News/Aktuelles
16.10.2026 - Places available in my PS1 Literary Studies: The Emergence of Literary Modernism Around the Turn of the 20th Century
Due to a heiCO error, I still have open places available in my course "The Emergence of Literary Modernism Around the Turn of the 20th Century: Transnational Innovations of Literature in Paris, Vienna, and London” on Thursdays, from 14:15-15:45 in R115. For more detailed information, please read the course description online.
Please contact me vial mail if you are interested. cu442@uni-heidelberg.de
Best regards and a wonderful semester,
Williams Rothvoss Buchheimer
16.10.2026 - Room swap O'Brien - Mau Tuesday morning
My classes will take place in R122 and Ms. Mau's in R110 on Tuesday morning (9-13).
Derek O'Brien.
13.10.2026 - MA students' Meet and Greet, Oct 21, 1 pm
All new and current MA students are invited to a Meet & Greet event on October 21st, 1 pm, in room 110. Come along and bring your own lunch! You will have the opportunity to meet fellow students in the Master of Arts English Studies programme, as well as your study advisors, Dr. Peterfy and Dr. Mollin, who are also happy to answer your questions.
09.10.2026 - Event Announcement: “Queering Big Data”
In collaboration with the English Department of Heidelberg University and the Leibniz Institute for the German Language, we cordially invite you to the event “Queering Big Data”
When? Tuesday, 20. October 2026, 18:15
Where? Germanistisches Seminar, Karlstraße 2, Room 004
Conference language? German and English
03.10.2026 - Places available in PSI Hemingway: Short Stories
Due to a heiCO error, there are still places available in my PSI on Ernest Hemingway's short stories.
It takes place on Wednesdays from 9:15-11:45
For more detailed information on this class, please read the course description provided online: https://www.as.uni-heidelberg.de/kvv/26ws/kvv.pdf
Pease register personally with me if you are interested in this class
kirsten.hertel@as.uni-heidelberg.de
Kind regards,
Kirsten Hertel
02.10.2026 - Neue Webseite / New Website
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Die neue Institutswebseite der Anglistik wird am kommenden Mittwoch, 7. Oktober, live gehen.
Es ist möglich, dass die Webseite während der Umstellung kurzzeitig nicht zugreifbar ist, und/oder Fehler auftreten. Selbstverständlich werden alle Beteiligten sich sehr bemühen, dies so schnell wie möglich zu beheben.
Falls es nach der Umstellung Fehler und Probleme mit den Inhalten der Webseite geben sollte, können Sie diese an melden.
Auch allgemeine Aktualisierungswünsche für Webseiteninhalte können Sie an diese E-Mail-Adresse senden.
Bitte denken Sie daran, dass durch die Umschaltung bisherige Links ungültig werden und aktualisiert werden müssen (z. B. in Dokumenten/ Lesezeichen).
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The new website of the English department will go live next Wednesday, 7 October.
In the course of the transition, there may be technical issues that could lead to errors and/or cause the website or parts of it to be temporarily inaccessible. Of course, we will try to resolve any problems as quickly as possible. If you notice any incorrect or missing content after the migration, please report it to: webseite@as.uni-heidelberg.de.
You can also send general requests for updates to the website content to this email address.
Please note that existing links will be invalid after the migration and will need to be updated (e.g. in documents/bookmarks).
29.09.2026 - Notfallsprechstunde
Notfallsprechstunden are going to be offered for those unable to register for Proseminare, Hauptseminare and Sprachpraxis courses on
7 Oct, 1:00 pm, in room 317,
9 Oct, 2:15 pm, online (https://heiconf.uni-heidelberg.de/2ht2-wqz7-3wv6-nea7),
12 Oct, 2:15 pm, in room 317 and
13 Oct, 11:15 am, in room 317.
25.09.2026 - Informationen für Erstsemester vom Studierendenrat
Der Studierendenrat ("Stura") hat in einem "Ersti-Heft" Informationen für alle zusammengestellt, die neu in Heidelberg immatrikuliert sind.
15.09.2026 - Anmeldung M.Ed. mündliche Prüfung im April 2027 bis 15.10.
Nicht vergessen: wer im kommenden April die mündliche Abschlussprüfung im Master of Education absolvieren möchte, muss
bis spätestens 15.10.2026
das Anmeldeformular unterzeichnen lassen und bei mir (Heiko Jakubzik) einreichen.
15.09.2026 - Exchange with Cambridge University
Good students thinking of studying abroad may be interested in the Cambridge exchange scheme. Details can be found here:
Please note that:
- this exchange is not connected to Erasmus+.
- the application deadline is at the start of the Vorlesungszeit(specifically, Friday 16 October 2026 at 5pm).