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Cookies & Conversation with Florian and LaurenMonday, December 2, 2024P24 Conference Room |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] 3
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BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Intersectional Activism: Shreya Patel on Film, Feminism, and ChangeWednesday, December 4, 2024Join actress, filmmaker, and activist Shreya Patel for a deep dive into the intersections of feminist activism, global disparities, and storytelling through film. Known for her humanitarian work, Shreya brings a unique perspective to women’s rights issues across the globe, from human trafficking to mental health advocacy, and shares her journey from modeling to activism after witnessing stark inequalities between Global North and Global South countries. Through her films, she aims to challenge misconceptions and highlight often-overlooked issues, such as the complexities of forced migration and the legal hurdles faced by women and refugees. Expect an inspiring conversation organized by EJAAD Berlin with a Q&A to follow. |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Representing Trauma in Culture: Possibilities and Limits of LiberationThursday, December 5, 2024HU Institut für Slawistik, Dorotheenstraße 65 Room 5.57, 5 Floor |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Winter Night MarketFriday, December 6, 2024Location TBA |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Virtual Open DayMeet us online!Saturday, December 7, 2024Online EventInterested in learning more about Bard College Berlin? Save the date and join us on December 7 for Virtual Open Day! You will have the chance to meet current BCB students, and attend informational sessions about our application process, degree programs, student life, campus facilities, and more. Register for the events here or at the website linked to below. 7
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BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] 8
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BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Offenes Haus - DerDieDas Haus Info-SessionMonday, December 9, 2024W15 Café |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] POSTPONED: US Money Demand from 1867 to 2024 (Faculty Colloquium)Tuesday, December 10, 2024SR 8 (P24) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] CANCELED: Late-Night Study BreakfastWednesday, December 11, 2024W15 Cafe |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Energy Prospects: Between War and PeaceThursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Energy Prospects: Between War and PeaceThursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] The End of the Regime, the Beginning for Syrian CitizensSaturday, December 14, 2024Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] German Oral Exam WorkshopSunday, December 15, 2024W16 Learning Commons |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] The Crimes of War in Gaza: Moving Beyond the VitriolMonday, December 16, 2024Online (Zoom) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] Global Backsliding on Human Rights Protection: We are all at RiskTuesday, December 17, 2024BCB Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin) |
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year. Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic" Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness" Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision" Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality" Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place" Contact: [email protected] 18
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Monday, December 2, 2024
P24 Conference Room
Cookies & Conversation is an opportunity for BCB students to come together with university leadership and other campus administrators to talk in small groups about questions, ideas, and concerns. Up to 12 students are invited to join each session, registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.
This session will be with Florian Becker and Lauren Gaillard.
Coffee, tea, and sweet treats will be provided.
To RSVP, please email Caitlin Hahn at [email protected] by 8:00 a.m. on December 2, 2024.Sponsored by: Bard College Berlin.
Monday, December 2, 2024
K24 seminar room 11
In the aftermath of Word War II, 10 million people were uprooted as a result of nazi persecution. They flocked into displaced persons camps, erected by the newly founded United Nations. Besides physical rehabilitation, psychological rehabilitation became for the first time a concern for humanitarian organization in the camps. In this lecture, we will explore the differing routes differing approaches of psychological rehabilitation took.
Dr. Stella Maria Frei holds a Ph.D. in Modern History from the University of Giessen, an M.A. in History and Eastern European Studies from the University of Hamburg, and a Diploma in American Studies from Smith College. She was a Fellow of the German National Academic Foundation and a Doctoral Fellow at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Frei has taught at the University of Hamburg and the University of Giessen. In addition to her academic work, she has experience as a journalist and in academic public relations. She currently serves as a Senior Project Manager at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, where she collaborates with international politicians and experts on addressing global challenges through her work at the Robert Bosch Academy. Her forthcoming publication, Healing Holocaust Survivors: Politics of Psychological Rehabilitation in Postwar Europe, is set to be released by De Gruyter Publishing in 2025.
Monday, December 2, 2024
W15 Cafe
Hosted by the feminist collective and the DEI office, this event is about defining and defying dating, gender rules, stereotypes, and more.
On the agenda, we have some chit-chat, intellectual conversation, and snacks - perfect for taking a break from discussing challenging topics in our usual academic setting.
Please sign up using this form.
This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year.
Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall
Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic"
Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall
Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness"
Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall
Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision"
Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe
Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality"
Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall
Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place"
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Join actress, filmmaker, and activist Shreya Patel for a deep dive into the intersections of feminist activism, global disparities, and storytelling through film. Known for her humanitarian work, Shreya brings a unique perspective to women’s rights issues across the globe, from human trafficking to mental health advocacy, and shares her journey from modeling to activism after witnessing stark inequalities between Global North and Global South countries. Through her films, she aims to challenge misconceptions and highlight often-overlooked issues, such as the complexities of forced migration and the legal hurdles faced by women and refugees. Expect an inspiring conversation organized by EJAAD Berlin with a Q&A to follow.
Meeting link
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
W15 Café
Join the Aura Club on December 4 for an in-person guest lecture about the neuroscience of mental health and Dr. Elliot Brown’s experience navigating depression.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
HU Institut für Slawistik, Dorotheenstraße 65 Room 5.57, 5 Floor
The exuberant research into traumatic experience in culture, launched by C. Caruth and her immediate successors, now seems to have given place to the perception of trauma as a multifaceted and constantly redefined phenomenon. Not only is the traditional question of its representability no longer a pivotal issue, but also the a priori assumption that such a representation liberates is called into question. While contemporary theorists increasingly want to view cultural and literary narratives as therapeutic performances, even “the practice of care” (I. Galichon), rather than as mere representation, authors and readers of contemporary fiction often speak of “retraumatization,” caused precisely by intensified empathy and an eroding “aesthetic distance.” Autobiographical testimonies have acquired a prominent role for constituting collective memory, functioning as "counter-memory" (M. Foucault) to ideologies; however, they are also often powerless to compete with the indoctrination and propaganda of repressive regimes and thus to reshape the established memorial culture.
Organized by Smolny Beyond Borders in collaboration with Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
Address: HU Institut für Slawistik, Dorotheenstraße 65
Room 5.57, 5 Floor
Friday, December 6, 2024
Location TBA
Get into the holiday spirit at the Winter Night Market! ✨ Warm up with glühwein, hot chocolate, visit the community-run stalls, or even belt out your favorite tunes at karaoke. Explore stalls with Christmas ornaments, Gingerbread houses, preloved treasures, and more. Plus, enjoy cozy vibes by the campfire and dive into festive fun like gingerbread decorating.
When: December 6, 4-7 PM
Where: TBA
Friday, December 6, 2024
Wein Salon (Schreinerstr. 59, Friedrichshain, 10247, Berlin)
It is now a well-loved tradition that the writers in Clare Wigfall's fiction writing workshop give a much-anticipated reading of their work as the finale of their course. Once again, we are returning to the charming Wein Salon in Friedrichshain. Please join us for a cozy and intimate (but also perhaps a little bit riotous, let's be frank) evening of beautiful and surprising stories and words written by Clare's students. All BCB students, alumni, friends, and faculty members are warmly welcome.
Writers presenting: Vera Arno, Jesse Biviano, Madeleine Clark-Wade, Ina Constantin, Lovis Paul, Eliška Pastieriková, Milan Radulovic, Madi Wieboldt
Interested in learning more about Bard College Berlin?
Save the date and join us on December 7 for Virtual Open Day!
You will have the chance to meet current BCB students, and attend informational sessions about our application process, degree programs, student life, campus facilities, and more.
Register for the events here or at the website linked to below.
Monday, December 9, 2024
W15 Café
BCB has a living and learning community with a special focus on German language and culture: the “DerDieDas Haus”. Students with an interest in exploring German in their daily lives share a designated floor in one of our residence halls. They use German amongst each other during the week and engage in extracurricular activities in the city. To find out more about how the projects works, how to apply for a place etc., please join us on Monday, Dezember 9, at 7:30pm in the Café at W15. Members of “DerDieDas Haus” and the BCB German Program will host an “Offenes Haus” with snacks and drinks.
Best wishes / Herzliche Grüße
Martin Widmann
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
SR 8 (P24)
UPDATE: This talk has been postponed to the spring semester. New date TBD.
A key challenge for central banks is understanding money demand, or the optimal amount of money necessary for an economy to operate efficiently. This presentation introduces the topic in a non-technical way, using the U.S. as a case study. Along the way, the presentation also explores the nature of money and provides a brief overview of the history of central banking.
Speaker:
Thomas Eife is a macroeconomist whose research focuses on network theory and monetary economics. He joined Bard College Berlin in Spring 2024 as Guest Faculty.
Part of the Faculty Colloquium series.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
W15 Cafe
This event has been canceled.
