2006 Lecture Series

Competing Modernities: Germany and the United States, 1890 to the Present All lectures begin at 6:30pm (refreshments will be served from 6:00 to 6:30 pm) and will be held at the German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Avenue NW (Directions) 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. SPRING 2006 Knowledge: Science & Education in Germany and the United States Kathryn Olesko (Georgetown University), Christoph Strupp (GHI) February 16, 2006 Cinema and the Urban Imagination in Germany and the United States April 06, 2006 Anton Kaes (University of California, Berkeley) Modern Constitutional Law and Legal Culture in Germany and the United States April 13, 2006 Manfred Berg (University of Heidelberg), Dieter Gosewinkel (Berlin Center for Social Science Research) Gender and the Family in Germany and the United States May 11, 2006 Eileen Boris (University of California, Santa Barbara), Christiane Eifert (University of Bielefeld) Markets and Consumer Culture in Germany and the United States May 18, 2006 Heinz-Gerhard Haupt (European University Institute, Florence), Paul Nolte (The Free University, Berlin) Two Nation’s Natures: Environment in America and Germany May 25, 2006 Christof Mauch (GHI), Kiran Klaus Patel (Humboldt University, Berlin) FALL 2006 Migration in Germany and the United States September 21, 2006 Tobias Brinkmann (University of Southampton), Ari Sammartino (Oberlin College, OH) Mass Politics in Germany and the United States: Paradoxes of Participation October 05, 2006 Fitzhugh Brundage (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Konrad Jarausch (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC) Discipline: Schools, the Military, and the Shaping of Future Citizens in Germany and the United States, 1890 – 2000 October 26, 2006 Dirk Schumann (GHI), Judith Sealander (Bowling Green State University) 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 November 09, 2006 Daniel Letwin (Pennsylvania State University), Gabriele Metzler (University of Tübingen) Labor and Industry in the United States and Germany November 30, 2006 Colleen Dunlavy (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI) Media in the United States and Germany December 07, 2006 Philipp Gassert (University of Heidelberg), Christina von Hodenberg (Queen Mary College, University of London) Religion in the United States and Germany December 14, 2006 Simone Lässig (GHI), Rainer Praetorius (Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg) RSVP (acceptances only) Phone:202.387.3355 - Fax: 202.387.6437 - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it