American Studies Seminar in Wittenberg, May 17–19, 2007

The following seminar hosted by the Zentrum für USA-Studien (ZUSAS) might be of interest to you:

»Perspectives on American Identity«
Wittenberg, May 17–19, 2007

The seminar is open to graduate-level students of American Studies, History, and Cultural Studies. Students from the universities of Halle, Leipzig, and Jena may receive credit (Teilnahmeschein, Leistungsschein).

Program:
http://www.zusas.uni-halle.de/de_HAS_2007_program.html

Lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Mary Furner, University of California, Santa Barbara
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Grabbe, University of Halle, Director of ZUSAS
Prof. Dr. Paul Rundquist, Visiting Professor, University of Halle
Dr. Dorothee Schneider, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Workshops:
Participants may sign up for one of the following parallel workshops run by ZUSAS faculty:
- Civil Religion
- Diversity and Campaigning
- Minority Issues in American Education

Costs:
A registration fee of € 40 covers room and board. Accommodation will be provided at the LEUCOREA Foundation. Participants are expected to defray the costs of their own travel expenses.

Application:
An application form can be downloaded here (PDF). Please enclose a letter of motivation and mail, email or fax your application no later than April 30, 2007 to ZUSAS.