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Nachruf auf Prof. em. Lienhard Legenhausen

Das Englische Seminar der Universität Münster trauert um seinen langjährigen Kollegen Lienhard Legenhausen, der am 02.01.2026 nach kurzer schwerer Krankheit verstorben ist. Mit ihm verlieren wir nicht nur einen herausragenden, international hervorragend vernetzen und geschätzten Wissenschaftler mit breitem Forschungsprofil, sondern auch einen sehr freundlichen, immer hilfsbereiten, engagierten und kooperativen Menschen, dem wir stets ein ehrendes Andenken bewahren werden. Unser Mitgefühl gilt seiner Familie und all denen, die ihn nun ebenfalls vermissen.

 

Hier finden Sie den gesamten Nachruf als Download. 

Exhibition: From Stories to Suffrage

The Book Studies team warmly invites to you to visit the exhibit "From Stories to Suffrage: Early Reading Experiences of 19th Century Women Activists in Britain," created as part of the MA BAPS Research Workshop.

The exhibit will run until the end of September.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome Erstis! 

We are excited to welcome our new students who are about to start their academic journey with us. 

 

Please take note of the key introductory events offered by members of the English Department:

• 06 October 2025, 10:15: Info session for M.Ed. students (zoom)
• 07 October 2025, 14:15: Info session for BA students (English Department, Audi Max)
• 07 October 2025, 10:00-14:00: The Fachschaft's Meet & Greet Café with support for creating your class schedule (English Department,  ES 2  & ES 131)
• 08 October 2025, 12:00-16:00: The Fachschaft's Meet & Greet Café with support for creating your class schedule (English Department,  ES 2 & ES 131)
• 09 October 2025, 12:00-14:00: The Fachschaft's Meet & Greet Café with support for creating your class schedule (English Department,  ES 2 & ES 131)

Please find additional information here. 

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Adikou: Reading and Discussion with Raphaëlle Red

Adikou’s lineage is blurry, her family history hazy. During an unbearably hot summer, she finds herself needing to escape Paris. Adikou flies to Lomé, Togo, the birthplace of her father – who is almost a stranger. From the West African coast all the way to the United States, Adikou searches for her place in history, crafting a legacy made of snakeskins, skylines, and sticky nights. Raphaëlle Red was born in Paris in 1997 and grew up in Berlin, where she lives today. Adikou is her debut novel.

The conversation will be moderated by Rita Maricocchi. The event is a collaboration between the PTTS Chair, Afrikanische Perspektiven, e.V., Afrosister MS, Eine-Welt-Forum Münster, and Kulturamt und Integrationsrat der Stadt Münster. Further information here.

The reading and discussion will take place in German on Sept. 3 at 19:00 in the Stadtbücherei Münster (Alter Steinweg 11). Admission is free.

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The Great Gatsby commentary by Prof. Silvia Schultermandl

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in 1925 - what does the word ‘great’ still mean in the USA today? A commentary by Prof. Silvia Schultermandl published in the university newspaper wissen|leben No. 3, 7 May 2025.

wissen|leben [DE]

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Course Registration for Winter Term 2025/26

Students are reminded that the LSF and SLCM course registration portals will be open from 14 July to 20 July 2025 for all higher semester courses. Please keep in mind that registration is mandatory. BA and MA students register via LSF, M.Ed. students use the new system SLCM. Further information on course registration is available here. 

 

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The Year of Return: Reading and Discussion with Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

It is 2019 and Ghana has proclaimed it the “Year of Return.” The 400th anniversary of the first deportation of African enslaved peoples to Virginia is to be commemorated with major celebrations. In Ivana Akotowaa Ofori's debut novel The Year of Return, journalist Adwapa decides to return from the USA to her native Ghana to find her roots. Ivana Akotowaa Ofori is a Ghanaian storyteller and spoken word artist. This year she is curating the African Book Festival Berlin. The Year of Return will be published in German by InterKontinental in July 2025 with the title Das Jahr der Rückkehr. The conversation will be moderated by Tina Adomako. Barbara Kemmler will read from the German translation. The event is a collaboration between the PTTS Chair, Afrikanische Perspektiven, e.V., Cactus Junges Theater, vhs-Münster, and Eine-Welt-Forum Münster. Further information here.

The reading and discussion will take place in English and German on July 21 at 19:00 in the VHS-Forum Münster. Admission is free.