Kick off completion week with the BCB tradition of breakfast for dinner! Student Life Staff will be here to serve you stacks of pancakes and hot beverages.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Learning Commons, on the top floor of W16
"Abendbrot" is an informal social gathering for all students interested in speaking German. Takes place bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin)
Today, energy becomes one of the central questions not only for politics, economics and environmental studies, but also for human and social sciences. It is a crossing point of various disciplines – philosophy, human and nonhuman geographies, material history, anthropology, cultural studies, or psychoanalysis. Energy humanities actively contribute to the multidisciplinary discussion of the future of the planet Earth and all its inhabitants. The question of energy extraction, transportation and consumption stands behind contemporary warfare and its geopolitical facades – from fossil fuel trade and failed energy transition, to the atomic thread reviving the ghosts of the Cold War and the new World War within the situation of global inequalities, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. The energy imaginary permeates ideological programs, political projects, national myths and mass media rhetoric. Energetic pasts and futures are reflected in public discourse, literature and film, where one can trace their historical and social contexts. The aim of our conference is to map this field of research. We are going to discuss humanitarian and social aspects of energy depending on its sources, such as fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy, and clarify their dialectics between war and peace.
Suggested questions: Extractive capitalism and fuel economies; Political economy and cultural politics of energy Fossil fuels: petropolitics and petrocultures; Infrastructure of energy flows: geopolitical interests and sociocultural guidelines; Intangible aspects of material energy resources; Sustainability, renewability and energy transition in today’s ideology; Nuclear energy for war and peace; Energetic scenarios for the apocalypse: climate change, mass extinction, nuclear war.
Please register here.
Keynote speakers:
Cara Daggett is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany. Her research explores energy and ecological politics through an intersectional feminist framework. She is particularly focused upon interrogating global North attachments to productivity and intensive energy use, and more recently, on envisioning what feminist energy systems could look like. Her book, The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke, 2019), was awarded the Clay Morgan Award for best book in environmental political theory, and the Yale H. Ferguson Book Award from the International Association Northeast. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals including Environmental Politics, Energy Research & Social Science, Millennium: Journal of International Studies and the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is co-founder of the Petrocultures Research Group, which explores the socio-cultural dimensions of energy use and its implications for energy transition and climate change, and the founder of the After Oil Collective. Szeman is author (most recently) of On Petrocultures: Globalization, Culture, and Energy (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Futures of the Sun: The Struggle Over Renewable Life (University of Minnesota Press, 2024). Power Shift: Keywords for a New Politics of Energy (co-edited with Jennifer Wenzel) will be published in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
All speakers: Cara Daggett, Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti, Darin Barney, Gretchen Bakke, Alexander Klose, Maria Engström, Oxana Timofeeva, Ilya Kalinin, Benjamin Beuerle, Tatiana Mitrova, Tatiana Lanshina, Angelina Davydova, Felix Jaitner, Oldag Caspar
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156)
BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin).
On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin). View more information here.
Open Studios and Performance Factory on Thursday, December 12 consists of exhibitions and performances by students from the following classes:
FA106 Beginners Black and White Photography Class: The Slow Photo (April Gertler)
FA325 The Photo Zine: A Subversive Phenomenon (April Gertler)
FA108 Beginners in Digital Photography - Your own point of view (Carla Åhlander)
FA270 The Political Image (Hannah Goldstein)
FA188 The Art of Making Videos (Janina Schabig)
FA107 Ceramics (Joon Park)
FA294 Queering the Capitalocene: (Eco-)feminist Film and Video Art for Earthly Survival (Angela Anderson)
TH325 Bodies in the City (Daniel Belasco Rogers)
FA230 Archives of Sound (Noam Brusilovsky and Lotta Beckers)
TH103 Acting Workshop (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
TH134 Introduction to Playwriting (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
TH180 Rethinking Regie: An Introduction to Directing (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
FA156 Dance Lab: Body Space Image. Dance and Visual Arts (Eva Burghardt)
Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin)
Today, energy becomes one of the central questions not only for politics, economics and environmental studies, but also for human and social sciences. It is a crossing point of various disciplines – philosophy, human and nonhuman geographies, material history, anthropology, cultural studies, or psychoanalysis. Energy humanities actively contribute to the multidisciplinary discussion of the future of the planet Earth and all its inhabitants. The question of energy extraction, transportation and consumption stands behind contemporary warfare and its geopolitical facades – from fossil fuel trade and failed energy transition, to the atomic thread reviving the ghosts of the Cold War and the new World War within the situation of global inequalities, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. The energy imaginary permeates ideological programs, political projects, national myths and mass media rhetoric. Energetic pasts and futures are reflected in public discourse, literature and film, where one can trace their historical and social contexts. The aim of our conference is to map this field of research. We are going to discuss humanitarian and social aspects of energy depending on its sources, such as fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy, and clarify their dialectics between war and peace.
