Büro der Professur © Annett Knöspel Büro von außen © Annett Knöspel

The Chair at a Glance

Welcome to the homepage of the Chair of North American Cultural Studies. The following pages provide you with information concerning the subject as part of teaching and research at TU Dresden. Furthermore, you can find all contact details and learn more about our Chair holder Prof. Dr. Brigitte Georgi-Findlay and our staff.

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At a Glance

Inhaberin der Professur Nordamerikastudien © Prof. Georgi-Findlay
Chair Holder

Here, you can find information on our Chair holder Prof. Dr. Brigitte Georgi-Findlay.
Fahrrad Blumen US Flagge Windrad © Andrea Kiel
Staff Members of the Chair

Here, you can learn more about the employees of the Chair, their office hours and contact details.

Lageplan Institut © Andrea Kiel
Directions and Contact

The Chair of North American Cultural Studies is situated in the building of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies. Here, you can find our visitor’s and postal address.

Statuen Washington © Andrea Kiel

The Chair of North American Cultural Studies

Since 1997, Brigitte Georgi-Findlay holds the Chair of North American Cultural Studies. She is supported by her team which consists of Stefanie Hellner as research associate, Richard Beneke as research assistant and Annett Knöspel, responsible for organizational and administrative tasks.

Research and teaching at the Chair focus on the history, society and culture of the USA and Canada from precolonial times up to the present. A regular part of teaching is the tripartite survey lecture on social and cultural history, in which connections between economics, politics, society and culture are established. These areas also constitute the focus of the respective seminars and are dealt with in greater detail throughout the studies. The seminars equally focus on popcultural phenomena of the society as a whole as well as on individual ethnic groups and subcultures. Furthermore, research interests of the professor and the team build the basis for teaching, for example in lectures dealing with American popular culture (especially in films and TV series), the American West and Western, ethnic groups in North America and transatlantic relations.