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How unruly is nineteenth-century American realism? On November 26–27, 2026, the workshop “Unruly Realism” takes a closer look at the unexpected turns and contradictions of American realist fiction.

Have you written a paper in American or British Literature that you really enjoyed working on? Then why not submit it for the 2026 Essay Prize?

"Spill: Motif, Metaphor, and Narrative Operation in Omar El Akkad’s Climate Fiction Novel American War (2017)"

The Essay Prize Competition 2025 has now concluded. (Drumroll, please.)

In this event, organised by the students of the University of Erfurt in cooperation with Jeder Kann Galerie Erfurt, student performers are thematising the relevance of sustainable thinking in everyday life and art. The event consists of a…

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The 2025 meeting of the European Study Group of Nineteenth-Century American Literature will take place at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The focus of the workshop is on reanimating interest in Sui Sin Far/Edith Maude Eaton and re-reading her work…

Looking for a teaching opportunity? The Professorship for American Literature is hiring a tutor for the lecture series "American Literary and Cultural History"in the fall term 2025.

We are delighted to announce the publication of EJAS's special issue on Laura E. Richards`s children`s poems and the poetics of nineteenth-century American nonsense, co-edited by Etti Gordon Ginzburg and Verena Laschinger. The research presented in…