German Culture Series

Lectures curated around German culture and heritage.

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Cultural Life: A European-American Dialogue on Public-Private Partnership
William Gilcher
November 10, 2010
01:27:00
William Gilcher of Goethe-Institut Washington moderates a timely discussion about how cultural life should be supported and financed.
Observing the 20th Anniversary of German Reunification: Impact on Diplomacy and the Foreign Service
Marvin Kalb
October 28, 2010
01:18:00
General Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor, Ambassador Rozanne Ridgway, former Ambassador to East Germany, and Marvin Kalb, former Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for NBC News discuss the German reunification process and how the historic events of 1990 impacted the Foreign Service, for
Timothy Snyder: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Timothy Snyder
October 15, 2010
00:47:44
Timothy Snyder, historian of Eastern European history talks about his book Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin.
Rilke's "Malte Laurids Brigge" and "Duino Elegies"
Susanne Klingenstein
October 6, 2010
01:13:00
Harvard literary scholar Susanne Klingenstein discusses Rainer Maria Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge and Duino Elegies as part of the Goethe-Institut Boston's "What is German?" seminar. Rilke is one of the most important German poets.
Daniel Kehlmann on Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes
Daniel Kehlmann on Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes
Daniel Kehlmann
September 20, 2010
00:51:22
Award-winning German novelist Daniel Kehlmann, for a reading from his most recent novel, Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes, just translated into English. Imagine being famous. Being recognized on the street, adored by people who have never even met you, known the world over.
Arthur Schnitzler's "Road to the Open"
Susanne Klingenstein
September 1, 2010
01:23:00
Harvard literary scholar Susanne Klingenstein discusses Arthur Schnitzler's Road to the Open as part of the Goethe-Institut Boston's "What is German?" seminar.
Alina Bronsky: Broken Glass Park
Alina Bronsky
May 4, 2010
00:51:21
Contemporary German author Alina Bronsky discusses her book, Broken Glass Park with Marc Fitten, author of Valeria's Last Stand and editor of The Chattahoochee Review, Atlanta's oldest literary magazine.
Sasa Stanisic: How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
Sasa Stanisic
February 23, 2010
01:18:00
Sasa Stanisic, a native of Bosnia who fled to Germany during the war in 1992, discusses his first novel, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone.
Martin Hyun: German-Korean Border Crossings
Martin Hyun
January 21, 2010
00:13:55
Former German Ice-Hockey League player Martin Hyun reads from and discusses his highly acclaimed debut book, Lautlos-Ja, Sprachlos-Nein: Grenzganger zwischen Deutschland und Korea (Soundless-Yes, Speechless-No: Border Crossings Between Germany and Korea).
Tariq Ali: The Idea of Communism
Tariq Ali
November 10, 2009
00:59:40
Writer and political activist Tariq Ali discusses the historical implementations and alternate versions of communism and his new book, The Idea of Communism.
The Fall of the Wall: 20 Years After
Verner Pike
November 8, 2009
01:12:02
Verner Pike, Christoph Ruckel, Heinz-Gerd Reese, and Wolfgang Krueger reminisce and commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Remembering the Berlin Airlift
Gail Halvorsen
May 16, 2009
01:11:22
Col. Gail Halvorsen (ret.), Charles C. Clay, and Doris Galambos share heartfelt and historic memories, while observing the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Heinz-Gerd Reese moderates the discussion. Wolfgang Krueger opens the event.
Patrick O'Donnell: The Brenner Assignment
Patrick O'Donnell
May 5, 2009
00:06:20
Patrick O'Donnell discusses his book, The Brenner Assignment, which recounts one of World War II's untold stories.
Didier Rousselet: From Paris to Berlin
Didier Rousselet
April 30, 2009
01:21:14
Didier Rousselet describes, with support of photographs he took along the way, his 2007 walk from Paris to Berlin to celebrate the 62-year-old peace between France and Germany. He addresses the history and relationship between the two countries and the state of Europe today.
Mendelssohn and Schumann: Their Music, Their Relationship
Wolfgang Seibold
March 20, 2009
01:14:01
Wolfgang Seibold shows the relationship between two composers of the German Romanticism period: Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. The talk commemorates Mendelssohn's 200th birthday. Goethe Zentrum Executive Director Wolfgang Krueger opens the event.
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World View from Berlin
John C. Hulsman
May 8, 2008
01:19:12
John Hulsman shares his views on world affairs. This event is presented in cooperation with the Atlanta Eric M. Warburg chapter of the American Council on Germany.
Being Black in Germany
Nguvi Kahiha
April 25, 2008
01:28:51
Nguvi Kahiha, child of a black African father and a white German mother, provides insight into the Afro-German identity. He looks at the historical influx of blacks, which started over 400 years ago and shifts focus to the current Afro-German culture.
Alfred Stieglitz's Photography of Georgia O'Keeffe
Lisa Kurzner
March 6, 2008
00:39:22
Independent scholar Lisa Kurzner discusses Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Educated in Berlin, Stieglitz studied engineering and photography before returning to the US at the turn of the century and opening the 291 gallery.
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Shooting My First Library: An Illustrated Talk
Thomas Kellner
February 14, 2008
01:09:21
Thomas Kellner discusses his Boston Athenaeum series of photographs with Richard Wendorf. In July of 2006 the German fine art photographer Thomas Kellner spent two weeks at the Boston Athenaeum as bicentennial artist-in-residence.
Des Teufels General: Ernst Udet and Carl Zuckmayer
Dirk Reuter
October 18, 2007
00:51:59
Dirk Reuter lectures on two WWI era Germans, exploring their historic genesis and the fictional fantasies that surround them. Dirk Reuter sheds new light on the last days of General Harras (alias Ernst Udet).
Why America Needs Europe
William Drozdiak
October 17, 2007
01:10:10
William Drozdiak, president of the American Council on Germany, argues that the conventional notion of anti-Americanism is grounded in a few basic myths.
Modern Germany and the Origins of the European Union
Modern Germany and the Origins of the European Union
Andre Teissier-duCros
July 6, 2007
01:31:31
International business consultant Dr. Andre Teissier-du Cros shares his 50-year experience in personal and business relations with Germany. Dr. Teissier-du Cros also explores the black, red, and golden flag and how it gradually became Germany's national symbol.
Dialogue on Europe
Klaus Scharioth
May 9, 2007
01:20:25
Jean-David Levitte and Dr. Klaus Scharioth discuss how their countries interact with the rest of the world. The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) presents Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France, and His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Celebrating Leonhard Euler and Sudoku
Ulrich Huhn
April 27, 2007
01:26:55
Mathematicians celebrate the 300th birthday of the great Swiss mathematician and scientist Leonhard Euler (1707-1783).
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin
George Stevens Jr.
June 20, 2005
01:31:50
George Stevens Jr. introduces and discusses D-Day to Berlin, the Emmy Award winning documentary he made using color footage that his father, acclaimed director George Stevens, filmed across Europe at the end of World War II. In 1943, Stevens Sr.
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German Expressionist Poetry, Identity and Clothing
Rachel Freudenburg
November 1, 2002
00:39:19
As part of Reclaiming a Lost Generation, Boston College German Studies professor Rachel Freudenburg delivers this reading of German Expressionist poetry and offers insights into its symbolic imagery.
NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea Series
NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea Series
20 Lectures
Lectures curated around NOVA:Einstein's Big Idea to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein and the 100th anniversary of what is often called his "annus mirabilis".
Holocaust Remembrance Series
Holocaust Remembrance Series
24 Lectures
Lectures curated around American Experience: America and the Holocaust Series, which examines the complex social and political factors shaped America's response to the Holocaust.