The Metamorphosis of a Reunified Berlin

Speaker(s):

Andrea Mehrländer

Location:

University of Wisconsin–Madison, Memorial Union

Co-sponsor(s):

UW–Madison Lectures Committee, Department of German,Center for German and European Studies, Friends of the Max Kade Institute

Description:

This lecture, to be held two days before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, will juxtapose public activities in Berlin to commemorate JFK’s famous visit to that city in June 1963 with the upcoming celebration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and will discuss larger issues of commemoration and celebration of events in Berlin’s history. Dr. Andrea Mehrländer is the Executive Director of the Check Point Charlie Foundation in Berlin, Germany.

Attachment:

MKI_Mehrlaender_Nov20_poster.pdf