Events Archive 2014
Talk by Maria Sulimma at German-American Institute Tübingen
Maria Sulimma gives the talk "'Everybody Makes it Until They Don't' - Serial Television and Zombies in The Walking Dead" at the German-American Institute Tübingen: "Before the US-American cable television channel AMC premiered the series The Walking Dead on Halloween in 2010, critics and audiences had wondered whether a narrative about zombies would work in the serial, ongoing form of television. Readers of the comic series that the television show is based on were quick to point out the appeal of what would grow into a cross-media franchise (comics, television, games, and novels): The stories that The Walking Dead tells do not attempt to answer or explain the cause of the zombies; instead, the focus is on the survival, on the organization of everyday life, and on social interaction in communities formed to survive in the hostile surroundings of a zombie apocalypse. The talk will investigate seriality and transmedia storytelling as central dynamics, its reception practices as well as production contexts." The talk is followed by a screening of an episode of The Walking Dead . For more information click here .
Location: d.a.i. hall, Tübingen
Lecture by Regina Bendix at 113th AAA Annual Meeting
On 5 December, 2014, Regina Bendix will talk about "Serial Writing: Creative Confines of an Addictive Industry" at 113th AAA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Lectury by Frank Kelleter at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
On 4 December, 2014, Frank Kelleter will talk about "Lesen analog und digital: Kulturhistorische Überlegungen zum Medienwandel" at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. For more information, click here .
Location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Str. 33, 10785 Berlin conference room 1
Lecture by Andreas Jahn-Sudmann at the University of Freiburg
On December 3, 2014, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann will talk about "Von Pac-Man bis SimCity, Spiel und Serie: Zur seriellen Ästhetik des digitalen Spiels“ at the Carl-Schurz-Haus, the German-American institution of the University of Freiburg. Link to website.
Location: Carl-Schurz-Haus, conference room, Eisenbahnstr. 62
Lecture by Frank Kelleter at The Kennedys museum
On November 26, 2014, Frank Kelleter talks about "Verlässliche Aufregung in amerikanischen TV-Serien" . The talk is part of the lecture series MEETING EINSTEIN and is followed by a discussion. See program here .
Location: The Kennedys museum, Auguststraße 11-13, 10117 Berlin
Keith Knight: "They Shoot Black People, Don't They - A Slide Show on the Occasion of the Opening of the JFKI Library's Comics Collection
In the last year, JFKI library was able to add substantially to its comics collection. With funding by the Einstein Foundation, the library bought a core collection of American graphic novels and collections of historical and current comics.
Location: Room 340, JFKI
Lecture by Christine Hämmerling and Andreas Jahn-Sudmann at WZB
On November 20 and 21, 2014, the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) holds a workshop on "TV, Economics & Society“ (organization: Susana Gomes, Steffen Huck, and Sir Peter Jonas). This gives international TV producers, screenwriters, critics, and academics the opportunity to discuss aesthetic, social, and economic developments of the TV series. Christine Hämmerling talks about "Tatort and the Social Media" (November 21), and Andreas Jahn-Sudmann about "American Television Series and the Cultural Logic of Serial Outbidding" (November 20). See the full program here .
Location: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
Workshop with Rita Felski
A workshop with Rita Felski , fellow of the Popular Seriality Research Unit (PSRU), will be taking place in Berlin on November 17, 2014. Members and associated members of the PSRU will be discussing their current seriality-related projects with her.
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Looking Forward, 2014
From November 13 to 15, 2014, the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies will host the "Looking Forward, 2014" conference. In presenting their current projects, scholars will showcase diverse approaches to American culture, literature, and society. On November 13, 2014, Rita Felski , Frank Kelleter , and Daniel Stein will give lectures in a joint session: SESSION 2: Networks and Practices (11:45-01:30) Rita Felski : "Critical and Postcritical Reading" Frank Kelleter , Daniel Stein : "Popular Seriality: Aesthetics and Practice"
Location: John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Lansstr. 7-9 10625 Berlin - room 340
Podium discussion by Badische Zeitung with Andreas Jahn-Sudmann
On November 11, 2014, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann and Philipp Schweighauser are invited to a podium discussion by the Badische Zeitung on "Sind TV-Serie die neuen Romane?" ( Are TV shows the new novels? ). Link to website.
Location: Freiburg, BZ-Haus Bertoldstraße 7, 79098 Freiburg
Lecture by Martin Lampprecht at the Saarland University
On November 7 and 8, the interdisciplinary research project "Serial Narration on Television" and the Department of English Linguistics of Universität des Saarlandes are holding the international conference "Quality-TV: Zwischen Laudatio und In Memoriam" in Saarbrücken. Martin Lampprecht will give a talk on "Quality TV, cinephilia, seriephilia, or: How to be a better spectator". Link to current program here .
