Past Events Archive

Fall 2001 BLC fellows Karina Sliwinski and Lynne Frame will present their Instructional Development Research Projects. Sliwinski’s talk is titled “Researching the Role of Performance in the Teaching of Dürrenmatt’s ‘Der Besuch derr alten Dame’ in German 3,” and Frame’s talk is called “Wiring Business German for Culture and Communication”. 3-5 p.m. in 370 Dwinelle Hall

James Schultz (UCLA) will speak on “Courtly Love of the Courtly Body” at 5 p.m. in 370 Dwinelle Hall. Schultz is the second speaker in the 2001-2002 series of lectures on Experience and Imagination in the Middle Ages organized by the Program in Medieval Studies.

Jennifer Kapczynski will speak on “Thomas Mann’s Doktor Faustus and the Roots of the German Disease” at 12:10 p.m. in 5303 Dwinelle Hall.

Stephen Hinton (Chair of the Department of Music, Stanford University) will speak on “From Whisky Bar to Lonely House: Kurt Weill’s Music of the City” at 4 p.m. in 370 Dwinelle Hall. This talk is part of the 2001-2002 Bonwit-Heine Lecture Series.

Medieval Studies luncheon with Sara S. Poor (Stanford), who will speak about “Tales and Prayers for Clever Women? Misogyny and Form in a 15th-century German Book” at 12 p.m. at the Faculty Club, Lewis/Lattimer Room.

The Theory Discussion Group will meet to discuss Gumbrecht’s, “In 1926″. Led by Prof. Niklaus Largier. 4:30 p.m. in 5310 Dwinelle

Christina Gerhardt will speak on “National History in Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory” at 12:10 p.m in 3401 Dwinelle Hall.

The German Film Club presents Fatih Akin’s, “Im Juli” at 4 p.m. in 5310 Dwinelle Hall. This semester’s series is titled “Road Movies.”

LiteraTour of three German authors sponsored by the Goethe Institute: Tobias Huelswitt, David Wagner, Maike Wetzel. 4 p.m. in 282 Dwinelle Hall. This event is part of the 2001-2002 Bonwit-Heine Lecture Series.

Peggy Piesche will lead a workshop on “Literature and Hiphop: Black Art in Germany” at 4 p.m. in 370 Dwinelle Hall as part of the 2001-2002 Bonwit-Heine Lecture Series.