The Neighbor: Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference 3/11/2011 – 3/15/2011
How do we identify a neighbor or neighborhood in our current age of migration and mobility? Examining the religious, political, and cultural implications of “the neighbor” in the German-speaking world, this interdisciplinary conference seeks to enrich our understanding of not only genocide and violence but also exchange, aid, and co-operation.
Transit Deutschland: Debatten zu Nation und Migration
Unter dem Titel „Transit Deutschland: Debatten zu Nation und Migration“ erscheint eine erweiterte und aktualisierte deutsche Fassung von „Germany in Transit: Nation and Migration, 1955 – 2005“ bei der Konstanz University Press im März 2011.
2010 Kudos!
Two former research assistants in the Multicultural Germany Project were offered tenure-track positions in 2010: David Gramling (Berkeley, 2008) is Assistant Professor of German at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Priscilla Layne (Berkeley, 2011) will be Assistant Professor of German at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
“A Roma Teen’s Fight to Stay in Germany”
“A Roma Teen’s Fight to Stay in Germany” Spiegel Online
Imam Training at Universities
German University starts Seminars for Imams Spiegel Online Germany: Imam Training at Universities The New York Times Online
Film “Shahada”
“With Film, Afghan-German Is a Foreigner at Home” The New York Times Online
Right Wing Attitudes in Germany
“Right Wing Attitudes on the Rise in Germany” Spiegel Online
Roma Deportations from France
“Roma, on Move, Test Europe’s ‘Open Borders'” New York Times “‘A Disgrace’: EU Rebukes France Over Roma Expulsions.” Spiegel Online
Özil the German
NY Times, Roger Cohen, 7/2/10 JOHANNESBURG — No player has fascinated me more at the World Cup than Mesut Özil. He has the languid self-assurance on the ball that comes only to the greatest footballers. Where others are hurried, he has time. He conjures space with a shrug. His left foot can, with equal ease, […]
stil in berlin.
Stil in Berlin is the premier German fashion blog, with street style photos taken and posted daily by the blog's maintainers, Mary Scherpe and Dario Natale. The photographs showcase the unique and vibrant street fashion culture that is to be found walking through the neighborhoods of Berlin. The subjects of these photos come from all […]