Location: Saarland University (Altes Rathaus Saarbrücken), room 23
Lecture by Kathleen Loock at Monash University
On November 5, 2014, Kathleen Loock will talk about '“The past is never really past”: Serial Storytelling from Psycho to Bates Motel “ at Monash University. Link to website.
Location: Monash University, ACJC Seminar Room, Level 8, Building H
Lecture by Frank Kelleter at the FU Berlin
On October 22, 2014, Frank Kelleter talks about "Trust and Sprawl: Radio, Seriality, and the First Fireside Chat". The talk is part of a lecture series at the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies. Click here to see the program.
Location: John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Room 340, Lansstraße 7-9, Berlin-Dahlem
Lecture by Felix Brinker at the San Francisco State University
On Oktober 18, 2014, Felix Brinker will talk about "V for Vendetta, the Guy Fawkes-Mask, and the Serialization of Subversion" at the conference "Quiet Revolutions - Politically Subversive Cinema" at der San Francisco State University. Click here for the program.
Location: San Francisco State University, Coppola Theater, Fine Arts Building (lower level)
Talk by Kathleen Loock at the Université du Havre
On October 10, 2014, Kathleen Loock will talk about "Inventing Norman’s Mom: Storyworld Expansion and Unfinished Business in Bates Motel ” at the Université du Havre (France). The talk is part of the "Bis Repetita Placent? (2) Remakes, Genre and Gender" conference. For more information on the conference program, see the conference website .
Location: Université du Havre
Lecture by Claudia Stockinger at the University of Innsbruck
On Oktober 9, 2014, Claudia Stockinger will talk about the relation between fictional and factual storytelling in the magazine "Die Gartenlaube" at the institute for German Studies of the University of Innsbruck. More information on the conference ("Zwischen Literatur und Journalistik") can be found here .
Location: Lecture Hall "University of New Orleans" (main building, ground floor)
Lecture by Felix Brinker at the University of Vienna
On Oktober 3, 2014, Felix Brinker will talk about "NBC's Hannibal and the Politics of Serial Engagement" at the conference "Transgressive Television: Politics, Crime, and Citizenship in 21st-Century American TV Series" by the University of Vienna. Click here to see the program.
Location: University of Vienna, American Studies Department of English & American Studies, Spitalgasse 2-4, court 8.3 1090 Vienna
Talk by Maria Sulimma at UMichigan
On October 3rd, Maria Sulimma will talk about “Gender and Serial Television Narratives” at the Department of Communication Studies , University of Michigan.
Location: Room: North Quad 5450
Lecture by Daniel Stein in Munich
On July 17, Daniel Stein will talk about “Tatort, Simpsons & Co. - Serielles Erzählen in der Populärkultur,“ as part of a lecture series by the German Research Foundation (DFG). For more information, see here .
Location: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München
Constantine Verevis at JFKI Colloquium
Fellow Constantine Verevis will give the talk “Contemporary Issues in Film Remake Practice” at the Colloquium of the Departments Culture and Literature, John F. Kennedy Institute
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Workshop with Constantine Verevis
A workshop with Constantine Verevis , fellow of the Popular Seriality Research Unit (PSRU), will be taking place in Berlin on July 1, 2014. Members and associated members of the PSRU will be discussing their current seriality-related projects with him.
Digital Communication and the Media Future of the Humanities: Knowledge, Scholarship, Teaching
A Roundtable with Leading American Specialists in Digital Humanities
Location: room 319 ( John F. Kennedy Institute, Lansstr. 7-9)
Bologna Conference 2014 "Media Transformations / Transformative Media"
Members of the Popular Seriality Research Unit are attending the Bologna Conference 2014. On Thursday, Frank Kelleter and Kathleen Loock are talking about “Hollywood Remaking as Retrospective Serialization”. On Friday, Daniel Stein is talking about “Media Transformation as Genre Musealization: Superhero Comics in the Digital Age.” Among others, Maria Sulimma and Jason Mittell are panel chairs. Click here for more information. Conveners: Prof. Dr. Frank Kelleter , Dr. Alexander Starre
Location: John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies (room 340), Babelsberg Film Studios (Friday)
Workshop with Jason Mittell
A workshop with Jason Mittell , fellow of the Popular Seriality Research Unit (PSRU), will be taking place in Berlin on June 24, 2014. Members and associated members of the PSRU will be discussing their current seriality-related projects with him.
Location: Berlin
Lecture by Jason Mittell
On June 23, Jason Mittell will give the talk "Serial Melodrama and Contemporary American Television" at the John. F. Kennedy Insitute. More information coming soon.
Location: Room 340, John F. Kennedy Institute
Meeting with Jason Mittell
On June 23, 2014, Jason Mittel l and Maria Sulimma will meet in Berlin for an internal discussion session.
