About the Ruhr PhD Forum in American Studies
The annual dissertation colloquium offers young scholars in American Studies a forum to present current research projects as work in progress. The organizers welcome contributors and guests focusing on the study of American history, culture, media, and literature from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Duisburg-Essen, and TU Dortmund. Every year, the presentations are accompanied by a special guest with a comprehensive perspective on American Studies to provide outside commentaries and methodological advice to the PhD students.
Conference Participants:
PhD students of American Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Duisburg-Essen, and TU Dortmund
Past Senior Experts (alphabetical order):
- Hans Bak (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)
- Kathleen G. Donohue (CMU Michigan, United States), 2009/2010 Fulbright Professor at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Peter Freese (Prof. em., Universität Paderborn, Germany)
- Rüdiger Kunow (Prof. of American Literature and Culture, Potsdam University, Germany)
- Giorgio Mariani (Prof. of American Literature, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy)
- Bernd Ostendorf (Prof. em. LMU, München, Germany)
- Steven D. Reschly (Prof. of History, Truman State University, United States)
- Lynn Rose (Prof. of History, Truman State University, United States)
- Alan Trachtenberg (Neil Gray, Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies, Yale, New Haven, United States)
