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At the congress of the German Society for Sociology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, DGS), Prof. Dr. Silke Steets received the René König Textbook Prize 2020 of the DGS for the volume "Theoretische Positionen der Stadtsoziologie” (Theoretical Positions in Urban Sociology), which she co-authored with Lars Meier and Lars Frers. The prize honours the best textbook and consists of 500 Euros. Congratulations!

The Global Sentimentality Project examines how the sentimental unfolds its power as an aesthetic narrative strategy, as a practice of crisis management, and as a technology of political mobilization. Our understanding of the sentimental revises the stigmatization of the term in popular parlance and extends its meaning beyond a set of literary texts. This virtual lecture series brings together scholars from around the globe in a series of talks accessible via Zoom.

Diversi what...? May be the first question that comes to mind when reading or listening to DiversiFaith. But behind the combination of 'diversify' and 'faith' is the new, interreligious student blog, which not only raises many questions, but answers them as well! The academic blog was developed – wi...

Online teaching and individual face-to-face classes will be combined (hybrid semester)

A new project collects ideas of a utopian world and you can participate

In autumn 2019, Prof. Dr. Heike Paul was appointed a fellow for the Thomas Mann Fellowship 2020 and thus had the opportunity to participate in the series "55 Voices for Democracy". The series ties in with the BBC radio speeches in which Thomas Mann addressed people in Germany and its neighbouring co...

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Michalak has published a new series of publications on "German as a Second Language – Positions, Perspectives, Potentials". The new series aims to highlight the challenges and potential of German as a second language and to present the current discourse in the field from several perspectives.

Due to the corona pandemic all cultural events come off badly. So what do you do, if music is your profession and passion, but you are not allowed to sing together? The FAU Academic Chamber Choir came up with an idea! Academic Director Dr. Julian Tölle took the initiative and organised a digital con...

Professor Helmut Neuhaus, former holder of the Chair of Modern History (Lehrstuhl für Neuere Geschichte I), now Chair of Early Modern History (Lehrstuhl für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit), has been awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) of the Federal Republic of Germany. With thi...

The FAU student survey (FAU-St) 2020 has started. Until 26 July, students will once more be able to evaluate their studies at FAU, in either German or English. This year, the survey focuses on how satisfied students are with various aspects of studying at FAU as well as on their experiences of start...