Deutsches Haus at NYU

“Speaking in Pairs: Horror and Humor” A conversation withLynn Gumpert, Reiner Leist, and Susanne Rohr will discuss “Horror and Humor,” with a special focus on Christian Boltanski

Please join us on 3/23 at 6 PM for “Speaking in Pairs: Horror and Humor,” a conversation between the art historian Lynn Gumpert, Susanne Rohr, and Reiner Leist (huntercollege.bsky.social) with a special focus on Christian Boltanski’s work. More details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-i...

"Sanderling:" An Evening with Anne Weber, Neil Blackadder, and Tess Lewis Please join us for the book presentation of "Sanderling," and a conversation among Anne Weber, Neil Blackadder, and Tess Lewis

Please join us on 2/26 at 6 PM for the English-language book launch of "Sanderling" ("Ahnen: Ein Zeitreisetagebuch") and a conversation with the author, Anne Weber, the translator @neilblackadder.bsky.social, and moderated by @tesslewis.bsky.social. Details & RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/sanderling...

Olfactory Arts in a Warming World A public lecture by Silke Felber on "Olfactory Arts in a Warming World," and a conversation between Felber, Zachary Samalin & Brandon Woolf

Please mark your calendars for 2/24 at 6 PM when we present "Olfactory Arts in a Warming World," a public lecture by Silke Felber, followed by a conversation among Felber, @zachsamalin.bsky.social, and moderator Brandon Woolf. More details and RSVP info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/olfactory-...

Please join us on 2/3 at 12:30 PM for “Living Together Apart in Europe: Residential Segregation, Social Fragmentation and Belonging in Paris and Berlin” with @taljab.bsky.social, @robertvief.bsky.social, Jean Beaman, and Christine Barwick More details and RSVP info here: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

Talja Blokland übernimmt Max-Weber-Lehrstuhl in den USA Talja Blokland, Professorin für Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie an der HU Berlin, hat den renommierten Max-Weber-Lehrstuhl an der NYU übernommen.

Talja Blokland, Professorin für Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie an der @humboldtuni.bsky.social, hat den Max-Weber-Lehrstuhl an der New York University (#NYU) übernommen. Sie wird dort zu Themen der Europäischen Studien lehren und forschen & das Programm des Deutschen Hauses mitgestalten.

On December 8, at 6 PM, we are delighted to present the 2025 Volkmar and Margret Sander Prize to @constelz.bsky.social. Laudatory remarks will be delivered by Steven E. Sokol (American Council on Germany). Please join us in celebrating her work! Please RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/volkmar-an...

Tonight at 6:30pm @goetheinstitut.bsky.social NYC, co-sponsored by @deutscheshausnyu.bsky.social, I'll be in conversation with translator Sophie Duvernoy about her magnificent rendering of Gabriele Tergit's sprawling novel EFFINGERS, out from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social.

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Please join us on 11/6 at 6 PM for a film screening of "Geographies of Kinship" and a discussion between Deann Borshay Liem and Rosemarie Peña about questions of identity, assimilation, kinship, and belonging. Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/adoption-a...

Please mark your calendars and join us on November 13 from 6–8 PM for the exhibition opening of Harald Hauswald's "Life in East Germany" and an artist talk between Harald and the photographer and curator Martin Schoeller. Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...

Go Clara Go: Challenges for Art & Independent Expression in former East Germany DOORS OPEN AT 5:40 PM, EVENT BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 6:00 PM

Looking forward to next Tuesday's 6pm screening of GO CLARA GO (dir. Silvie Kürsten, 2025) at Syndicated Bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn. I'll do a post-screening conversation w/ the director.

h/t @1014nyc.bsky.social

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Please join us on 10/27 at 6 PM for a reading by Thomas Blubacher from his book "Weimar Under the Palms: Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood" (@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social 2025) and a conversation with Sabine von Mering. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/weimar-und...

Please join us on 9/30 at 6 PM for an introduction into the question “What is Socionarratology?” with @marcortmann.bsky.social, Florian Fuchs, Sarah Rivett, Philipp Felsch, and Chris Wood. More details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-so...

Please join us on September 25, at 6 PM for a reading by Sasha Marianna Salzmann from their acclaimed novel "Glorious People" (@pushkinpress.com, 2025), followed by a conversation between the author and Marianne Hirsch. More details and RSVP info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/glorious-p...

Please join us on September 9 at 6 PM for a talk by Prof. Oliver Lubrich on "Alexander von Humboldt – The Whole World in 250 Essays," which will examine Humboldt not only as a researcher and writer, but also as an artist and public intellectual.

