News

19.01.2026
 

This issue of Ecocene (eds. T. Konrad and S. Schaufler) highlights how the pandemic has changed perspectives on climate, health, and the global environment.

22.12.2025
 

An interview with Susanne Reichl on the occasion of Jane Austen´s 250th birthday was featured by ORF kulturMONTAG on December 15.

04.12.2025
 

Dr. Theresa Matzinger´s study, now published in the journal "PLOS One", suggests that the phonemic composition of words determines how well they are remembered.

01.12.2025
 

Tatiana Konrad’s project “Citizen Science for Environmental Awareness in Vienna” has received funding from the City of Vienna. Congratulations!

28.11.2025
 

Her doctoral project “The Personal is Political Comedy” was selected by the ÖAW for funding. Welcome to our Department!

 Events

05.11.2026 09:00
 

The conference "Critical Media Analysis, Participatory Culture, and New Textualities: American Studies through a Digital Lens” takes place 05-07 November in Linz. CfP deadline is 30 April.

22.01.2026 10:15
 

On January 22, the American Studies team is pleased to welcome author and Professor Jonathan Metzl (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee) - all welcome.

20.01.2026 09:45
 

The American Studies team is pleased to welcome em. Prof. Gudrun Grabher (University of Innsbruck) - all welcome.

30.07.2025
 

For its 40th anniversary, the Language Institute of Thammasat University, Bangkok invited Prof. Dalton-Puffer to give a seminar on CLIL.

23.08.2024
 

The UB Lesesaal will be closed from Sept 23 and no book orders from Nov-Dec. Find more information on the project page or sign up for an info session online or on-site.