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International Guests

SoSe 2025

Jade Arbo (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil)


SoSe 2023

Prof. Rita Dove (African-American poet)

  • Project: African American Poetry and the Classics
  • Collaborators: Anna Bonifazi, Giulia Sperduti, Anke Ortlepp, et al.
  • Visit: May 19-26, 2023
    • "A Lifetime of Song: Poetry Reading with Rita Dove"
    • “Can I Get a Witness? A Workshop with Rita Dove”

WS 2022/2023

Prof. Julia Leyda (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

  • Project: "American Eco-TV"
  • Collaborators: Verena Wurth and Judith Rauscher
  • Visit: Oct. 22-29, 2022 (Postponed)
  • Funded by the CA IV: Cultures and Societies in Transition (Funding line 2: Cooperation)

Dr. Nisha Kommattam (University of Chicago, USA)

  • Project: Eingeschlechtliche Gesellschaften
  • Collaborators: Judith Rauscher
  • Visit: October - December 2022
  • Funded by the Auerbach Zentrum of the University of Cologne

Events with Our International Guests

Poetry Workshop by Rita Dove

"Can I Get a Witness?"

For more information on the poetry workshop "Can I Get a Witness?" by Rita Dove, please click here. 


Poetry Reading by Rita Dove

"A Lifetime of Song"

For more information on the poetry reading "A Lifetime of Song" by Rita Dove, please click here


Guest Lecture by Prof. Julia Leyda (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Theorizing Black Anthroposcreens: Queen Sugar and Black Panther

For more information on the guest lecture "Theorizing Black Anthroposcreens: Queen Sugar and Black Panther" by Prof. Julia Leyda, please click here