Bayerische Amerika-Akademie

Bayerische Amerika-Akademie The BAA is a network organization of Bavarian scholars working in various disciplines on topics related to the US, Canada, and the Carribean.

: On Monday, October 6, 2025, the cordially invites you to Amerikahaus München for an evening with Prof. em. Dr. Wern...
11/09/2025

: On Monday, October 6, 2025, the cordially invites you to Amerikahaus München for an evening with Prof. em. Dr. Werner Sollors (Harvard University). On the occasion of the publication of "The Werner Sollors Reader" (Edinburgh University Press, 2025), the literary scholar will visit Munich to discuss his work with the collection’s editor, Prof. Dr. Daniel G. Williams (Swansea University).

📅 Monday, October 6, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
📍 Amerikahaus, Karolinenplatz 3, 80339 Munich
➡️ Attendance is free, please register at https://t1p.de/m7g94

Werner Sollors is Cabot Professor of English, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In his essays, the BAA-honorary member crafts “a critical voice of enduring civility to develop a cosmopolitanism of the marginalized and overlooked,” as his colleague, the cultural critic Homi K. Bhabha states. Werner Sollors' work engages with the role of American literature, the significance of multilingualism, or the importance of in*******al relationships in American culture, among many other topics.

🎓 From July 16 to 23, 2025, the 's 13th Summer Academy took place in Montreal, QC 🇨🇦, allowing participants to engage w...
24/07/2025

🎓 From July 16 to 23, 2025, the 's 13th Summer Academy took place in Montreal, QC 🇨🇦, allowing participants to engage with the topic "North American Narratives of Crisis and Repair, Past and Present." The international summer school brought together 16 (post-)doctoral researchers from 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇺🇸 the USA and 10 faculty members, also from both sides of the Atlantic.

💡 We look back on an incredibly rich and rewarding academic and cultural program. Beyond many intriguing topically focused talks by the participants and faculty members, a city tour through Old , a picnic at Mont Royal, and an excursion to Kahnawá:ke gave participants the opportunity to get to know some parts of the city and its surrounding area, along with the histories attached to them. Furthermore, a conversation with Susanne Aschi-Glesius, Germany's Consul General in Montreal, and Daniel Etzel, Director of The State of Bavaria in Quebec, allowed for a critical discussion about public diplomacy in the present moment. Learn more: https://t1p.de/lsh4q.

🫶 We are immensely grateful to all participants and faculty members for their productive contributions and the supportive atmosphere. We are extending a very special "Thank you!" to our hosts at Goethe-Institut Montreal, most notably Nadja Furth and Nanna Henning, for their invaluable support and for providing this fantastic space for our event. We felt at home throughout the event!

⏳ Just two more days before the 13th BAA Summer Academy begins! The summer school brings together 16 early career resear...
14/07/2025

⏳ Just two more days before the 13th BAA Summer Academy begins! The summer school brings together 16 early career researchers and ten faculty members from Europe and North America at Goethe-Institut Montreal to discuss the topic "North American Narratives of and , Past and Present."

Curious? Get to know the faculty members who will participate in the very first BAA Summer Academy in Canada 🇨🇦: https://t1p.de/qn13x

🛫 Safe travels to all participants in the event! 🙏 And a big "Thank you!" to our cooperation partners at Goethe-Institut Montreal for hosting us over the coming week.

We are looking forward to seeing you in very soon!

💡 Feminist conceptions of labor and the future of work, an emerging scholars' panel with talks about labor activism in U...
12/07/2025

💡 Feminist conceptions of labor and the future of work, an emerging scholars' panel with talks about labor activism in U.S. book publishing and gendered political labor, a session on race and the U.S. labor market, and a fascinating keynote on Black women's deindustrial imaginaries – we look back on another insightful day of discussions about "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" at the 23rd international conference.

📺 Are you curious to get an impression of the event? Take a look at the YouTube-channel of Amerikahaus München and watch the recordings of the opening discussion with Mary Anne Trasciatti (Hofstra University) and the two keynote lectures with Colin Crouch (University of Warwick) and Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown University).

🫶 We are particularly grateful to our cooperation partners at Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and FES Future of Work / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern for joining us here in Munich for the discussion and their generosity, and to the German Research Foundation (DFG) for supporting the event.

Yesterday, we had a very successful first day of the 23rd international conference of the , which brings scholars from ...
11/07/2025

Yesterday, we had a very successful first day of the 23rd international conference of the , which brings scholars from both sides of the Atlantic together to explore the topic "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work."

📺 If you were unable to join us in person, you have the chance to watch two of the program points online:
➡️ The Opening Talk with Mary Anne Trasciatti (Hofstra University) on the Triangle Fire Memorial in New York: https://t1p.de/kbjq7
➡️ The keynote lecture of Colin Crouch (University of Warwick | Max Planck Society / Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies): https://t1p.de/2wypp

💡 Join us today for a rich and intriguing program, including the conference's second keynote by Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown University) on Black women's deindustrial imaginaries (or watch it here on YouTube: https://t1p.de/x3a9n).

