On the evening of Friday, September 18th, in a residential neighbourhood on the fringe of one of the world’s most vibrant cities, something odd occurred at Bard College Berlin. This is a time when one might expect the students of BCB to be out and about the city, or simply doing their best not to
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Manifest Destiny, or Simply, Cause and Effect, Cause and Effect, Cause and…
I think I must have been holding some brightly colored toy. I remember the flash of color falling from my hands to the ground as my mother’s bloodcurdling scream reached my ears. I ran into the house to see what had happened. My aunt, uncles, grandmother and mother stood crowding around the TV screen. They
Filling in the Gaps: The Questions and Imaginations of Art and Music
“You can understand nothing about art, particularly modern art, if you do not understand that imagination is a value in itself.” – Milan Kundera I was wandering through a small book store, browsing through the English book section for something I might like to pick up, when I came across a new edition of Emily
Dr. Sean Allan – History, Memory and Fantasy in ‘Good Bye Lenin!’
Ostalgie is a German term composed of Ost (East) and Nostalgie (nostalgia). It refers to the history and culture of the GDR, and relates to former East Berlin – the current location of ECLA. The film screening of ‘Good Bye Lenin!’ followed by the guest lecture by Dr. Sean Allan from the University of Warwick