Suggested questions: Extractive capitalism and fuel economies; Political economy and cultural politics of energy Fossil fuels: petropolitics and petrocultures; Infrastructure of energy flows: geopolitical interests and sociocultural guidelines; Intangible aspects of material energy resources; Sustainability, renewability and energy transition in today’s ideology; Nuclear energy for war and peace; Energetic scenarios for the apocalypse: climate change, mass extinction, nuclear war.
Please register here.
Keynote speakers:
Cara Daggett is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany. Her research explores energy and ecological politics through an intersectional feminist framework. She is particularly focused upon interrogating global North attachments to productivity and intensive energy use, and more recently, on envisioning what feminist energy systems could look like. Her book, The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke, 2019), was awarded the Clay Morgan Award for best book in environmental political theory, and the Yale H. Ferguson Book Award from the International Association Northeast. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals including Environmental Politics, Energy Research & Social Science, Millennium: Journal of International Studies and the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is co-founder of the Petrocultures Research Group, which explores the socio-cultural dimensions of energy use and its implications for energy transition and climate change, and the founder of the After Oil Collective. Szeman is author (most recently) of On Petrocultures: Globalization, Culture, and Energy (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Futures of the Sun: The Struggle Over Renewable Life (University of Minnesota Press, 2024). Power Shift: Keywords for a New Politics of Energy (co-edited with Jennifer Wenzel) will be published in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
All speakers: Cara Daggett, Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti, Darin Barney, Gretchen Bakke, Alexander Klose, Maria Engström, Oxana Timofeeva, Ilya Kalinin, Benjamin Beuerle, Tatiana Mitrova, Tatiana Lanshina, Angelina Davydova, Felix Jaitner, Oldag Caspar
Friday, December 13, 2024
Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin)
BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). View more information here.
On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin).
Open Studios on Friday, December 13 consists of exhibitions by students from the following classes:
FA103 Found Fragments and Layered Lines: mixed-media techniques for drawing and collage (John Kleckner)
FA109 Painting Fundamentals (John Kleckner)
FA302 Advanced Painting: Oil Paint and After (John Kleckner)
FA319 Advanced Drawing: Process and Experimentation (Lotte Leerschool)
FA113 Introduction to Glass Making (Nadania Idriss)*
FA112 Marble Stone Sculpture (Raphael Beil and Tobia Silvotti)
SC215 Reflecting Human-Environment Relations (Through Sound) (Francisca Gonçalves)
*There will be a live glass-blowing demo from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin)
Join us for an insightful panel discussion exploring the recent fall of the Assad regime and its profound impact on Syria's future. The event begins with a 20-minute presentation giving an overview of the regime's history and the 2011 revolution, followed by an analysis of the regime's collapse over the past two weeks. A moderated panel will explore critical topics, including the chaos left behind and the role of Syrian civil society and external powers in Syria’s transition. The discussion will conclude with an interactive Q&A session, providing space for audience engagement and insights. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from Syrian members of the RVT team about their vision for a new chapter in their country’s history.
Please sign up through this link.
Catering: There will be a reception with wine, juice, and snacks
Speakers from Refugee Voices Tours:
Mohamad Othman (Tour Guide and Workshop Leader)
Mohamad comes from a small city near Damascus, Syria. Before leaving his home country, he studied mathematics at Damascus University. Forced to flee, he first sought refuge in Libya, where he worked for a year and a half before eventually making his way to Germany. Since arriving in Germany as a refugee, Mohamad has been deeply involved in community and human rights initiatives.
In April 2016, he collaborated with Lorna to create the "Why We're Here" tour, and the following year, he and Nehad launched the "In Someone Else's Shoes" workshop. Mohamad is also a proud member of the Daseinsfreunde team. Currently, he works with Mnemonic on the Syrian Archive project, documenting human rights violations.
What Mohamad loves most about Berlin is its diversity: "It seems that every district in Berlin has its own identity, which makes it a place where anybody can find themselves and their niche."
