Events

22.05.2020

Radical Visibility. The Information Politics of Police on Camera

Online Speech with Bryce Newell (University of Oregon) on June, 17, at 5pm s.t. via Zoom. more
22.05.2020

Surveillance on the Border. Migrants’ and Migrant-Aid Workers’ Perceptions of State Surveillance in the US-Mexico Borderlands

Zoom Workshop with Bryce Newell (University of Oregon), June 15, 2020, 4pm more
27.04.2020

CALL FOR PAPERS (04/30/20) - Where My Girls At? Contemporary Feminist Art

Be part of our Conference for graduate students and emerging scholars of American Studies on July 2, 2020. more
21.01.2020

Mock Job Talk: "The Military Origins of the American Century: An International Perspective"

On Monday, January, 27, from 2-4pm, Olivier Burtin will hold a mock talk at the Amerika-Institut, Schellingstr.3, room 106. more
01.01.2020

"Crisis in American History" -- Student Visit to the NS-Dokumentationszentrum

In December 2019, Amerika-Institut students taking the undergraduate course "Crisis in American History: Framing, Perception, and Impact" made a visit to the NS-Dokumentationszentrum in Munich. more
27.11.2019

"Powering the Nation" - Students Tour of the Praterkraftwerk

Last week, AI undergraduate students had the opportunity to take a tour of the Praterkraftwerk in Munich. more
25.11.2019

AI Christmas Party

Join us for cake, mulled wine and Christmas raffle! On Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7pm, Schellingsttr.3, front building, room 201 more
12.11.2019

Lecture: "CONTESTED NOTIONS OF PRIVACY" by B.Neuroth, Nov 27, 10am

Benedikt Neuroth (Humboldt University, Berlin) will hold a lecture at the America-Institut (LMU, Schellingstr.3, room S007) on Wednesday, November 27, at 10 a.m. Benedikt will talk about how governmental practices have shapd privacy debates. more
11.11.2019

Poetry Performance and Sax Session

This Thursday, November 14, 7pm, Abraham Smith, Ernest Butler and Mark Olival-Bartley will perform poetry and music at the Amerika-Institut, Schellingstr.3/FB, room 201. Free admission and refreshments! more
16.10.2019

LMU Debate Club

The LMU Debate Club will now meet every Wednesday from 7-9 pm in room 201 in Schellingstrasse 3. All are welcome - no experience necessary! more
01.10.2019

Lecture: "KLAN WE TALK?" by Daril Davis

Daryl Davis, musician and activist, will give a lecture at LMU Munich on Tuesday, October 8, at 7 p.m. Daryl will talk about his experience as the first African American author to travel the country and interview members of the Ku Klux Klan. Since Daryl Davis is also an accomplished musician — he has played with Chuck Berry and many other notable rock’n’roll and blues artists —, he will also play some songs on the piano. There will be a Q&A with the audience. The event will take place in E120 (“Große Aula"). more