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange and an Iconic Image’s 90th Birthday

On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, at 7pm, the Bavarian American Academy and Munich's Central Institute for Art History invite you to an evening with Sarah Meister, executive director of the Aperture Founda...

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Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte@zikg.eu · 4mo ago

Vortragsreihe: Das Auge der Kamera: Kunst, Politik und Wahrnehmung in der amerikanischen Fotografie 29.04.2026, 19 Uhr @amerikahaus.de, Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 München Lecture with Roundtable-Discussion // Sarah Meister - “Migrant Mother”: Dorothea Lange and an Iconic Image’s 90th Birthday

#SaveTheDate: The BAA and the @zikg.eu are inviting you to an evening with Sarah Meister (Aperture Foundation), who will reflect on the 90-year history of the iconic photograph “Migrant Mother” and then engage in a discussion with scholars & museum curators. 📍 @amerikahaus.de ➡️ t1p.de/Sarah-Meister

Every year, the BAA recognizes the achievements of an excellent researcher who has submitted an outstanding dissertation in #AmericanStudies at a Bavarian university. Doctoral advisors can nominate candidates for three more weeks! 📅 Deadline: Wed, April 1, 2026 ➡️ Details: t1p.de/BAA-Disserta...

#CfA: Until mid-March, doctoral researchers in #AmericanStudies and related disciplines can apply for the Emerging Scholars’ Forum at this year’s BAA Annual Conference on 📣 “Free Speech: Promises, Meanings, Controversies.” 📅 Submission Deadline: Sun, March 15, 2026 ➡️ Learn more: t1p.de/BAA-ESF-2026

#CfA: Are you working on a (post-)doctoral project that requires research in the #US? The American-German Business Club Munich & the #BAA invite emerging scholars to apply for the AGBC Travel Grant! 🎓 📅 Deadline: May 8, 2026 👉 t1p.de/AGBC-fellows... 📣 Please share w/ anyone who might be interested!

This month, Lisa Seuberth (@fau.de) is visiting @yaleglc.bsky.social as a GLC-BAA-Fellow. Next Wed, she will speak about her work in a lunch lecture at the GLC. Curious to learn about her research? 📺 Join the event via zoom! 📅 Wed, Feb 25, 6:30pm (CET) / 12:30pm (ET) ➡️ Registration: t1p.de/09w86

#CallForApplications: The #BavarianAmericanAcademy invites (post-)doctoral researchers at Bavarian universities to apply for a fellowship for participation in “The Futures of American Studies Institute” at Dartmouth College. 📅 Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2026 ➡️ Details: t1p.de/baa-futures-...

🎓 #CfA Reminder: A little more than a week is left for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at Bavarian universities to submit their application materials for the #BavarianAmericanAcademy's Postgraduate Research Fellowships 2026! 📅 Deadline: Sun, February 15, 2026 👉 Further details: t1p.de/3p8lz

Wie ticken die USA? Der neue Podcast im Deutschlandfunk "Amerika verstehen. Mit Volker Depkat" taucht jeden Samstag in die amerikanische Geschichte ein und erklärt Aspekte der US-Politik. Hören Sie doch mal rein: www.deutschlandfunk.de/amerika-vers...

Amerika verstehen. Mit Volker Depkat

Von George Washington bis Trump: Der deutsch-amerikanische Historiker Volker Depkat erklärt, wie die USA ticken und räumt mit transatlantischen Irrtümern auf. Er blickt mit uns in die Geschichte, dami...

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📆 #CfAReminder: One-and-a-half weeks left to apply for the BAA Summer Academy 2026 on "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair" at @apbtutzing.bsky.social this June! 🎓 Learn more about the event's faculty members: t1p.de/faculty-baa-... ➡️ Find the full call online: t1p.de/usziz

Eine sehr gute Veranstaltung im @amerikahaus.de ‬ München zur Freiheit von Forschung und Lehre. Akademische Freiheit steht unter Druck – in den USA wie in Europa. Wie wir die Resilienz von Wissenschaft und Demokratie stärken können, darüber haben wir intensiv diskutiert. Zum Gespräch ⬇️

Amerikahaus@amerikahaus.de · 7mo ago

Jetzt im YouTube-#Livestream verfolgen: Diskussionsrunde "Academic Freedom on the Line – Perspektiven und Strategien für Hochschule und Forschung" mit Patrick Cramer (@maxplanck.de), Johannes Grave (@dfg.de) & Robert Schlögl (@humboldt-foundation.de). #BayerischeAmerikaAkademie