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Peter Hintz is a Junior Assistant Professor for American Cultural History at the University of Leipzig’s Institute for American Studies. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in American Studies from Leipzig, and has been a lecturer and research associate at the institute since 2023. His research focuses on masculinity, embodiment, emotion, and care discourses in twentieth-century America, with a particular emphasis on 1970s cinema and Cold War intersections. He also explores transnational sports history linked to decolonization processes.
Teaching includes courses on American masculinities, African-American history, and historical discourse analysis. His recent publications analyze cultural narratives in post-1960s US society, New Hollywood cinema, and Cold War discourse. He contributes literary criticism to German media like 54books and DLF Kultur. His interdisciplinary work bridges cultural history, film studies, and transnational analysis.
Recent talks include discussions on war films’ portrayal of male caregiving crises, generational identity in post-Wende Germany, and globalization in New Hollywood cinema. His scholarship emphasizes visual culture’s role in shaping societal discourses and historical memory.
