We are pleased to announce two upcoming
noteworthy seminars with Stefan “Steven” Rabitsch
(Universität Graz)

Friday, January 17, 2020

10:00 am – 11:30 am
“The Best [and Worst] of Both Worlds”:
Star Trek’s Transatlantic Pax Galatica

The seminar participants need to view to two StarTrek episodes before coming to class. If you’re interested (and you should be since Dr. Rabitsch is a terrific instructor!), email Prof. Pawel Frelik before Jan 14 (p.frelik@uw.edu.pl) to sign up and receive a link to the episodes.

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 28: “Extroverted Financialization: Banking on USD Debt”

May 21, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the last lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Mareike Beck with a lecture “Extroverted Financialization: Banking on USD Debt”.

Year 2025/2026

May 25: “Standing Woman – Fear Takes Root: Exploring Eco-Horror and dystopia through short film practice”.

May 20, 2026

Weird Fictions Research Group is pleased to invite you to an online film screening and conversation with Max Gee (University of Salford), the writer behind the short film Standing Woman. Join us on Zoom to watch the film together and learn more about arts-based research practices and eco-horror.

Year 2025/2026

May 20: “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”

May 18, 2026

Join us for the next lecture in the ‘Western Hemisphere Lecture Series’! This time we are pleased to host Sean T. Mitchell from Rutgers University, Newark with a lecture titled “In the Orbit of Empire: Space, Race, and Inequality in Brazil and the United States”.

Year 2025/2026

May 19: “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America”

May 18, 2026

Join us for a public talk titled “Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America” by Randolph R. Lewis (University of Texas at Austin).

Year 2025/2026

May 18: “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era”

May 15, 2026

The European Forum on US History, in cooperation with the ASC is hosting an online lecture “From Respectability to the Fringe: The Far Right in the Interwar Era” by Dr. Olivier Burtin.