Nebras Othman (Tour Guide and IT Manger)
Originally from Al-Tal near Damascus, was a Communication and Networking student before becoming an activist in the Syrian revolution. Targeted by the Assad regime, he fled to Libya, where he co-launched an Internet service company and established a graphic design business. When conflict escalated, he made the dangerous journey to Europe.
Now living in Germany, Nebras works in software engineering and entrepreneurship. He envisions fostering a culture of entrepreneurship in Syria to help rebuild and empower its citizens. Inspired by Berlin’s transformation after 1945, he believes in the potential for renewal. Nebras admires Kreuzberg for its activism and history, which mirrors his hope for a thriving, democratic Syria.
Eyas Adi (Tour Guide)
32 year old refugee in Germany since 2016, ex medical student and now a social worker and bike enthousiast. I was always involved with civil society initiatives such as with Iraqi refugees and children and then with the Syrian revolution. After fleeing from military service to come to Berlin, I naturally found refugee voices tours to tell our stories in a personal way.
Moderator: Lorna Cannon (Founder)
Lorna Cannon is a tour guide and founding director of Refugee Voices Tours. After being involved with the refugee community in Kreuzberg, Lorna founded Refugee Voices Tours in the Summer of 2015. Besides her work with Refugee Voices Tours, Lorna holds a Master’s degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and is the co-founder of sustainable tour company, Tiptoe Travel. She has delivered several speeches as part of her work with RVT, including a TedX Talk in 2021.
Sunday, December 15, 2024
W16 Learning Commons
German language students: Soon you have to sit for a German written exam as well as an oral one: Do you want to practice your pronunciation through discussion-based learning?
Come join German tutor Hanene on Sunday the 15th in the Learning Commons, at 3pm! We will be going over certain topics and the hacks of answering well and acing your oral exam.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Online (Zoom)
Many discussions of the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza degenerate into epithets and acrimony. Yet it is possible to discuss the conflict more dispassionately, applying international human rights and humanitarian law to the facts.
Kenneth Roth will use such analysis to answer key questions, including:
Join online via Zoom here. Open to the BCB community.
Part of the seminar "International Organizations and Human Rights Advocacy." In partnership with the American University in Cairo.
Kenneth Roth is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Until August 2022, he served for nearly three decades as the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in some 100 countries. Before that, Roth was a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington.
A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigative and advocacy missions around the world, meeting with dozens of heads of state and countless ministers. He is quoted widely in the media and has written hundreds of articles on a wide range of human rights issues, devoting special attention to the world’s most dire situations, the conduct of war, the foreign policies of the major powers, the work of the United Nations, and the global contest between autocracy and democracy.
Roth’s first book, Righting Wrongs, will be published by Knopf in February 2025. It offers an insider’s view of the strategies used by Human Rights Watch to put pressure on governments to respect human rights, drawing on his years of experience. The book can be preordered here (North America) or here (Europe).
Monday, December 16, 2024
Online (Zoom)
A special two-day event (December 12 and December 16) featuring senior students from Bard College Berlin and Al-Quds Bard as they present their senior thesis topics and progress. This event highlights the diverse and impactful work being undertaken across the Bard network, showcasing the breadth of global issues that our students are engaging with.
In addition, this event provides an opportunity for students to receive valuable feedback and constructive ideas from faculty across the Bard network. It is a testament to the collaborative and interconnected spirit of the Bard community, fostering dialogue on critical global challenges.
We invite you to join us in supporting and engaging with our students as they share their ideas and insights.
Join online via Zoom here.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
BCB Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin)
In the past decade, we have observed a troubling global backsliding in the protection of human rights. This regression is being promoted, encouraged, and financed by various traditionalist and fundamentalist groups, including certain churches and their affiliated NGOs, conservative civil society organizations, as well as governments and politicians from a wide range of countries—both democratic and autocratic. This movement transcends national political systems and affects democracies as much as autocracies. These groups often employ misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories to incite moral panic, particularly among less informed populations. Their primary objectives in this coordinated effort include the creation legal obstacles for civil society organizations to organize and secure funding for their activities; rolling back sexual and reproductive rights and limiting education on these topics; undermining or reversing LGBTI rights where they have been established, and blocking efforts to secure these rights in countries where they remain absent. Furthermore, affirmative actions or protections based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex; are dismantled and the influence and operations of international bodies such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and other treaty-based organizations are restricted.
