If you enjoy reading and talking about literature, join our weekly meeting of bookworms! Please bring your own copy of the book, your ideas and your questions! Newcomers are always welcome! Long Island (published in April 2024) by Colm Tóibín, is the long-awaited sequel to Brooklyn. Described by critics as a masterpiece of writing, the novel asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever. Colm Tóibín (born 30 May 1955) is an famous Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.

Structures of caste, class, patriarchy, and colonialism define Indian women's lives. Multiple feminist struggles in India are creating ripples of change by reclaiming public spaces, asserting pleasure, and challenging Brahmanical patriarchy and incarceration at home and in institutions, as seen in movements like Pinjra Tod. Dalit protests and movements are reshaping understandings of identity, difference, and intersectionality. This talk delves deeper into the lives of today’s Indian women, exploring their struggles, challenges, reflections, hopes, and dreams.

This presentation delves into the role of social movements in challenging traditional gender norms, focusing on the Maoist movement in Nepal. During the Maoist movement, a significant number of women joined both state and non-state armed forces, challenging entrenched patriarchal structures. While the Maoist ideology of gender equality played a role, the argument is that the real change stemmed from the situational dynamics of war, which forced a re-negotiation of gender roles. This provides a nuanced understanding of how social movements can lead to shifts in societal norms and empowerment beyond the immediate context. In Kooperation mit dem Frauenzentrum Erlangen

Niveaustufe C1 und C2: Allgemeine Kurse Die folgenden Kurse setzen sehr gute Kenntnisse in der Sprache voraus, die etwa 5 - 6-jährigem Schulunterricht und mehr in Englisch entsprechen. Die bisher erworbenen Fertigkeiten im Hör- und Leseverstehen und besonders im mündlichen Ausdruck werden weiter ausgebaut, grammatische Strukturen wiederholt und geübt.

This course is for those who have already attained a high level of English but wish to improve their oral skills even more. Not only will we read and discuss interesting newspaper articles, texts and literary excerpts, but we will work on vocabulary, formal and informal, the idiomatic language and intercultural aspects. Newcomers are very welcome. Course materials will be provided.

Kleingruppe 5 - 8 Teilnehmer*innen A course for participants who use English at work or at school and/or who wish to practice or improve their skills and competences and have some fun. Role-plays, games and presentations may be part of our activities; different topics will be covered in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Support and a review of structures in relevant context will gladly be offered, if needed.

Join us for fifteen 90-minute sessions around the English-speaking world with topical texts for features, language tips and exercises that give you the chance to improve fluency, reading, listening and active vocabulary.

If you like to speak English, come along and join us. We're friendly, actually charming, and talk about everything. You determine what you'd like to talk about and we take it from there. Extra activities are offered to anyone who would like more than the course has to offer.