Google Books versus Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
Taking after Google Books, the German Digital Library (Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek) has sought to digitize books, magazines, photographs and films in an attempt to alleviate the presence of a private corporation heading the culmination and cultivation of culture. Running behind Google, the DDB seeks to release a trial version in 2011 but as of right […]
At Home Abroad: German Film and Migration – A History of Perception
This website dedicates a page to the history of German migration through cinema. German Films provides a look at how foreigners have shaped German cinema through the decades, and yields excellent examples of German films that address the shift in the perspective of German citizenship and the migrant worker, such as “Angst fressen Seele auf” […]
Asia at the Berlinale
Asia has a strong presence at the 60th annual Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival). As this article shows, Asian films will be both opening and closing the festival, with roughly two dozen more shown in between. I find this article interesting, because (except for India) Asia has not had too strong of a presence in […]
Study reveals a steep rise in German poverty levels
The rise in the number of people at risk of living in poverty in Germany is nevertheless a cause for alarm, now 14% of the population. As the economic status of people are constantly dropping, there is always the possibility of more fingers being pointed. The most dramatic rise of people now living at risk […]
Fashion labels worn by Europe’s skinheads restore their reputation
Labels such as Fred Perry, Ben Sherman,Doc Marten and Lonsdale have long been recognized as the favored uniform of skinheads and neo-Nazis alike but recently this trend is fading. Because the German government has been enforcing stricter laws on symbolism related to these groups many members have moved away from visible labels. Groups like the […]
Dresden’s ‘Civil Courage’: A City Mobilizes Against Neo-Nazis
“A city mobilizes against Neo-Nazis,” as the article’s title suggests; more than 10,000 people came out to protest against right wing extremism on a day that brings remembrance of Germany’s Nazi past. On 13 February 1945, Britain and the US allied to deliver a slew of air bombs on Dresden in a successful attempt to […]
Multiculturalism through the eyes of Anke
This sketch provides a bit of a comic relief in the midst of racist tensions of the topics brought up in the readings in “Germany in Transit”. Anke Engelke – a german comedian, plays a teacher, who is giving a “German for Foreigners” lecture to turkish students. The students are fluent in German, since it […]
Sahara Chronicles – Screening and Discussion with Ursula Biemann, Feb 23, 3:30-5:30 pm
“Sahara Chronicle (2006-2007) is a collection of short videos documenting the present sub-Saharan exodus towards Europe. The piece examines the politics of mobility and containment which lies at the heart of the current global geopolitics and takes a close look at the modalities and logistics of the migration system in the ever-expanding North African border […]
Dresden’s ‘Civil Courage’
This article, A City Mobilizes Against Neo-Nazis, also describes the events of February 13th, 2010 in Dresden, where counter-protesters clashed with and successfully prevented an extreme right-wing protest on the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden. The article is informative, because it provides a number of quotes from politicians about the counter-protest and its […]
Dresdner bilden Menschenkette gegen Fremdenhass
The article “Dresdner bilden Menschenkette gegen Fremdenhass” depicts the scene that took place on February 13th, 2010, where 15.000 people in Dresden formed a line in remembrance of the night and the victims of the bombings of February 13th, 1945. In addition, the article states that the people set a sign against xenophobia and war. […]