A special thank you to our fantastic cooperation partners at Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern / FES Future of Work for joining the discussion here in Munich and for this wonderful cooperation. In addition, we are grateful for the support from the German Research Foundation (DFG)!

The final preparations for the 23rd Annual Conference of the are in full swing: From Thursday to Saturday, scholars fr...
08/07/2025

The final preparations for the 23rd Annual Conference of the are in full swing: From Thursday to Saturday, scholars from various disciplines and both sides of the Atlantic will come together in to discuss different dimensions of the conference topic "Labor, Union, and the Future of Work".

💡 Join us at Amerikahaus München for intriguing discussions about past ideas on the , conceptions of and work futures, persistent and systemic challenges in the US labor market, as well as futures of labor and . Find the full program online: https://t1p.de/b4e35

📺 In case you cannot attend the conference in person, watch the keynote lectures with Colin Crouch (University of Warwick | Max Planck Society / Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies) and Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown University) as well as the opening discussion with Mary Anne Trasciatti (Hofstra University | Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition) online: https://t1p.de/myqya

📨 Conference attendance is free, please register by sending an email to [email protected].

🫶 A special "Thank you!" to our cooperation partners at Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and FES Future of Work / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern for their generosity and to the German Research Foundation (DFG) for supporting the event.

Join us next Friday, July 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., for the second keynote lecture of the 23rd International Conference of...
04/07/2025

Join us next Friday, July 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., for the second keynote lecture of the 23rd International Conference of the on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" with Prof. Dr. Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown University)!

Black lives and communities have been largely erased in narratives of deindustrialization and its effects in the U.S., where most public and academic discourse about the economic shifts of the late twentieth century focus on the iconic white industrial worker. Sherry Lee Linkon will speak about ways in which Black women have been pushing back on that erasure, offering plays, fiction, essays, and photographic projects – a varied body of work, revealing a Black deindustrial imaginary of labor, family, and political resistance.

📅 Friday, July 11, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
📍 Amerikahaus München, Karolinenplatz 3, Munich
➡️ Further Info & Registration: https://t1p.de/vnmvf
📺 YouTube-Livestream: https://t1p.de/x3a9n

The International Conference "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" is organized by the Academy in cooperation with Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and the FES Competence Centre "Future of Work" / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern. It is supprted by German Research Foundation (DFG).

04/07/2025

On July 11, 2025, 4:00 p.m., Sherry Lee Linkon (Georgetown University) will deliver a public keynote lecture at this year's BAA Annual Conference on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work," which takes place from July 10 to 12, 2025, at Amerikahaus Munich. Sherry Lee Linkon will explore Black lives....

Next Thursday, July 10, 2025, the 23rd International Conference of the on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" begi...
03/07/2025

Next Thursday, July 10, 2025, the 23rd International Conference of the on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" begins!

On the opening evening, we are particularly looking forward to the conference's first keynote lecture with Prof. Dr. Colin Crouch (University of Warwick & Max Planck Society | MPI for the Study of Societies). The British sociologist will explore a central paradox of late 20th century organized industrial relations: that the most powerful and centralized trade union organizations seemed to exercise wage restraint. What, then, did they offer their members? The answer seemed to be that they delivered social policy and non-wage benefits. In his talk, Colin Crouch will explore how this pattern has survived recent changes.

📅 Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
📍 Amerikahaus München, Karolinenplatz 3, Munich
➡️ Further Info & Registration: https://t1p.de/e52gg
📺 YouTube-Livestream: https://t1p.de/2wypp

The International Conference "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" is organized by the Academy in cooperation with Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and the FES Competence Centre "Future of Work" / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern. It is supprted by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

03/07/2025

On July 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Colin Crouch (University of Warwick and MPI for the Study of Societies) will deliver a public keynote lecture at this year's BAA Annual Conference on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work," which takes place from July 10 to 12, 2025, at Amerikahaus Munich. Crouch looks....

We are excited that, in just over a week, the 23rd International Conference of the on "Labor, Unions, and the Future o...
02/07/2025

We are excited that, in just over a week, the 23rd International Conference of the on "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" begins!

We are inviting you to an intriguing conference opening talk and discussion with Prof. Dr. Mary Anne Trasciatti (Hofstra University) on the significance of memorials for labor education and activism. Trasciatti, who is also the President of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, will specifically address the Triangle Fire Memorial in New York City and discuss the intersection of art, activism, and processes of memorializing more generally in a conversation with BAA Director Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schmidt (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München).

📅 Thursday, July 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
📍 Amerikahaus München, Karolinenplatz 3, Munich
➡️ Further Info & Registration: https://t1p.de/c9okg
📺 YouTube-Livestream: https://t1p.de/kbjq7

The International Conference "Labor, Unions, and the Future of Work" is organized by the Academy in cooperation with Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and the FES Competence Centre "Future of Work" / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bayern. It is supprted by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

02/07/2025

On July 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Mary Anne A. Trasciatti (Hofstra University) will speak about the Triangle Fire Memorial in New York City and the Future of Labor before engaging in a conversation about "Art, Activism, and Memorializing" with BAA Director Kerstin Schmidt (LMU Munich). The talk and podiu...

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