This lecture aims to raise awareness of this dangerous global movement. The lecture also empowers participants to develop effective strategies to counter these regressive actions.
Please register here.
Tamara Adrián is an accomplished lawyer and academic with an extensive educational and professional background. She graduated with highest honors in law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Venezuela and holds a Doctorate in Law, also with highest honors, from Université Paris 2 in France. Additionally, she earned a degree in Comparative Law with honors from the Institut de Droit Comparé de Paris. Adrián has furthered her expertise in public policy through training for high-ranking officers at the Harvard Kennedy School.
With a distinguished career in academia, Adrián has served as a law professor across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at several universities, including Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and the University for Peace. She is also a published author, contributing books and numerous articles on civil and commercial law as well as human rights.
Generously supported by 1014, a space for ideas.
Cookies & Conversation with Florian and Lauren
Monday, December 2, 2024
12:30–1:30 pm
P24 Conference RoomCookies & Conversation is an opportunity for BCB students to come together with university leadership and other campus administrators to talk in small groups about questions, ideas, and concerns. Up to 12 students are invited to join each session, registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.
This session will be with Florian Becker and Lauren Gaillard.
Coffee, tea, and sweet treats will be provided.
To RSVP, please email Caitlin Hahn at [email protected] by 8:00 a.m. on December 2, 2024.Sponsored by: Bard College Berlin.
Contact: [email protected]
For Men Do Not Live by Bread Alone: Psychological Rehabilitation in Postwar Europe
Monday, December 2, 2024
6–7:30 pm
K24 seminar room 11In the aftermath of Word War II, 10 million people were uprooted as a result of nazi persecution. They flocked into displaced persons camps, erected by the newly founded United Nations. Besides physical rehabilitation, psychological rehabilitation became for the first time a concern for humanitarian organization in the camps. In this lecture, we will explore the differing routes differing approaches of psychological rehabilitation took.
Dr. Stella Maria Frei holds a Ph.D. in Modern History from the University of Giessen, an M.A. in History and Eastern European Studies from the University of Hamburg, and a Diploma in American Studies from Smith College. She was a Fellow of the German National Academic Foundation and a Doctoral Fellow at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Frei has taught at the University of Hamburg and the University of Giessen. In addition to her academic work, she has experience as a journalist and in academic public relations. She currently serves as a Senior Project Manager at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, where she collaborates with international politicians and experts on addressing global challenges through her work at the Robert Bosch Academy. Her forthcoming publication, Healing Holocaust Survivors: Politics of Psychological Rehabilitation in Postwar Europe, is set to be released by De Gruyter Publishing in 2025.
Contact: [email protected]
Unspoken dating rules: What would a feminist date look like?
Monday, December 2, 2024
7–9 pm
W15 CafeHosted by the feminist collective and the DEI office, this event is about defining and defying dating, gender rules, stereotypes, and more.
On the agenda, we have some chit-chat, intellectual conversation, and snacks - perfect for taking a break from discussing challenging topics in our usual academic setting.
Please sign up using this form.
Contact: [email protected]
BA Thesis Presentations Fall 2024
Runs through Thursday, December 19, 2024
Lecture Hall and W15This semester's Senior Thesis Presentations are taking place from December 3-19. The presentations are an essential step towards graduation for every senior, and they are an established and cherished event in the BCB academic year.
Tuesday, Dec 3 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall
Emma Maar-Mcgilvray, "Finding the Female Flaneur within Berlin's Weimar Republic"
Tuesday, Dec 3 | 1:15pm-1:45pm, Lecture Hall
Wren Gilbraith, "Drag as Dissidence: Berlin's DIY Resistance to Commodified Queerness"
Wednesday, Dec 4 | 12:30pm-1:00pm, Lecture Hall
Jin Karsten, "'Today's Dissonance is the Consonance of Tomorrow': Wassily Kandinksy's Art, Theory and Vision"
Wednesday, Dec 11 | 11:45am-12:15pm, W15 Cafe
Lovis Paul, "Corporate Restructuring and Monopolization: The Impact of Shareholder Value Maximization on Market Competition, Policy and Inequality"
Thursday, Dec 19 | 11:30am-12:30pm, Lecture Hall
Nick Teploukhov, "Representation of Trauma: Narrative Strategies in Jonathan Littell's Inconvenient Place"
Contact: [email protected]
Intersectional Activism: Shreya Patel on Film, Feminism, and Change
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
7:30–9 pm
Join actress, filmmaker, and activist Shreya Patel for a deep dive into the intersections of feminist activism, global disparities, and storytelling through film. Known for her humanitarian work, Shreya brings a unique perspective to women’s rights issues across the globe, from human trafficking to mental health advocacy, and shares her journey from modeling to activism after witnessing stark inequalities between Global North and Global South countries. Through her films, she aims to challenge misconceptions and highlight often-overlooked issues, such as the complexities of forced migration and the legal hurdles faced by women and refugees. Expect an inspiring conversation organized by EJAAD Berlin with a Q&A to follow.Meeting link
Contact: [email protected]
The Neuroscience of Mental Health & Dr. Elliot Brown's Living Experience with Depression
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
7:30–9 pm
W15 CaféJoin the Aura Club on December 4 for an in-person guest lecture about the neuroscience of mental health and Dr. Elliot Brown’s experience navigating depression.