Lecture by Frank Kelleter at the Humboldt University of
As part of a lecture series by the Humboldt University on W. E. B. Du Bois, Frank Kelleter will give a talk on June 10. For more information, click here .
Location: Humboldt University of Berlin, Dorotheenstr. 24 (Hegelplatz) Room 1.5 01
Frank Kelleter at “Forms and Practices of Narrating”
On June 5-7, 2014, the Departments of Literature and Culture are co-hosting the international conference “Forms and Practices of Narrating” at the John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin. Frank Kelleter will give the talk “Dis/Appointment Television: Commercial Storytelling and the Problem of Serial Closure“ in the workshop "Narrative Unbound" at 16:30 on June 6. More information and the programm are available here .
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Lecture by Frank Kelleter at the Freie Universität Berlin
On June 7, Frank Kelleter talks about “Dis/Appointment Television: Commercial Storytelling and the Problem of Serial Closure“ at the International Conference “Forms and Practices of Narrating”, which takes place at the John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin. Click here to see the program.
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute, Freie Universität Berlin
Lectures by Kathleen Loock and Ruth Mayer in Norwich
Kathleen Loock and Ruth Mayer will give talks at the colloquium "To Be Continued: Serials, Series, and Sequential Viewing" at East Anglia University, June 5: Kathleen Loock will talk about "Hollywood Remaking and Media-Generational Change," Ruth Mayer about "Storytelling Engings: Sherlock Holmes and Fu Manchu." See full program .
Location: East Anglia University in Norwich, Arts 01.06 (Max's Room)
Workshop with Helena Wulff
Members and associated members of the Popular Seriality Research Unit will meet with Helena Wulff for a workshop in Göttingen. The workshop is scheduled for May 23 and 24. After the talk "In the World of Irish Writers: Anthropology and the Literary Imagination," Helena Wulff will discuss current research projects with the participants.
Location: Göttingen
Workshop with Andreas Jahn-Sudmann in Cologne
Andreas Jahn-Sudmann will talk about “Überbietung und Transmedialität" at the workshop on Understanding Transmedia by the Institut für Medienkultur und Theater at the University of Cologne.
Location: Universität zu Köln, Konferenzraum 1.103 at the Studierenden Service Center (SSC), Universitätsstr. 22
Lecture by Ilka Brasch in Berlin
From May 9 to 10, 2014 the Graduate School of North American Studies will hold the International Conference 2014 “Trust Issues: Community, Contingency, and Security in North America.” On May 10, Ilka Brasch will talk about “Negotiating Trust and Surveillance in the Film Serial The Exploits of Elaine (1915)“ at the John-F.-Kennedy-Institute at 11:30 am. See the full program .
Location: Graduate School of North American Studies, John-F.-Kennedy-Institute
Sean O'Sullivan gives talk on "Episode Five"
A fellow of the Popular Seriality Research Unit (PSRU), Sean O'Sullivan , will be a guest in the Seminar "Culture, Media & Society” by Prof. Harald Wenzel and Prof. Martin Lüthe at the John F. Kennedy Institute.
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Lecture by Christian Hißnauer in Munich
On May 8 2014 Christian Hißnauer talks about how the history of Tatort can be analyzed: "Wie man 40 Jahre TATORT-Geschichte analysieren kann: Die Inhaltsanalyse in der Serialitätsforschung."
Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Robyn Warhol at JFKI Colloquium
Fellow Robyn Warhol will give the talk “The Present and Future of Feminist/Queer Narratologies” at the Colloquium of the Departments Culture and Literature, John F. Kennedy Institute
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Meeting in Hanover
On May 6, 2014, Ilka Brasch and Kathleen Loock from the sub-projects "Serializing Mass Culture” and “Retrospective Serialization” will meet in Hanover for an internal discussion session.
Location: Hanover
Daniel Stein at JFKI Colloquium
Daniel Stein will give the talk “The City Mystery Novel: Genre of 1848?” at the Colloquium of the Departments Culture and Literature, John F. Kennedy Institute.
Location: John F. Kennedy Institute
Workshop with Robyn Warhol and Sean O'Sullivan
A joint workshop with two fellows of the Popular Seriality Research Unit (PSRU) will be taking place in Berlin on April 29, 2014. Members and associated members of the PSRU will be discussing their current seriality-related projects with Robyn Warhol and Sean O'Sullivan .
Location: Berlin
Lecture by Bettina Soller in Chicago
On April 17, Bettina Soller gives the lecture “ Harry Potter and Twilight Crossover Fan Fiction: Mastering the Universes”. The lecture is given at the PCA/ACA National Conference 2014 in the topic area of “Fan Culture and Theory”.
