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14. September 2026
journalism and media award 2026
journalism and media award 2026
This year’s journalism and media award was presented to YouTuber, podcaster, and journalist Rob Watts, who uses great humor and a light touch to vividly convey knowledge of historical linguistics, thereby contributing significantly to the broader visibility of research in English studies. We offer the award winner our warmest congratulations.
25. September 2025
Habilitation Award 2025
Habilitation Award 2025
This year's habilitation award went to Sarah Fekadu Uthoff (LMU München) for her thesis titled "Ethiopianism: Discourse and Desire in the Old and New World, 1750 to Today."
Call for Papers
01.-03. October 2026
Reverberations of 1776: receiving, rewriting and reappropriating the American Revolution across the Atlantic. Britain, France, Germany, 1776-1876
Reverberations of 1776: receiving, rewriting and reappropriating the American Revolution across the Atlantic. Britain, France, Germany, 1776-1876
Université Bordeaux Montaigne
08.-09. October 2026
‘Knowing’ in a Post-Truth Society? Methods of Knowledge (Co-)Construction in the 21st Century across Disciplines
‘Knowing’ in a Post-Truth Society? Methods of Knowledge (Co-)Construction in the 21st Century across Disciplines
Universität Bielefeld
10. October 2026
Speculative Cityscapes: A Speculative Cultures Workshop
Speculative Cityscapes: A Speculative Cultures Workshop
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Job advertisements
Two Start-up Grants of the Doctoral Program in Literary Studies (32,000 Swiss francs each)
100%
Universität Basel
Tenured
Submission deadline 15.11.2026
Universität Basel
Tenured
Submission deadline 15.11.2026
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)
50%, 3 Jahre
Universität Koblenz
Tenured
Submission deadline 15.09.2026
Universität Koblenz
Tenured
Submission deadline 15.09.2026
Full professorship (W3) in “English Philology: Literary Studies (from Renaissance to present)” (f/m/d)
Universität Heidelberg
Fixed term
Submission deadline 15.09.2026
Fixed term
Submission deadline 15.09.2026
Joining as member
Become a member and profit from numerous advantages, like joining the yearly conference, making use of funding possibilities, new publications and much more.
Funding
The German Association for the Study of English awards three prizes, in a yearly rotation: the dissertation prize, the second book prize (Habilitation) and the journalism and media prize. In addition, it is possible to apply for seed money for projects.