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------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "P.J.Barker" <[log in to unmask]> Here is the final programme for the conference in Reading. If you require accommodation please register by the end of July. A registration form is included at the end of the programme. University of Reading Department of German Studies CENTRE FOR EAST GERMAN STUDIES Conference: The GDR and its History: Rueckblick und Revision Die DDR im Spiegel der Enquete-Kommissionen Venue: Faculty of Letters, Palmer Building, Room 101 University of Reading Date: Friday 17 to Saturday 18 September 1999 Programme The Centre wishes to thank the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for its generous financial support. Friday 17 September 10.00 - 10.30 am Arrival and registration 10.30 - 11.00 am Introduction Professor John Sandford, University of Reading 11.00 - 11.30 am Approaches to the History of the GDR Professor Mary Fulbrook, University College, London 11.30 - 12.00 pm Begruendung, Entstehung und Zielsetzung der Enquete- Kommission 1992-1994 im Deutschen Bundestag Dr Dorothee Wilms (Member of the Commission and formerly Minister for Inner-German Relations) 12.00 - 12.30 pm Discussion 12.30 - 2.00 pm Lunch 2.00 - 2.30 pm The Work of the Commission and the 'Geschichtsdebatte' in Germany since 1989 Prof. Bernd Faulenbach, University of Bochum (Member of the Commission) 2.30 - 3.00 pm Wege zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur. Unabhaengige Aufarbeitungsinitiativen zur Geschichtsdebatte ueber die DDR Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk (Stiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur) 3.00 - 3.30 pm Discussion 3.30 - 4.00 pm Tea 4.00 - 4.30 pm The PDS and the Commissions Dr Peter Barker, University of Reading 4.30 - 5.00 pm The PDS. Marx's Baby or Stalin's Bathwater? Peter Thompson, University of Sheffield 5.00 - 5.30 pm Discussion 7 pm Dinner Saturday 18 September 9.30 - 10.00 am Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen and the Territorialisation of Memory Dr Bill Niven, University of Nottingham Trent 10.00 - 10.30 am Original Sin or Working-Class Unity? Conflicting Interpretations of the Formation of the SED Prof. Henry Krisch, University of Connecticut, USA 10.30 - 11.00 pm Discussion 11.00 - 11.30 am Coffee 11.30 -12.00 pm The work of the Enquete-Commissions Markus Meckel MdB (Deputy Chair of the Commission) 12.00 -12.30 pm Erziehung, Bildung und Wissenschaft in der DDR Prof. Dr Roswitha Wisniewski (Member of the Commission) 12.30 - 1.00 pm Discussion 1.00 - 2.15 pm Lunch 2.15 - 2.45 pm Angepasste Kirchenleitungen und aufmuepfige Basis? The Enquete-Commissions and the role of the Protestant churches in the GDR Stephen Brown (University of Reading) 2.45 - 3.15 pm Socialist legacies and civil society in eastern Germany Dr Jonathan Grix, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham 3.15 - 3.45 pm GDR architecture in post-unification Germany: "Geschichtsaufarbeitung or aesthetic autonomy?" Dr Robert Halsall, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen 3.45 - 4.15 pm Discussion 4.15 - 4.45 pm Tea 4.45 - 5.30 pm Forum discussion 5.30 pm End of conference CONFERENCE FEES Full residential: stlg90/70 (Concessions) Special rate for post-graduates stlg60 (Single rooms with private hand-basins and shared bathroom facilities) (Single rooms with en suite facilities are available for a supplement of stlg15) Non-residential: stlg60/50 Special rate for post-graduates stlg30 (Includes lunch, light refreshments and admission to all sessions on both days) One-day attendance: stlg30/25 Special rate for post-graduates stlg15 (Includes lunch, light refreshments and admission to all sessions on either the Friday or Saturday of the conference) The closing date for registration is Friday 30 July 1999. To guarantee a place, a deposit (non-returnable) of stlg30/25 (Concessions)/stlg15 (PGs) is payable in advance. For residential accommodation a further deposit (non-returnable) of stlg10 is payable. Please use the following slip to specify your requirements and return it to the address indicated. Registration slip Please delete what is NOT applicable 1. I wish to attend the conference on Friday/Saturday (delete as appropriate) but do not require accommodation. I enclose a (non-returnable) deposit of stlg30/25. (stlg15 for post-graduates) These charges include lunch and light refreshments. 2. I wish to attend the whole conference and require standard accommodation. I enclose a (non-returnable) deposit of stlg40/35. (stlg25 for post-graduates) 3. I wish to attend the whole conference and would prefer en suite accommodation. I enclose a (non-returnable) deposit of stlg40/35. I have the following special requirements (e.g. diet, disability) .............................................................................. Name: Tel: Address: E-mail: Cheques should be made payable to: 'The University of Reading' and returned, together with this slip, to Dept. of German Studies (GDR Conference), The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 218, READING, RG6 6AA. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%