Past Events Archive

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

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

Program Music and Literary ‘Science’ in 19th Century Germany Adrian Daub is Associate Professor of German Studies at Stanford University, where his research focuses on the long nineteenth century, in particular the intersection of literature, music and philosophy. He is the author of “Four-Handed Monsters: Four-Hand Piano Playing and Nineteenth-Century Culture” …read more

This interdisciplinary workshop will feature three short talks by visiting researchers working in the field of IMAGOLOGY, i.e. the analysis of images of the Self and the Other in literature and culture, investigating national stereotypes in particular. After the presentations, the three speakers will raise and discuss the theoretical and …read more

In it’s tenth year, UC Berkeley’s German student cabaret once again presents an evening of skits, music, and poetry from Goethe to Gernhardt. Brave knights, pesky flies, translation woes, and the principles of good housekeeping all come alive as the words are enjoying a night out for a poetic and …read more

Please join us for a day-long conference celebrating Claire Kramsch’s research in applied linguistics, contributions to language and culture teaching, and service to the community of language educators. This event, marking her retirement from Berkeley, will offer participants an opportunity to share personal and intellectual reflections on Claire’s influence. …read more

This conference is taking place in Dwinelle 370 from 6-8 pm on Friday, April 10th, and again on Saturday, April 11th from 9 am – 6 pm. The full schedule for both days is available in the attachment below. Schedule for Saturday, April 11th: 9-11 am: Panel 1: Memory, Postmemory, Future-memory Moderators: Lisa …read more

This conference is taking place in Dwinelle 370 from 6-8 pm on Friday, April 10th, and again on Saturday, April 11th from 9 am – 6 pm. The full schedule for both days is available in the attachment below. Schedule for Friday, April 10th: Welcome and Opening Remarks: Deniz Göktürk, UC Berkeley Mark Sandberg, …read more

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Organized by Mario Wimmer, Rhetoric Department …read more