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Research Training Group: GRK 2244/2 Authority and Trust in American Culture, Society, History, and Politics

From 2017 to 2026, the Graduiertenkolleg Authority and Trust in American Culture, Society, History, and Politics (GKAT) featured interdisciplinary research in the broad field of American Studies at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA). The topical focus of GKAT’s research program is the emergence and transformation of authority and trust in American politics, geography, religion, literature and culture from the nineteenth century to the present. GKAT is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). 

GKAT in Numbers

15 Completed Dissertations

1 Edited Volume

6 GKAT Conferences

Dozens of Public Lectures and Two Lecture Series

2 Interdisciplinary Seminars

37 HCA Graduate Blog Posts by GKAT Researchers

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Research Areas

To facilitate collaboration between the disciplines, three broad research areas reflect local research interests but also concern trouble areas of U.S. society and culture that are central to GKAT‘s theme:

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1. The Authority of the Modern State and Trust in Public and Social Institutions

2. The Urban Dimension of Authority and Trust

3. Authority and Trust in Culture, Literature and Religion

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