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Please join us on June 12 at 6 PM for the exhibition opening of Dirk Anschütz's long term photography project "Fathers and Sons," which includes portraits taken all across the U.S. More details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...

Image of the empty German parliament with rows and rows of empty purplish blue seats.

Please join us on May 28 at 6 PM, when we present “What to Expect from the New Government in Berlin,” a conversation between @constelz.bsky.social (Brookings Institute) and Steven E Sokol (American Council on Germany). More details and RSVP information here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-to-ex...

Book cover of Christian Lehnert's "Wickerwork" (Archipelago Books, 2025) with a pale blue background and an image of a delicate dragonfly on the cover.

Please join us and @archipelagobooks.bsky.social this Friday at 5:30 PM for the book launch of Christian Lehnert's "Wickerwork" with the translators Richard Sieburth and Rosanna Warren. Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wickerwork...

‘Illness and Its Very Concept’ | Edna Bonhomme When I decided to move from Brooklyn to Berlin in 2017, I was attracted by the prospect of a medical system that would protect me from debt and premature

Edna Bonhomme on the Socialist Patients’ Collective and the politics of health

Image of the book cover of Dana Vowinckel's "Misophonia," which depicts a posterized teenage girl wearing headphones against a turquoise background with exploding yellow stars.

Join us and @1014nyc.bsky.social on 5/14 at 6 PM for the book launch of "Misophonia" (2025, HarperVia) with the author Dana Vowinckel, the translator, Adrian Nathan West, and the editor Martina Wunderer. Details and RSVP info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/misophonia...

Book cover of "Flacofolio" with an image by the visual artist Heide Hatry, which depicts Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl in black and white looking straight at the viewer.

Join us on May 9 at 5:30 for a conversation with the artist Heide Hatry and the poet Leonard Schwartz. "Flacofolio" reflects on the deep interconnectedness between humans and nature while celebrating Flaco the famous New York City eagle-owl. Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/flacofolio...

Please join our friends at Anthology this Saturday at 6 PM for the screening of two new works by the Austrian Filmmaker Marieli Fröhlich, who will be present to discuss her work. The works are "What is Happening?: Art and the Life of Hertie Fröhlich" and "S T O P" More details below:

Don’t believe the doubters: protest still has power | Jan-Werner Müller Demonstrations rarely lead to immediate policy change. But they are essential to building community and long-term resistance

"What is so often dismissed as performative–music, drums, people parading with handmade signs to have their photos taken by others–is not a matter of collective narcissism; rather, it has been recognized by many modern thinkers, starting with Rousseau, as an important part of building community."

Book cover of "German Film: From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek" which depits a planetary landscape in the background and a small team of silhouetted figures that compose a camera crew in the foreground. The title "German Film" is in a pale yellow.

Join us 4/24 for a book presentation of "German Film. From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek" and a conversation between Rainer Rother (Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek) and Mariana Ivanova (DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst). Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-fil...

Reminder: On Tue, April 22, 11 a.m. EST/17 CET the 2nd panel of "Historians on Democracy" will discuss "The Role of Civil Society". Speakers: Jeremy Varon, Marion Kaplan, Till van Rahden and Stephen Milder. Register here: tinyurl.com/mr478w7y

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@maxweberstiftung.de; @historians.org

And if you are not yet familiar with Katja Brunner, please have a look at this interview with her about her "decidely political" work, feminist collectives, the power of collaboration, and her plans for her residency in New York City: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

Please join us this Friday at 5:30 PM for a reading and performance by Katja Brunner (Pro Helvetia writer-in-residence) from "The Hand is a Lonely Hunter" and "The Art of the Wound." Katja will be in conversation with Josefine Berkholz. More details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/my-steps-w...

Politics, Constitutions, and the Law Waiting room opens at 10:50 AM, event begins at 11 AM.

On 4/10, experts on constitutional law and comparative law Prof. Franz Mayer and Prof. Russel Millerto will discuss the current trends of executive power, judicial oversight, and constitutional integrity with 1014 and the ACG. Register now!
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Our speakers on the 1st “Historians on Democracy” panel next Tue, April 8, will include James Grossman, Jürgen Kocka, Dagmar Herzog, Colin Berg and myself, plus Q & A. Moderated by Ute Frevert @maxweberstiftung.de

Join us and please spread the word!

We are devastated to hear of Tim Mohr's passing. Such an incredibly soul, translator, and friend. We will miss him so much. Sending our deepest condolences to his family and friends, and to anyone whose lives he touched with his wit, humor, passion, and immense heart. 💔

Join us on 4/24 at 6 PM for a book presentation of "German Film. From the Archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek" and a conversation between Rainer Rother (Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek) and Mariana Ivanova (DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst). Details and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-fil...