 

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GLAM Summer Term 2025

15 May, 12:00, ES 203: Lucy Cheseldine
26 May, 18:00, Studiobühne: Diana Khoi Nguyen
 5 June, 12:00, ES 203: Prof. Phil Nel
26 June, 12:00, ES 203: Anna Lena Oldehus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please join us on June 27 from 9:00-15:00 in ES 203 for this year's Dissertation Workshop in Literary, Cultural, and Book Studies. The workshop is designed to be a platform across the different chairs in literary, cultural, and book studies during which a number of doctoral students affiliated with the English department will present either their dissertation projects as a whole or outlines/initial findings of a particular chapter they would like to receive feedback on. Each block will consist of a 20 minute presentation, followed by approximately 25 minutes for discussion. 

For further information, please contact Dorit Neumann or Rita Maricocchi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We are honored to be hosting poet Ariana Benson, whose debut collection,  Black Pastoral—rooted in Black history, memory, and nature—won the 2022 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, among other honors. Please take a moment to read two of their poems, "Hotbeds in Norfolk, Virginia" and "Said the Tobacco to the Hand", for a taste of their style. 

Ariana will join us virtually on June 19th at 18:00 and will read from their poetry collection, interspersed with a conversation on poetry, U.S. and transnational/transatlantic politics and memory, as well as ecology and land. This reading is part of the American Studies Annual Juneteenth Dialogues event series, co-hosted by Prof. Silvia Schultermandl and Gulsin Ciftci.
To register, please follow this link: https://uni-ms.zoom.us/meeting/register/J1UFReoFRJmM-ad544vsGg#/registration.

 

 

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For My Negativity: Spoken Word Performance with Kagayi Ngobi

With his long poem “For my Negativity”, Ugandan author Kagayi Ngobi confronts the audience with a social system that restricts human rights and undermines democratic values. The production sheds light on the lack of prospects and oppression of young people and marginalized groups in Uganda and draws connections to current social tensions in Germany, such as the resurgence of queer and xenophobia. The actor Ismael Boerner will perform the text in German (director: Axel Brauch). After the performance, there will be a discussion with Kagayi Ngobi, moderated and translated by Annette Bühler-Dietrich. All interested listeners are warmly invited. The event will take place in German on June 17 at 19:00 in the Studiobühne. Admission is free.

 

 

 

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Citizen-Science-Award

The English Department congratulates Yash Gupta and his team on winning the Citizen-Science-Award for their installation "Homes | Heimat: Postcolonialism, Narrative, Photography".

The project offers a creative and thoughtful exploration of how colonial legacies and migration continue to shape students’ sense of belonging.

Through personal stories, photographs, and a traveling exhibition, the team brings academic research and lived experience into meaningful dialogue, encouraging reflection on the entanglement of personal and colonial histories. This initiative is a valuable contribution to both postcolonial studies and public engagement.

More information [de] on the installation is available here (https://www.uni-muenster.de/Philologie/aktuelles/archiv/2025/citizen-science-preis_homes_heimat.html). The installation will be on shown again April  14-17 (Schloss). More information on viewing times and events here (https://www.uni-muenster.de/Kustodie/en/projekte2024/HOME.html).

Call for Papers  
Aldous Huxley in Italy: Rest Cure or/and Cultural Challenge

Eighth International Aldous Huxley Symposium at Florence, October 2025

Please send your proposals for papers
(20 minutes, plus 10 minutes discussion)
by 1 March 2025 to Prof Bernfried Nugel (nugel@uni-muenster.de).

Visit the Centre for Aldous Huxley Studies for more information on the symposium.

 

 

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Congratulations to Yash Gupta on Winning the DAAD Award

We are thrilled to announce that Yash Gupta has been awarded the 2024 DAAD Prize by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for his outstanding commitment to intercultural exchange and social engagement as well as his academic achievements.

Yash has been enrolled in our National and Transnational Studies Programme since 2022/23 and is known throughout the English Department as the founder of the Disability Studies Circle, a co-founder of the Anticolonial CineClub and in general as an unstoppable creative force striving to make the university a more inclusive and socially responsible place.

During the award ceremony on 27 November 2024, the university’s Vice Rector for International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Michael Quante, praised the high level of scholarly integrity and cultural competence Yash shows in his dedication to marginalized groups and topics.

Find the university’s original press release here [de]

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Study Abroad at One of Our Partner Universities

If you are planning to apply for a spot at one of the English Department’s partner universities, please make sure to upload your application by 10 January 2025.

Further information is available on Learnweb: Study Abroad English Department.

Please make sure to request the relevant documents for your application with the examination office before the university closes for winter break to ensure you can meet the deadline.

Application Deadline: 10 January 2025