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Forschungskolloquium der Abteilungen Kultur und Literatur: Heinrich Detering

Es spricht Heinrich Detering (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) zum Thema:

„some purgatory between heaven and hell“: Bob Dylan, ‚Working Man‘s Blues No.2′“
Donnerstag, 11.07.2013 um 18:15 in Raum 201 des John- F. Kennedy-Instituts.

Forschungskolloquium der Abteilung Politik: Thomas Greven

Vortrag von Carla Peterson (University of Maryland)

Carla Peterson, Gastprofessorin der Graduiertenschule im Herbst 2008, spricht über „Thinking through Family History: Perspective on Race, Class, and Gender in Nineteenth-Century Black Gotham.“

Heute, Montag, 1. Juli.2013, um 18 Uhr im Raum 319 des John-F.-Kennedy-Instituts.

Forschungskolloquium der Abteilung Politik: Sarah Uhlmann

Screening of People of a Feather (2011) and talk with Sheila Coutts

The Embassy of Canada invites you to participate in a film screening of People of a Feather (2011) preceded by a talk with Sheila Coutts, Counsellor (Economic). The Canadian documentary shows the life of the Inuit and the challenges they have to face due to environmental change.

Thursday, June 27th, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

at the Marshall McLuhan Salon of the Embassy of Canada to Germany, Ebertstr. 14, 10117 Berlin
The number of participants is limited. Please register by June 25th with Dr. Götz Kaufmann: goetz.kaufmann@fu-berlin.de (“North America’s environmental regime in times of environmental challenges and crises”, Seminar 32604)

Download or view the official program in PDF format here.

The Poor Kennedys Present Berlin Fairytales – two one-act plays

Manic Pixie Dream Boy written & directed by Mara Bierbach, starring Ben Trotter and Camille Barrera
„A short comedic play sort-of-kind-of based on Peter Pan.“

Mermaid & Prince written & directed by Nadia Nejjar, starring Miia Laine and Daniel Weimert
„An experimental, transatlantic tale inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s ‚The Little Mermaid‘ set in an apocalyptic Berlin.“

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013

7 pm
John-F.-Kennedy-Institut, Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin, Raum 340

Free entry!

50 Year Anniversary Celebration

50 Jahre John F. Kennedy Institut

Die Pressestelle der Freien Universität bietet einen Überblick zur Geschichte des Instituts:

https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/kennedy/jfki_graduiertenschule/index.html#content

JFKI students attend Obama speech

President Barack Obama gave a speech at the Brandenburger Tor on Wednesday and the JFKI was present.

Several JFK students mastered the heat and enjoyed the President’s speech!

Forschungs- und Examenscolloquiums der Abteilung Geschichte: Grace Hale

 

Wir möchten Sie herzlich zu einem Vortrag im Rahmen des

Forschungs- und Examenscolloquiums der Abteilung Geschichte einladen.

Grace Hale (University of Virginia) spricht zum Thema:

„Out of Place, Out of Time: Filming the “Folk” in the U.S. South in the 1960s and 1970s“

Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013 (JFKI, Raum 203)

18-20 Uhr c.t.

Forschungskolloquium der Abteilung Politik: Ben Trott