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The interdisciplinary project is concerned with America’s post-war re-education politics in Germany and Japan, with which the Allies intended to separate the population from fascist thought and encourage democratic awareness, as well as with the developments in the three countries after the war.

In a competitive selection process, Dr. Sandra Dinter has been admitted as a fellow to the promotion programme “the Young ZiF”. She works at the Chair of English Studies: Literature and Culture and the programme, which aims at supporting postdoc students, will be granting her financial support for four years.

For their PhD research on technological, economical or societal aspects of digitalization, Marco Blank and Mathias Harrer are receiving grants from a Bavarian programme for PhD students.

Don’t forget about your semester fees! Between 3rd and 10th February 2020, all students have to re-register for the upcoming summer semester. Bank details and other important information can be found online. The fee for the summer semester is 118 Euro.

Researchers of the FAU, the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and the Stiftung Lesen have launched a research network with the goal of examining reading from a multitude of interdisciplinary perspectives. The so-called “Netzwerk Leseforschung” connects researchers from seven countries.

You are a postdoc at FAU and would like to meet other postdocs from different faculties and disciplines? You have always wondered how to write a successful application for external funding? Then come to the next Brown Bag Break @FAU – networking for „hungry“ postdocs on 12th February 2020!

Elisabeth Bronfen is closely connected to the Faculty of Humanties, Social Sciences, and Theology.

Prof. Dr. Heike Paul, chair of American studies, has been selected by the Thomas Mann House Advisory Board as one of the twelve fellows for 2020. During her six-month stay at Thomas Mann’s former Los Angeles residence, she will investigate which narratives, practices, and iconographies in European-A...

An orientation week before the start of the lectures helps international newbies of the English taught Master programmes in the humanities and social sciences to have an easy start in Erlangen. It includes workshops, a campus and city tour and an introduction to the university library.