Contact: [email protected]
Representing Trauma in Culture: Possibilities and Limits of Liberation
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6–8 pm
HU Institut für Slawistik, Dorotheenstraße 65 Room 5.57, 5 Floor The exuberant research into traumatic experience in culture, launched by C. Caruth and her immediate successors, now seems to have given place to the perception of trauma as a multifaceted and constantly redefined phenomenon. Not only is the traditional question of its representability no longer a pivotal issue, but also the a priori assumption that such a representation liberates is called into question. While contemporary theorists increasingly want to view cultural and literary narratives as therapeutic performances, even “the practice of care” (I. Galichon), rather than as mere representation, authors and readers of contemporary fiction often speak of “retraumatization,” caused precisely by intensified empathy and an eroding “aesthetic distance.” Autobiographical testimonies have acquired a prominent role for constituting collective memory, functioning as "counter-memory" (M. Foucault) to ideologies; however, they are also often powerless to compete with the indoctrination and propaganda of repressive regimes and thus to reshape the established memorial culture.
Organized by Smolny Beyond Borders in collaboration with Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
Address: HU Institut für Slawistik, Dorotheenstraße 65
Room 5.57, 5 Floor
Contact: [email protected]
Winter Night Market
Friday, December 6, 2024
4–7 pm
Location TBAGet into the holiday spirit at the Winter Night Market! ✨ Warm up with glühwein, hot chocolate, visit the community-run stalls, or even belt out your favorite tunes at karaoke. Explore stalls with Christmas ornaments, Gingerbread houses, preloved treasures, and more. Plus, enjoy cozy vibes by the campfire and dive into festive fun like gingerbread decorating.
When: December 6, 4-7 PM
Where: TBA
Contact: [email protected]
Reading by the students of Clare Wigfall's Fiction Writing Workshop
Friday, December 6, 2024
8–10:30 pm
Wein Salon (Schreinerstr. 59, Friedrichshain, 10247, Berlin)It is now a well-loved tradition that the writers in Clare Wigfall's fiction writing workshop give a much-anticipated reading of their work as the finale of their course. Once again, we are returning to the charming Wein Salon in Friedrichshain. Please join us for a cozy and intimate (but also perhaps a little bit riotous, let's be frank) evening of beautiful and surprising stories and words written by Clare's students. All BCB students, alumni, friends, and faculty members are warmly welcome.
Writers presenting: Vera Arno, Jesse Biviano, Madeleine Clark-Wade, Ina Constantin, Lovis Paul, Eliška Pastieriková, Milan Radulovic, Madi Wieboldt
Contact: [email protected]
Virtual Open Day
Meet us online!
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Online EventInterested in learning more about Bard College Berlin?
Save the date and join us on December 7 for Virtual Open Day!
You will have the chance to meet current BCB students, and attend informational sessions about our application process, degree programs, student life, campus facilities, and more.
Register for the events here or at the website linked to below.
Offenes Haus - DerDieDas Haus Info-Session
Monday, December 9, 2024
7:30–9 pm
W15 CaféBCB has a living and learning community with a special focus on German language and culture: the “DerDieDas Haus”. Students with an interest in exploring German in their daily lives share a designated floor in one of our residence halls. They use German amongst each other during the week and engage in extracurricular activities in the city. To find out more about how the projects works, how to apply for a place etc., please join us on Monday, Dezember 9, at 7:30pm in the Café at W15. Members of “DerDieDas Haus” and the BCB German Program will host an “Offenes Haus” with snacks and drinks.
