Have you heard about the latest statistics regarding the number of published writers in Iceland? According to them, every year one in ten Icelanders “gives birth” to a book. Imagine an editorial paradise. One wakes up and thinks “maybe I should write another novel”. A few intense nights and the manuscript can be ready. Oh,
Dj Spinoza spins at Bard College Berlin. Eugene Ostashevsky poetry reading
All my dreams of inventing a time machine and going back to witness the (in)famous Avant-Garde had long ago faded, when the Russian-American poet Eugene Ostashevsky came to Bard College Berlin. He came and opened his reading with a poem of the Russian “absurdist” Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), whom he has translated. “The four-legged crow”, which
Student profiles: Gup Shup (Chit Chat) with Osman Chaudhry
An 18-year-old born in Lahore, Pakistan has recently joined the Bard College Berlin community. Muhammad Osman Chaudhry is the third Pakistani student ever to be enrolled in the BA program. With a thick beard, cool reserve, and wearing a mix of Pakistani attire and jeans, Osman is seen roaming around campus as a thoughtful and
Weihnachtszeit in Berlin
Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas markets) in Berlin bring a whole new dimension to celebrating Christmas. For around three weeks, these markets become the city’s social hub and a place of friendly gatherings, romantic first dates under the Christmas lights (or the mistletoe), or alternative dinner plans (read: French crêpes with marinated almonds and Glühwein). As they are
The Aquatic Warbler and the conservation of Germany’s species
While its name sounds like a creature Luna Lovegood might have made up, this small bird is in fact real, and in need of our help. To date, the Aquatic Warbler is the rarest migratory songbird in Europe and may be the first species to become extinct since the 1900s in Germany. Throughout Europe, the
The Faculty Podcast: Geoff Lehman
Geoff Lehman received his B.A. in humanities from Yale University, where he studied literature, philosophy, and art history in an interdisciplinary context. He received his PhD in art history from Columbia University, with a dissertation on the relationship between perspective and Renaissance landscape painting. Before coming to Bard College Berlin, Geoff taught art
A Weekend in Dresden
The trip to Dresden was organized as part of the class ‘Berlin: Experiment in Modernity’, taught by Florian Becker. On an extremely chilling winter evening we all left Berlin with Florian Becker and Zoltan Helmich (Residential Life Coordinator) and set on our adventure. In Dresden we stayed at the Technical University’s “Gästehaus”. The Guesthouse was
The Faculty Podcast: A Conversation with Ewa Atanassow
The blog team continues the series of discussions with members of the Bard College Berlin faculty. Our guest today is Prof. Dr. Ewa Atanassow, who will be teaching a course on “Equality“ in the Spring Semester 2014. Prof. Dr. Ewa Atanassow has received a PhD from the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, an