The Current Wows and Woes of Silicon Valley – Big Tech, the Gig Economy and its Workers
By Natalie Rauscher Last year, I published the article Welcome to Uber Land on the gig economy giant Uber. Uber...
by The Editors · Published July 1, 2020
By Natalie Rauscher Last year, I published the article Welcome to Uber Land on the gig economy giant Uber. Uber...
by The Editors · Published December 4, 2019
By Natalie Rauscher When Raj Chetty and David Grusky et al. published their paper The Fading American Dream: Trends In...
by The Editors · Published July 16, 2019
von Andreas Balz – Welche Veränderungen sind von der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt zu erwarten? Wie wird sie sich auf...
by The Editors · Published June 20, 2019 · Last modified July 16, 2019
by Natalie Rauscher – John Komlos leads us down a bleak path of recent U.S. economic history at the HCA’s...
by The Editors · Published June 12, 2019 · Last modified July 5, 2019
By Maren Schäfer – As part of the Economics Month, the HCA and the Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics welcomed Robert Zoellick...
by The Editors · Published June 5, 2019
by Aline Schmidt – Over the next few weeks, the Heidelberg Center for American Studies is hosting its first Economics...
by The Editors · Published May 15, 2019 · Last modified June 29, 2020
The ride-hailing giant from California and why it’s not coming to Germany any time soon by Natalie Rauscher One of...
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Call for Contributions: The United States in Times of Corona
The HCA Graduate Blog is currently welcoming contributions on all topics related to the coronavirus pandemic and American Studies. These may include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
The United States in Times of Corona
On a micro level, the coronavirus pandemic has influenced the lives of millions of Americans. Unemployment, shortage of food and water supplies, limited individual freedom, or insecurity about the situation and how to deal with it are just some of the consequences Americans are dealing with on a day-to-day basis.
Transatlantic Relations in Times of Corona
On a macro level, transatlantic relations have been affected as well. To manage the pandemic, countries need to coordinate measures on a global scale – without face-to-face diplomacy. Cooperation is more important than ever to prevent a further spread of the virus and to keep its death toll as low as possible.
American Studies in Times of Corona
The pandemic has also influenced the work of researchers in the field of American Studies. Travel bans, limited access to resources in archives or libraries, home office and the struggle to digitize classes for the next semester – these are some of the challenges scholars are facing these days. We welcome contributions on issues relating to the virus’s impact on researchers and how to overcome these challenges.
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