Upcoming Events

23 October | Banned Books in Conversation
23 October | Banned Books in Conversation
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In response to the steep increase in book banning and attempted book challenges in the USA and beyond, the University of Münster’s Chairs for Book Studies and American Studies have co-founded “Banned Books Network Münster” (BBNM). Our purpose is to raise awareness of the increase in book banning, to create spaces for engagement with banned books, and to discuss the wider repercussions of these bans. Our events are inclusive in nature, and we hope to engage students, teachers, colleagues, and the wider reading public with our initiative.

At the third event of this series, Dr. Sarah Pyke will speak about Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden. 

The event will take place at SpecOps on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6pm. Registration is requested, but not mandatory. Please follow this link for more information. We look forward to seeing you there.

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GLAM_WiSe 2025-2026
GLAM_WiSe 2025-2026

GLAM (Guest Lectures in American studies Münster

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  • 27 November, Prof. Regina Schober (HHU Düsseldorf): "Listen, Read, Generate: US American Fiction in the Digital Attention Economy" 
    12:00 pm, ES 203 (Hybrid: Registration Link)
  • 4 December, Tracy Fuad (Berlin): Poetry Reading, "Portals and Passages: Poetry Across Worlds" 
    6:30 pm, Studiobühne
  • 11 December, Dr. Jennifer Gouck (WiRe Fellow, Münster): "Rewriting the Road: 'The Abortion Road Trip' in American Young Adult Fiction"
    12:00 pm, ES 203 (Hybrid: Registration Link)
  • 15 January, Dr. Katharina Fackler (Bonn University): "Rare Earths and Precious Kin: Writing the Pacific in an Age of Deep-Sea Mining and Indigenous Resurgence" 
    12:00 pm, ES 203 (Hybrid: Registration Link)