English studies today

Contents Ansgar Nünning & Jürgen Schlaeger „Quo vadis, Anglistik?“ Recent Trends in and Challenges for English Studies Bernd Kortmann English Linguistics Today – Its Current Situation and Future Perspectives Ursula Lenker & Hans Sauer English Historical Linguistics in the German-Speaking Countries: Continuations and New Departures Andrew James Johnston The Crisis of Medieval English Studies in Germany: Problems and Perspectives Andreas Höfele Wallflower or Gold Standard? Shakespeare Studies in Germany Doris Feldmann Beyond Difference? Recent Developments in Postcolonial and Gender Studies Hubert Zapf New Directions in American Literary Studies: Ecocriticism and the Function of Literature as Cultural Ecology Roy Sommer From Cultural Studies to the Study of Culture: Key Concepts and Methods Angela Krewani The Beginning of a Wonderful Friendship? English and Media Studies Thomas Rommel New Directions in Digital Studies Jürgen Schlaeger The Future of English Studies in Europe