Events 2015

Authored series such as "Mad Man" or "House of Cards" have been booming in recent years - some critics speak of a "Golden Age of Television" in view of the leap in quality in series production. In the second part of the lecture series "Television 4.0: The Moving Image Offensive", you will find out how the forms of serial narration have changed since the 19th century and what constitutes the quality of today's authored series

The second part of the lecture series Life in the Media World will take place on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6 p.m. c.t. in the Gießhaus at the University of Kassel. The event is aimed at students and interested members of the public. You are cordially invited!

The award-winning children's and young adult author Andreas Steinhöfel is coming to the University of Kassel on December 15. He will be presenting excerpts from his new novel "Anders" in a public reading at the Campus Center of the University of Kassel, Moritzstraße 18, lecture hall 3, room 1135, starting at 7 pm.

House of Cards, Homeland, Breaking Bad - US quality TV is making its way into German living rooms! Although... not necessarily only in living rooms. Video on demand offers make it possible: viewers can watch their favorite show when, where and how they want. Whether via the new smart TV on the couch, via tablet at the breakfast table or smartphone on the suburban train. Digitalization is revolutionizing the television landscape not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of content: pay TV services, media libraries and video platforms such as YouTube offer a huge range of moving image content.

What role will public and private television channels play in the future? Do the successes of Amazon, Netflix and YouTube show that viewers want to be their own program director? These questions are the subject of the lecture series "TV 4.0: The Moving Image Offensive", in which academics and practitioners will give talks.

The weekly lecture and discussion series "Gender and Genre" takes a critical look at popular TV series for the second time this winter semester. The productions discussed range from "House of Cards" to "True Detective" and "The Walking Dead". Last winter semester, the lecture series had already examined TV series from a gender theory perspective. Due to its great success, there will be a continuation this winter semester. The series begins on November 11. The lectures will take place on Wednesdays from 20-22 hrs. Location: Campus Center, Lecture Hall 3 / 1135.

Research on writing texts using external or given materials or sources lies at the intersection of writing and reading research. Studies on text-productive forms of reading, on strategies of understanding, checking, retaining or organizing information when using external knowledge resources have so far been unconnected. The summer school aims to facilitate an interdisciplinary exchange between writing and reading research with the aim of gaining research perspectives on writing with external sources and materials and the associated prerequisites.

The 2015 Brothers Grimm Professorship goes to Paul Maar. The children's author, who became famous for novels such as "Lippel's Dream" or "Mr. Bello and the Blue Wonder", but above all for his stories about Sams, will be a guest at the University of Kassel on June 9 and 10. To mark the occasion, the Institute of German Studies is offering a teaching focus on "Children's Literature and Language" in the 2015 summer semester.