Off the Road

Join our Off the Road project! We are offering a doctoral position in American Studies with a focus on Automobile Poetry, Drama, Young Adult Literature. stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/276…

The "Vagabonds" on tour: Henry Ford, John Burroughs, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone. thespeedtrap.net/2017/10/09/his…

Today at 12:OO, Prof. Timo Müller will give a lecture on "Parkways: Pastoral Aesthetics and the Beginnings of Automobility" at the University of Tübingen! offtheroad.org/2025/01/19/par…

Today at 14:30 (CET), Prof. Timo Müller will give a talk based on Andrew Denning's new book "Automotive Empire: How Cars and Roads Fueled European Colonialism in Africa (Cornell UP 2024). Join us on Zoom! Registration info here: offtheroad.org/2024/10/12/aut…

Jannis Buschky from the Off the Road team introduces the Off the Road ERC Project at Anniversary of State-to-State Program, 28th October 2024. More info: offtheroad.org/2024/10/22/jan…

The Off the Road Database is finally available on our website! This database collects American road literature from the early decades of automobility! Feedbacks are welcome! wiki.uni-konstanz.de/offroad/index.…

On October 29 at 14:30 (CET), Prof. Timo Müller will give a talk based on Andrew Denning's new book "Automotive Empire: How Cars and Roads Fueled European Colonialism in Africa (Cornell UP 2024). Join us on Zoom! More info here: litwiss.uni-konstanz.de/en/british-and…

Our conference Cultures of Automobility started! This morning our team presented the Off the Road ERC project! Check the full conference program here: offtheroad.org/wp-content/upl…

Check our website for details on our forthcoming conference and to explore the program! offtheroad.org/conference-202…

Have a look at this open position for a post-doctoral scholar in History of Knowledge and join the Off the Road research team! stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/bc6…

Next week, on July 17, members of our research group will participate to the online conference "Modernism in 1924" with a collective presentation titled "1924: Modernism on the Assembly Line"! Check out this page for more information on the conference: fordmadoxford.org

Check out this exhibition! americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibi…

In 1920 there were already a few driverless cars, or "phantom autos": theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

In the early 20th century many cities around the world started to regulate noise, including the one produced by automobiles. noisenewsinternational.net/the-first-inte…

Let's introduce another member of the ERC OfftheRoad research group: Otilia Teodorescu-Stadler is assistant professor of American Studies at Konstanz. She works on poetry and mobility and is a member of Germany's oldest automobile club. Her profile: litwiss.uni-konstanz.de/en/british-and…

A member of our team is presenting today at the conference of the American Society of Environmental History! #ASEH2024

Here is the Call for Papers for the first conference organised by the ERC Off the Road team: "Cultures of Automobility" will take place in October 10-12, 2024, at the University Of Konstanz!

Next Thursday, January 25 (5 PM CET), we welcome Prof. Justin Parks (Arctic University of Norway) for a talk on "Energy and US Poetry in the Twentieth Century". The lecture will be moderated by our literary studies postdoc Joel Duncan. Join us on Zoom: zoom.us/j/95271253841

Today we introduce another member of the ERC Off the Road research group: Jannis Buschky, doctoral researcher in American Studies @UniKonstanz . In his dissertation project, Jannis focuses on oil extraction zones in U.S. fiction. Check out his profile: litwiss.uni-konstanz.de/en/british-and…

First electric cars were built in the late 1890s, have a look on this paper which recalls this story! daily.jstor.org/why-electric-c…