Location: PCA/ACA National Conference 2014 in Chicago
Lecture by Daniel Stein in Halle-Wittenberg
On April 17, 2014, Daniel Stein will talk about "Transatlantic Politics and Literary Practices in the German-American Mystery Novel, 1850-1855" at the Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg. The talk is part of the "Traveling Traditions: Nineteenth-Century Negotiations of Cultural Concepts in Transatlantic Intellectual Networks" conference organized by Prof. Dr. Erik Redling. For more information, click here .
Location: Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg
Ilka Brasch at NeMLA (Harrisburg)
Ilka Brasch will present the paper "Scientific Devices, Narrative, and Detection in the Film Serial The Exploits of Elaine (Pathe, 1915)" at the Northeastern MLA in Harrisburg.
Lecture by Shane Denson at Texas State University
Shane Denson will hold a keynote address at Texas State University's annual philosophy symposium on April 4, 2014. The title of his talk is "Philosophy of Science De-Naturalized: Notes towards a Postnatural Philosophy of Media." You can find more information here .
Location: Texas State University
Lecture by Stefan Scherer in Göttingen
On April 4, Stefan Scherer will talk about "Feuilleton und Essay in periodischen Printmedien des 19. Jahrhunderts. Zur funktionsgeschichtlichen Trennung um 1870" as part of the Germanistische Tagung in Göttingen on "Literarische Öffentlichkeit im mittleren 19. Jahrhundert. Vergessene Konstellationen literarischer Kommunikation zwischen 1840 und 1885." Direction: Dr. Katja Mellmann (University of Göttingen) and Dr. Jesko Reiling (University of Bern).
Location: SUB (Papendiek 14) in Göttingen
Frank Kelleter gives talk for Society for the Study of Narrative
Frank Kelleter presents the paper "Five Ways of Looking at Popular Seriality" in the panel "At Least Seven Types of Serialty" at the annual conference of the Society for the Study of Narrative in Boston. For more information see the conference homepage.
Frank Kelleter gives talk for Ohio Project Narrative
At Project Narrative, Ohio State University, Frank Kelleter will talk about "All Things Oz: Sequels, Remakes, Adaptations and Popular Seriality."
Location: Student-Alumni Council Room, The Ohio Union
Deutschlandradio Wissen interviews Andreas Jahn-Sudmann
On March 24, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann was a guest on Deutschlandradio Wissen and talked in the anthology series Neueinstieg ohne Vorkenntnisse . Listen to the interview here .
Location: Deutschlandradio Wissen
Research Unit at SCMS (Seattle)
Several members of the Popular Seriality Research Unit will be attending the annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) in Seattle.
Kathleen Loock on DRadio Wissen
On March 15, Kathleen Loock is a guest on DRadio Wissen in the programme “Breitband“, starting at 10:10 a.m.
Location: DRadio Wissen
Lecture in Hilversum
In the time period from March 13 to March 14, 2014, Christian Hißnauer gives the lecture “Psychomontage and oral history. An outline of the history and development of interview documentary making in West Germany”. The lecture is part of the third FIAT/IFTA Television Studies Seminar on Television Documentary which takes place at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision Hilversum.
Location: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision Hilversum
Lecture by Stefan Scherer in Karlsruhe
On February 27, Stefan Scherer will talk about „Populäre Poesie. Novellen in Zeitschriften des 19. Jahrhunderts – Theodor Storms Pole Poppenspäler " at the Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Karlsruhe und Durlach.
Location: Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Karlsruhe und Durlach
Andreas Jahn-Sudmann on Deutschlandradio Kultur
On February 15, Andreas Jahn-Sudmann was guest on Deutschlandradio Kultur in a report by Hendrik Efert on “Netflix und Big Data“ as part of the radio programme “Breitband“ .
Location: Deutschlandradio Kultur
Lecture by Ruth Mayer in Frankfurt am Main
On February 14, 2014 Ruth Mayer gave the lecture “‘Nothing but a mass of type-writing’: Serialisierung, Reproduktion und Medialität in und an Bram Stokers Dracula ” at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Location: University of Frankfurt am Main
Lecture by Frank Kelleter in Frankfurt am Main
Frank Kelleter gave the lecture “„It’s All There“ & „Whatever Happened, Happened“: Die Teile und ihr Ganzes im seriellen Erzählen“ at the lecture series “Figurationen des Ganzen“ at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Location: University of Frankfurt am Main
Talk about Buffy and Salem Witch Trials (Konstanz)
Maria Sulimma gave the talk "I t happened in Salem, not surprisingly - On (Not) Trying Witches in Buffy the Vampire Slayer” at the University of Konstanz.
Lecture in Göttingen
Daniel Stein gave a lecture titled "Formen des Fortsetzens, oder Produktion ist Rezeption ist Produktion" at the University of Göttingen.