GHI Lecture Series

Competing Modernities

With the generous support of the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Stuttgart), the German Historical Institute announces a lecture series for the Spring and Fall 2006: Competing Modernities: Germany and the United States, 1890 to the Present. Through focusing on a series of topics, such as mass democracy, the welfare state, media, and the environment, the goal of this lecture series is to compare systematically the paths of Germany and the United States over an extended period of time.  It also seeks to contribute to public discussion about future social and political developments in the two nations.

All lectures will be held at the:
German Historical Institute
1607 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Refreshments will be served at 6 pm. Lectures begin at 6:30 pm.

Metro: Red Line to Dupont Circle
Use Q Street/North Exit

RSVP (acceptances only):
Phone 202.387.3355 - Fax 202.387.6437 - E-mail c.brown@ghi-dc.org

Migration in Germany and the United States
Tobias Brinkmann (University of Southampton), Ari Sammartino (Oberlin College, OH)
September 21, 2006

Mass Politics in Germany and the United States: Paradoxes of Participation
Fitzhugh Brundage (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Konrad Jarausch (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC)
October 05, 2006

Discipline: Schools, the Military, and the Shaping of Future Citizens in Germany and the United States, 1890 – 2000
Dirk Schumann (German Historical Institute, Washington, DC), Judith Sealander (Bowling Green State University)
October 26, 2006

Empire and Nation: Studies from the United States and Germany
Thomas Bender (New York University, NY), Michael Geyer (University of Chicago, IL)
November 02, 2006

The Welfare State in Germany and the United States
Daniel Letwin (Pennsylvania State University), Gabriele Metzler (University of Tübingen)
November 09, 2006

Labor and Industry in the United States and Germany
Colleen Dunlavy (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI)
November 30, 2006

Media in the United States and Germany
Philipp Gassert (University of Heidelberg), Christina von Hodenberg (Queen Mary College, University of London)
December 07, 2006

Religion in the United States and Germany
Simone Lässig (German Historical Institute, Washington DC), Rainer Praetorius (Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg)
December 14, 2006

SPRING 2006

Knowledge: Science & Education in Germany and the United States
Kathryn Olesko (Georgetown University), Christoph Strupp (German Historical Institute, Washington, DC)
February 16, 2006

Cinema and the Urban Imagination in Germany and the United States
Anton Kaes (University of California, Berkeley)
April 06, 2006

Modern Constitutional Law and Legal Culture in Germany and the United States
Manfred Berg (University of Heidelberg), Dieter Gosewinkel (Berlin Center for Social Science Research)
April 13, 2006

Gender and the Family in Germany and the United States
Eileen Boris (University of California, Santa Barbara), Christiane Eifert (University of Bielefeld)
May 11, 2006

Markets and Consumer Culture in Germany and the United States
Heinz-Gerhard Haupt (European University Institute, Florence), Paul Nolte (The Free University, Berlin)
May 18, 2006

Two Nation’s Natures: Environment in America and Germany
Christof Mauch (German Historical Institute, Washington, DC), Kiran Klaus Patel (Humboldt University, Berlin)
May 25, 2006

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