Anglistik III
Lehrstuhl für Amerikanische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft, AIII
Die Forschenden am Lehrstuhl für Amerikanische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft analysieren Literatur, Kultur und Medien der Vereinigten Staaten und Kanadas. Texte, Filme und andere Medien werden in Bezug gesetzt zu kulturwissenschaftlichen Begriffen. Unsere Forschungsschwerpunkte umfassen z. B. die politische Kultur der USA, Figurationen des Nationalen und den nordamerikanischen Westernmythos in seinen europäischen Ausprägungen.
Unsere Lehre verfolgt einen interdisziplinären und aktivierenden Ansatz. Wir vermitteln Grundlagen im Fach Amerikanistik und in den Kanada-Studien, ermöglichen Studierenden Einblicke in aktuelle Forschungsthemen und -debatten, und wir analysieren im Seminargespräch aktuelle Beispiele aus der Populärkultur.
News
Canada eh? Fifty Years of Canadian Studies at Uni Trier
In May 2026, Stefanie Schäfer will be speaking in Teaching Canadian Studies at the University of Trier’s Centre for Canadian Studies. Find the program here (PDF, 1 MB).
CAS fellowship for Stefanie Schäfer
Stefanie Schäfer and Matthias Kohring will be among the second cohort of the University of Mannheim’s CAS (Center for Advanced Studies) fellows in the fall of 2026 to work on their joint research project on distrust.
Paper accepted for ACCUTE, Montreal
Stefanie Schäfer will be co-presenting with Myra Bloom at the 2026 ACCUTE (The Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English) conference on Montreal.
Panel on Yellowstone accepted for EAAS “1776–2026: Visions of Freedom”, Bologna
Stefanie Schäfer will be co-hosting the panel “Re/Generation, Violence, and American Culture Wars: Settler Freedoms in Yellowstone” at the European Association of American Studies (EAAS) biannual conference in Bologna, Italy.
Visiting Fellowship @Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, Toronto
Stefanie Schäfer has been invited as a visiting fellow at York University’s Robarts Centre of Canadian Studies.
Stefanie Schäfer becomes vicepresident of the Association of Canadian Studies
In February, Stefanie Schäfer was elected to serve as vice-president of the Association of Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries (GKS) at this year’s conference. The interdisciplinary association assembles Canada-enthusiasts from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From 2027, Stefanie will represent the association as president, e.g. at the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS).
GAAS 2026, Panel on „Narratives of Human/
Animal Kinship Relations on Turtle Island“ Stefanie Schäfer will be co-hosting „Narratives of Human/
Animal Kinship Relations on Turtle Island“(with Alisa Preusser, Potsdam) at the 2026 conference of the German Association of American Studies in Münster. The conference theme is „Kinship in American Studies“.
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American Studies Mannheim now co-edits Amerikastudien/American Studies
Writing Retreat
Helsinki Conference
Bild: Pexels / Tapio HaajaIn March 2025, Stefanie Schäfer gave a paper on “Emotions and Keywords on “The Long 2020”: A View of Pandemic Reckonings from Cultural Studies at this year’s conference of the Helsinki Hub conference of the Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation (HEPP5) at the University of Helsinki.
Guest Lecture: Dr. Allison Stagg
