#cfp The North American Studies Program will host the three-day workshop "Lines Drawn, Voices Raised: Allotment, Legal Uncertainties, and Indigenous Responses" at the University of Bonn on June 9-11, 2027! Submit your project outlines by October 15th, 2026.

Thank you to everyone who joined our final lecture of the semester! Dr. Teo explored how Cultural Studies engages with race, power, and knowledge production in academia and beyond. We'll be back next semester with our "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series. 📚

Thank you to everyone who joined Vanessa Evans' lecture "Constellations of Coresistance: Indigenous Relationalities in Literature" last Thursday! 💫🌏 A packed audience and lively discussion about global Indigenous literary studies!

📣Join us next Tuesday (07/07) for a lecture with Dr. Teo (University of Southern Queensland) who will explore the racialization of Asian identities, critical whiteness theory, and the role of higher education in (re-)producing knowledge about race. This event is free and open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who joined Prof. Depkat's talk "Emancipatory Gains, Illiberal Potential: The Legacy of the American Revolution" and the engaging discussion following that!

The DFG-funded research network The Cultural Politics of Reconciliation is hosting the symposium "Reconciliation, Reclamation, Resurgence" at IMPULSE (Adenauerallee 131) on July 8 and 9. The symposium is free and open to the public. For organizational purposes, we ask you to sign up via email.

🇺🇸 US Semiquincentennial Lecture: How did the ideals of freedom and equality produce both emancipation and exclusion? Join us for a lecture by Prof. Dr. Volker Depkat next week (30/06) at 6pm. #US250 The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thank you for joining our discussion on “The Mamdani Moment” and the future of U.S. political leadership! Together with Luzia Geier and Dr. Mike Cowburn, we explored emerging political figures, political communication, and the forces shaping the next generation of leaders in the United States. 🇺🇸📚

Interested in a Master’s that connects Literature, Culture, Politics & Economics? 🌎📚 Join our Info Event on 16 June at 5:30 pm (Lecture Hall X, University of Bonn) and learn more about our interdisciplinary M.A. in North American Studies!

📢 Please note: this event has been moved to a new date. Join us on July 2 at 12pm for a lecture with Prof. Dr. Vanessa K. Evans on "Constellations of Coresistance: Indigenous Relationalities in Literature." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

Thanks to everyone who joined the NAS career forum on 12 May 2026. 3 NAS alumni discussed the value of their degree in their diverse career trajectories and answered students' questions in a Q&A. The event concluded with drinks and the opportunity to chat with our alumni. #alumni #UniBonn #NAS

Join us next week (19/05) at 6pm for a lecture with Prof. Dr. Kirsten Wandschneider on "A Taxing Journey: Tax Adaptions and Interstate Migration in the Early 20th Century." The event is free and open to the public! We are looking forward to seeing you.

What does “European independence” really mean today? Our recent panel discussion tackled energy, security, and global power shifts—and what they mean for Europe’s role in the world. Thanks to everyone who joined on 5 May.🌎 #Europe #nas #bonn

💡 Whether you’re a current student or considering our program, this event, with a Q&A session and reception with drinks and snacks afterward, is a great chance to hear how the program prepares you for the job market and diverse career paths. #career #alumni The event is free and open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who joined Renae Watchman's lecture on 21 April on "When Relations Cannot Be Restored: Fraudulent Indigenous Identity in Literary and Creative Arts.” 🌎📖

📣Join us next Tuesday (04/21) for a lecture with Prof. Watchman who will explore phenomena of non-Indigenous people taking on Indigenous identities to advance their own aims. This event is free and open to the public.

Welcome back to the University for the summer term 2026 and to this term's lecture series!📚🌎

Welcome back to the University for the winter term 2025/26 and to this term's lecture series!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 1 July for Prof. Robert Nichols' thought-provoking talk "Red Power Partisans: Native American Activism and the 'New Indian Wars'." This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

Join us on 1 July 2025 for Prof. Robert Nichols’ talk, “Red Power Partisans,” on Native American activism and guerrilla warfare theory in the 60s–70s. Part of our “Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies” series. Free and open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 27 May 2025 for Dr. Sine Kontbay Busun’s lecture on NAFTA and USMCA. She analyzed key shifts in North American trade policy and rising tensions under Trump’s second term. This event was part of our North American Studies Lecture Series.

Join us next week for an input lecture by Prof. Dr. Jill Doerfler who will talk about land allotments on the White Earth Reservation in the early 1900s. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for our informal lunch session on 9 July 2025 at 12pm (c.t.) in room 02.025 at Rabinstraße 8, 53111 Bonn. We will discuss issues pertaining to the current state of Native America. Please note: Participants are kindly asked to bring their own lunch. No food or drinks will be provided.

Interested in Canada? The DKG’s Canadian Weekend 2025 is still open for registrations as the deadline has been extended! Check out the details and how to join here: www.dkg-online.de/einladung-ka...

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Thank you to Professor Kinohi Nishikawa for delivering this year's Juneteenth Lecture! His powerful exploration of the "afterlife of slavery" in Toni Morrison’s 'A Mercy' (2008) shed new light on the richness and complexity of the novel. @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de @nas-bonn.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 29 April 2025 for Prof. Jean Pfaelzer’s lecture “California, a Slave State.” Drawing from her recent book, she explored how California’s history of slavery challenges its mythic image and reveals a legacy of resistance and rebellion.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on 3 June, 2025! Dr. Pyke explored how queer sensibilities have shaped some of the most beloved children’s literature of the mid-twentieth century. This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

Join us on June 3 for Dr. Sarah Pyke’s talk on queer kinship in mid-20th-century U.S. children’s literature. She explores how figures like Sendak and Brown shaped the genre, offering a counter-history amid current censorship debates. The event is free and open to the public.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on 13 May, 2025! Dr. Fackler explored how Indigenous literatures challenge extractivism through kinship narratives. This event was part of our free and open "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" lecture series.

For the next talk in our summer 2025 series "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies," we welcome Dr. Sine Kontbay Busun, who will discuss the shift from NAFTA to USMCA and its impact on North American trade. Free and open to the public!