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  • Tearing Europe Apart?, Oct 23

    October 23, 2015

    If the Euro fails, Europe will fail, too -- this memorable phrase of German Chancellor Angela Merkel may become dire reality. For the first time in the history of European integration, Europe may not be heading towards an ever closer union. At the core of the current situation is the ...read more

  • Mondrian’s Demise, Oct 21

    October 21, 2015

    The art journal De Stijl (1917-1931) is often understood as the apex of the Dutch modernist movement in painting, interior design and architecture. And yet, despite the its ambition to ‘create a shared, embodiment conception of a new sense of beauty' (1917), polemic and disagreement abound in the journal's pages. ...read more

  • Center for German and European Studies 25th Anniversary Conference, Oct 19

    October 19, 2015

    3:00-3:30 Kaffee und Kuchen

    3:30-5:30 25 Years: CGES and IES
    Directors' Roundtable
    Commentary: Jeffrey Anderson, Director,
    CGES Georgetown
    Break
    Tribute to Gerry Feldman ...read more

  • Wolfgang Büscher liest aus Ein Frühling in Jerusalem, Oct 16

    October 16, 2015

    Jerusalem, ein Ort der Gegensätze, aufgeladen mit Religion, Prophetie, Politik. Zwei Monate lang hat der Bestsellerautor sich auf zweitausend Jahre alten Spuren bewegt und ließ sich mitreißen vom Gewimmel der Basare und Gassen der geheimnisvollen Stadt. Er erfährt ihren Zauber und verbringt die Tage im arabischen, christlichen, jüdischen Viertel, in ...read more

  • Revisiting Freud and Moses, Oct 8

    October 8, 2015

    The conference aims to explore Freud's place in current debates on secularism and post-secularism, featuring new research on the intersections of theology, Judaism and history in Freud's psychoanalytic theories.

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 / 370 DWINELLE HALL

    8:30-9:00 Coffee and Pastries

    9:00-10:30 Morning Session I

    Moderator: Donna Jones (UC Berkeley)
    Presentation: Catherine Malabou (Kingston University), ...read more

  • Revisiting Freud and Moses, Oct 7

    October 7, 2015

    The conference aims to explore Freud's place in current debates on secularism and post-secularism, featuring new research on the intersections of theology, Judaism and history in Freud's psychoanalytic theories.

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 / 370 DWINELLE HALL

    12:00-1:30 Lunch Break

    2:00-2:30 Introduction

    Karen Feldman and Deniz Göktürk, Welcoming Remarks
    Gilad Sharvit, “Freud's Moses: An Introduction”

    2:30-4:00 ...read more

  • Graduate Workshop on Freud and Moses, Oct 7

    October 7, 2015

    370 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
    Wednesday, October 7, 2015

    A graduate workshop to complement the international conference Revisiting Freud and Moses: Heroism, History and Religion. That conference aims to explore Freud's place in current debates on secularism and post-secularism, featuring new research on the intersections of theology, Judaism and history in ...read more

  • German Digital Humanities, Oct 6

    October 6, 2015

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  • Is Reading Secular?, Oct 5

    October 5, 2015

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  • Germany’s Response to the Current European Migration Crisis, Oct 1

    October 1, 2015

    Just a few years ago, Angela Merkel stated that the German model of a multicultural society had utterly failed. There followed reports of anti-immigration demonstrations and even acts of violence against foreigners, which have increased during the present crisis. Nevertheless, Merkel's response to the current massive wave of immigrants in ...read more