Klaus Becker, honorary consul of Germany, will give a talk on cultural images of Germany, the value of Americans learning German, and business matters pertaining to the German-American relationship. The talk takes place Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Petty Building 136.
Each year, the German Information Center of the Embassy of the Republic of Germany in Washington, D.C., sponsors a “Campus Weeks” series at numerous U.S. universities and colleges. Participating schools organize a variety of events, guest speakers, symposia, and competitions that are centered on a yearly theme. The embassy has awarded the UNCG German Program with funding for the “Campus Weeks” series since 2012.
This fall’s theme of “Wunderbar Together” highlights how Germany and the U.S. are intertwined. Through the partnership with the German Embassy, the UNCG German program will focus on the significance of the transatlantic relationship, the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the anniversary of women’s suffrage in Germany and the U.S.
Other upcoming events include:
Monday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., MHRA 1214: Screening of the film “Balloon” (2018, Michael Bully Herbig), based on the true story of two families who attempted to escape East Germany by balloon in order to explore everyday life in East Germany and forms of resistance.
Friday, Nov. 22, from 10 to 10:50 a.m., SOEB 222: Former UNCG professor and artist Sheryl Oring will give a talk titled “Berlin Berlin: The City as Muse” on her art projects related to censorship and the Berlin Wall.
A poetry competition open to all UNCG students will allow students to share German poetry and their own original poetry at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures “Poetry Jam” event on Nov. 6 as well as at a prize ceremony on Monday, Nov. 25 at 5 p.m.
For further information, visit https://llc.uncg.edu/german/ or contact Dr. Brooke Kreitinger at bdkreiti@uncg.edu.
