Welcome to the American Studies Program at the University of Duisburg-Essen!
"The event was unlike anything I’ve ever been a part of. It brought together Master’s & PhD students from all over Europe, people with different backgrounds, cultures & perspectives. It wasn’t just about academic training; it was about building connections, expanding our horizons."
Stephanie, Participant “Rising Voices: Emerging Scholars’ Forum”, November 2024
Jarred Johnson
German Center for Research and Innovation New York City
Visiting UDE in Fall 2024
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"Mein Betreuer hat stets schnelle Rückmeldung auf meine Nachfragen gegeben und war sehr offen für meine Themenvorschläge. Außerdem war das Angebot des Kolloquiums eine ausgezeichnete Möglichkeit, seinen eigenen Fortschritt zu messen und von den Einschätzungen der anderen Studierenden zu profitieren."
Felix, Participant "Theses in Amercian Studies", July 2024
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Discover North American Studies at UDE
North American Studies at UDE is dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of North America, its manifold and often conflicting cultural geographies, literary and cultural production, and multi-ethnic urban and rural societies.
Major fields of research include early modern and colonial, regionalist, and contemporary literature and history, urban spaces as well as popular culture and media. We are particularly interested in the interconnections between U.S. American and Canadian as well as Mexican and Caribbean literatures and cultures as well as in the imaginary and actual crossings of multiple borders in North America from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.
Our award-winning teaching reflects our research interests and uses a variety of innovative teaching formats – but don’t take it from us, take it from our students!
North American Cultural Studies Prof. Dr. Barbara Buchenau
Office Manager
Monika Buchgeister
Office R12 R04 A14
Phone +49 201 183-6836
E-mail monika.buchgeister[at]uni-due.de
American Literary and Media Studies Prof. Dr. Florian Freitag
Office Manager
Francine Poschmann
Office R12 S04 H14
Phone +49 201 183-3411
E-mail francine.poschmann[at]uni-due.de