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  • Revisiting Freud and Moses, Oct 7

    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

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  • Graduate Workshop on Freud and Moses, Oct 7

    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

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  • German Digital Humanities, Oct 6

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  • Is Reading Secular?, Oct 5

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

    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

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  • Der Schatten des Fotografen, Sep 18

    Helmut Lethens Buch Der Schatten des Fotografen: Bilder und ihre Wirklichkeit (2014) stellt die einfache, aber in den Medienwissenschaften kontrovers diskutierte Frage: wieviel Wirklichkeit in oder hinter den Bildern steckt. Auf einem Streifzug durch die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts untersucht Lethen Fotografien Dorothea Langes, Robert Capas und von Wehrmachtssoldaten im …read more

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  • Exploring the ‘Hidden History’ of Amsterdam’s Colonial Past, May 24

    Jennifer Tosch grew up in San Francisco and lived in the SF Bay Area for most of her life. Before going to Amsterdam 3 years ago, she was a returning student at UC Berkeley, pursuing her undergraduate degree. During her last semester she traveled to the Netherlands to study abroad …read more

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  • Serious Games Conference, May 14-16, 2015

    The working group “BTWH – The Emergence of German Modernity” is proud to announce our annual conference. This year’s conference is titled “Serious Games/Ernste Spiele.” BTWH is a working group comprised primarily of graduate students, faculty, and alumni from Berkeley, Tübingen, Vienna, Harvard, and Chapel Hill. We are dedicated to …read more

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  • Serious Games Conference, May 14-16, 2015

    The working group “BTWH – The Emergence of German Modernity” is proud to announce our annual conference. This year’s conference is titled “Serious Games/Ernste Spiele.” BTWH is a working group comprised primarily of graduate students, faculty, and alumni from Berkeley, Tübingen, Vienna, Harvard, and Chapel Hill. We are dedicated to …read more

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  • Serious Games Conference, May 14-16

    The working group “BTWH – The Emergence of German Modernity” is proud to announce our annual conference. This year’s conference is titled “Serious Games/Ernste Spiele.” BTWH is a working group comprised primarily of graduate students, faculty, and alumni from Berkeley, Tübingen, Vienna, Harvard, and Chapel Hill. We are dedicated to …read more

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