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Category: "German Studies"

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The Quest for Porcelain: Art, Alchemy and the Transformative Power of Fire

Nicholas Zumbulyadis, Rochester
Trace how artisans, alchemists, and early chemists working across three continents and since the dawn of civilization, jointly created the first artificial material -- one that is both commonplace, and the stuff of legend.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Portrait of a Musician from the Baroque

Suzanne Forsberg, New York
A portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is illustrated with slides and CDs. The Baroque society in which he lived influenced the compositions he wrote for the courts of Weimar and Cothen, and the city of Leipzig.

New York City's Lower East Side: A Revolving Door for Immigrants

Thorin Tritter, New York
This lecture traces the waves of immigrants that have made the Lower East Side their home over the past 180 years, between 1820 and today.

Felix Mendelssohn: His Life in Music and Words

Ruth Albert Spencer, New York
Felix Mendelssohn descended from a family of intellectualism, religion, wealth and social position unsurpassed by other composers. With live music and readings from letters and journals, we explore how this shaped the life and work of one of music's all-time prodigies and geniuses.

Speaking Truth to Power: Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Anti-Nazi Resistance

Jud Newborn, Plainview
The inspiring story of the student resistance to Adolf Hitler's regime --and today's "White Rosers," at home and abroad, who risk all in the fight for freedom and our shared humanity.

Franz Kafka and Movies

Maria Luise Caputo-Mayr, New York
A short introduction into Kafka's life and his fascination with contemporary cinema in Prague, and the often "theatrical" character of his prose and novels. Will be followed by a presentation of the influence of his works on filmmakers. Clips of cinematic renditions available.

The Tenth Muse: Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony

April Lynn James, Hollis
Celebrated during her lifetime as the Tenth Muse, Maria Antonia Walpurgis Symphorosa (1724-1780), Electress of Saxony, used music to extend her personal power within and beyond the court of Dresden.

Jewish Life and Culture in Postwar Germany

Roland Dollinger, Bronxville
This lecture provides an overview of Jewish life and culture in Germany after the Holocaust. It describes the reemergence of Jewish communities in the "country of the perpetrators" and points out some existential dilemmas that arise from this situation. The lecture also addresses the question of anti-Semitism because of Auschwitz in postwar...

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