Switzerland and its Past: An Uncomfortable Relationship Roger de Weck Download PDF Abstract: This lecture was originally delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, on November 10, 2008. It addresses Switzerland’s asylum policies during the Second World War, as well … Continue reading
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A Fine Self-Deception Roger de Weck Translated by Ted Dawson Download PDF Abstract: Originally published in German in the SonntagsZeitung, October 28, 2008. Acknowledgments: Translated from the German by Ted Dawson People and cultures have a tendency for selective memory. … Continue reading
Switzerland: Advertising a Strange Case Iso Camartin Download this article as a PDF. Abstract: This lecture was originally delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, on November 18, 2008. Its thematic focus is on multilingualism and cultural diversity in Switzerland. … Continue reading
Bumperfatscha Iso Camartin Translated by Kurt Beals Download PDF Abstract: Originally published in German in Iso Camartin, Die Deutschen und ihre Nachbarn: Schweiz (Munich: C.H. Beck, 2008). Acknowledgments: Translated from the German by Kurt Beals. We don’t just sit down … Continue reading
Plea for a Mobile Identity Hugo Loetscher Download PDF Abstract: This lecture was originally delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, on December 4, 2008. It focuses on the conception of identity from both a Swiss and an international perspective, … Continue reading
If the Good Lord were Swiss Hugo Loetscher Translated by Rafaël Newman Download PDF Abstract: Originally published in German in Der Waschküchenschlüssel, oder, Was-wenn Gott Schweizer wäre (Zurich: Diogenes, 1983). Acknowledgments: Translated from the German by Rafaël Newman. What would … Continue reading
Switzerland, a Country of Paradoxes: An Interview about Swiss Identity, Politics and Culture with Hugo Loetscher, Roger de Weck and Iso Camartin Jeroen Dewulf, Kezhen Feng, Susan Hunsicker, and Andrew Tweed Download PDF Abstract: The following interview was compiled from … Continue reading