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Betreff: Germany, Easier Fatherland? (London, 2 November 2004)
Source: <http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/ver/en173095.htm>.
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Germany, Easier Fatherland?
Discussion
Tuesday 2 November 2004 6.30pm
Goethe-Institut London
Tickets: £3
Booking: 020 7596 4000
It was 15 years ago, on 9 November 1989, when ecstatic crowds surged
through open gates along the Berlin Wall. Hundreds of cheering and
shouting revellers set about hacking large chunks out of what had been
such a formidable barrier for almost three decades. The changes in
German society that followed the inevitable political upheaval are the
topic of this panel discussion. How do the Germans see themselves 15
years on? How do they view Germany?s past today? Have the Germans found
renewed self-confidence? What do 20 to 30 year olds think about their
country? The physical barrier has come down, but is the Wall still up
in the minds of the Germans?
We have invited distinguished speakers from Britain and Germany who
share an intimate knowledge and understanding of German society,
culture and politics but whose individual cultural and professional
background will contribute different perspectives to the discussion of
these questions.
The panel will consist of the British journalist, author and expert on
Germany, Steve Crawshaw, whose recent book Easier Fatherland, Germany
in the 21st Century inspired the title for this event; Gitta Sereny,
author of seminal works on German national socialism; the German
journalist and author Michael Jeismann, and Jens Reich, molecular
biologist, essayist, and former leading East German dissident (tbc).
The panel will be chaired by the British journalist and presenter
Stuart Jeffries.
There will be a preview of a new BBC FOUR documentary, 'MINDSET' by
John Das before the discussion which sets out to explore the nature of
the German mindset and how it may be changing.
Goethe Institute London
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London SW7 2PH, United Kingdom
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