Playa del futuro
With actors Peter Lohmeyer, Nina Petri Available on DVD in Germany Jan ist Koch aus Leidenschaft – doch anstatt große Karriere zu machen, arbeitet er in der Kölner Kneipe seines Jugendfreundes Rudi. Als Rudi ihn eines Tages mit einem Haufen Schulden sitzen lässt, um nach Spanien zu ziehen, beschließt Jan, ihm zu folgen, um ihn […]
Omulaule Heißt Schwarz: A Documentary about Namibia, the GDR and the Search for Home
Screening (in German with English subtitles) followed by discussion
Ursula Biemann in Conversation: A screening of Black Sea Files (2005) & Work in Progress
The Strategic Working Group on Cultural Forms / Local Stakes / Global Circuits presents
2008 Susan Sontag Prize for Translation
In 2008, research assistants Kristin Dickinson, Robin Ellis and Priscilla Layne won the Susan Sontag Prize for Translation for their collaborative translation from German into English of “Koppstoff: Kanaka Sprak vom Rande der Gesellschaft” by Feridun Zaimoğlu. The book presents the fictionalized voices of 26 Turkish women living in Germany.
Turkish German Cabaret Performance: Hopefully Veiled!
Formerly on tour as The Floor Beauticians, Serpil Pak and Nursel Köse now bring their comedic talent to UC Berkeley
Goodbye Germany? Migration, Culture, and the Nation State Conference at UC Berkeley (October 2004)
“Goodbye Germany?” is an international conference that addresses the cultural friction points that arise from transnational migration in postindustrial societies. Visit the conference website here.
Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, Interzone EU: Crossroads of Migration
Announcing a Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures