Contact
Department of American Studies
University of Innsbruck
Humanities building, 3rd floor
Innrain 52d
A - 6020 Innsbruck
Department Chair
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Quendler
Deputy Department Chair
Mag. Mag. Dr. Cornelia Klecker
Secretary's office:
Humanities building, 3rd floor, room 40311
Opening hours:
Tuesday: 12.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Wednesday to Thursday: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Telefon +43 512 507-41601 | E-Mail amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at
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Sonja Bahn Video Archive
Humanities building 3rd floor, room 40313
Opening hours:
Monday through Thursday 11.00 am – 4.00 pm
Reduced opening hours in February and August
The database can be accessed online: Sonja Bahn Video Archive
News and Events
Erasure Poetry in MAGAmerica - A Conversation with Award-Winning Poet Mark Nowak
For the fourth installment of Sounds of Erasure - the ongoing interview series of the Erasure Poetry Project- Mahshid Mayar and Sandra Tausel were joined by Mark Nowak, an award-winning poet, social critic, and labor activist. The author of Revenants (2000), Shut Up Shut Down (2004), Coal Mountain Elementary (2009), and Social Poetics (2020), came on to discuss erasure both as a documentary method and a form of sonic material in his newest poetry collection titled . . . AGAIN (2026).
Click here to read or listen to the full interview.
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New Curricula Starting Winter Semester 2026/27
Here is what you need to know now.
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Event Series: "Declaration of Independence at 250: The United States and the Fight for/against Democracy
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, this event series offers three events that provide an opportunity to engage critically with the US anniversary in and beyond the seminar room. Click here for more information.
May 12, 20, and 21, 2026 |University of Innsbruck| Organized by Cornelia Klecker and Matthias Klestil
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