Calendar of Events in German and Scandinavian Studies 2009

 

Mon, 2 November

3:30 pm Lecture:  Florence Feiereisen, “Thomas Meinecke’s Troubles with Gender Trouble.”  Herter Hall 601, UMass

 

Tue, 3 November

7:30 pm Film:  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972).  Smith College “Fall of the Wall” series.  Seelye Hall 201

 

TBA:  Christine Becker presentation of Höredition of Jurek Becker’s lectures at Deutsches Haus, NYU, NYC

 

Wed, 4 November

4:30 pm.  Brigitte Peucker (Yale Univ.) lecture on Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.  Mt. Holykoke, Seelye Hall 106

 

Thu, 5 November

4:00 pm Film:  Frank Beyer, Spur der Steine (1966).  Stirn Auditorium, Amherst College.

 

7:30 pm.  Same as above.

 

Tue, 10 November

7:30 pm Film:  Wolfgang Becker, Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) Mt. Holyoke “Fall of the Wall” series.  Seelye Hall 201

 

Sat, 14 November

Free trip to New York City courtesy of GSS for exhibition of Swedish painter Carl Fredrik Hill (1849-1911).  Contact Kyle Frackman (frackman[at]german.umass.edu).

 

Tue, 17 November

7:30 pm Film:  Hannes Stöhr, Berlin Is in Germany (2000).  Mt. Holyoke “Fall of the Wall” series.  Seelye Hall 201

 

Thu, 19 November

4:00 pm Film:  Fosco and Donatello Dubini, Die Reise nach Kafiristan (2001).  Stirn Auditorium, Amherst College.

 

7:30 pm.  Same as above.

 

Tue, 1 December

7:30 pm Film:  Dani Levy, Go for Zucker (2004).  Mt. Holyoke “Fall of the Wall” series.  Seelye Hall 201

 

Thu, 3 December

4:00 pm Film:  Matthias Keilich, Die Könige der Nutzholzgewinnung (2006).  Stirn Auditorium, Amherst College.

 

7:30 pm.  Same as above.

 

Fri, 4 December

TBA.  Gala Celebration of 1989

 

Tue, 8 December

7:30 pm Film:  Fatih Akin, On the Other Side (2006).  Mt. Holyoke “Fall of the Wall” series.  Seelye Hall 201

 

Wed, 9 December

10-11 am.  LLC Department Meeting