Best wishes / Herzliche Grüße
Martin Widmann
Contact: [email protected]
POSTPONED: US Money Demand from 1867 to 2024 (Faculty Colloquium)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
12:30–1:30 pm
SR 8 (P24)UPDATE: This talk has been postponed to the spring semester. New date TBD.
A key challenge for central banks is understanding money demand, or the optimal amount of money necessary for an economy to operate efficiently. This presentation introduces the topic in a non-technical way, using the U.S. as a case study. Along the way, the presentation also explores the nature of money and provides a brief overview of the history of central banking.
Speaker:
Thomas Eife is a macroeconomist whose research focuses on network theory and monetary economics. He joined Bard College Berlin in Spring 2024 as Guest Faculty.
Part of the Faculty Colloquium series.
Contact: [email protected]
CANCELED: Late-Night Study Breakfast
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
6–7 pm
W15 CafeThis event has been canceled.
Kick off completion week with the BCB tradition of breakfast for dinner! Student Life Staff will be here to serve you stacks of pancakes and hot beverages.
Contact: [email protected]
Abendbrot
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
7:30 pm
Learning Commons, on the top floor of W16"Abendbrot" is an informal social gathering for all students interested in speaking German. Takes place bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
Contact: [email protected]
Energy Prospects: Between War and Peace
Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024
9:30 am – 7 pm
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin)Today, energy becomes one of the central questions not only for politics, economics and environmental studies, but also for human and social sciences. It is a crossing point of various disciplines – philosophy, human and nonhuman geographies, material history, anthropology, cultural studies, or psychoanalysis. Energy humanities actively contribute to the multidisciplinary discussion of the future of the planet Earth and all its inhabitants. The question of energy extraction, transportation and consumption stands behind contemporary warfare and its geopolitical facades – from fossil fuel trade and failed energy transition, to the atomic thread reviving the ghosts of the Cold War and the new World War within the situation of global inequalities, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. The energy imaginary permeates ideological programs, political projects, national myths and mass media rhetoric. Energetic pasts and futures are reflected in public discourse, literature and film, where one can trace their historical and social contexts. The aim of our conference is to map this field of research. We are going to discuss humanitarian and social aspects of energy depending on its sources, such as fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy, and clarify their dialectics between war and peace.
Suggested questions: Extractive capitalism and fuel economies; Political economy and cultural politics of energy Fossil fuels: petropolitics and petrocultures; Infrastructure of energy flows: geopolitical interests and sociocultural guidelines; Intangible aspects of material energy resources; Sustainability, renewability and energy transition in today’s ideology; Nuclear energy for war and peace; Energetic scenarios for the apocalypse: climate change, mass extinction, nuclear war.
Please register here.
Keynote speakers:
Cara Daggett is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany. Her research explores energy and ecological politics through an intersectional feminist framework. She is particularly focused upon interrogating global North attachments to productivity and intensive energy use, and more recently, on envisioning what feminist energy systems could look like. Her book, The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke, 2019), was awarded the Clay Morgan Award for best book in environmental political theory, and the Yale H. Ferguson Book Award from the International Association Northeast. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals including Environmental Politics, Energy Research & Social Science, Millennium: Journal of International Studies and the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is co-founder of the Petrocultures Research Group, which explores the socio-cultural dimensions of energy use and its implications for energy transition and climate change, and the founder of the After Oil Collective. Szeman is author (most recently) of On Petrocultures: Globalization, Culture, and Energy (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Futures of the Sun: The Struggle Over Renewable Life (University of Minnesota Press, 2024). Power Shift: Keywords for a New Politics of Energy (co-edited with Jennifer Wenzel) will be published in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
All speakers: Cara Daggett, Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti, Darin Barney, Gretchen Bakke, Alexander Klose, Maria Engström, Oxana Timofeeva, Ilya Kalinin, Benjamin Beuerle, Tatiana Mitrova, Tatiana Lanshina, Angelina Davydova, Felix Jaitner, Oldag Caspar
Contact: [email protected]
Open Studios & Performance Factory
Thursday, December 12, 2024
5:30–9 pm
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156)BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin).
On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin). View more information here.
Open Studios and Performance Factory on Thursday, December 12 consists of exhibitions and performances by students from the following classes:
FA106 Beginners Black and White Photography Class: The Slow Photo (April Gertler)
FA325 The Photo Zine: A Subversive Phenomenon (April Gertler)
FA108 Beginners in Digital Photography - Your own point of view (Carla Åhlander)
FA270 The Political Image (Hannah Goldstein)
FA188 The Art of Making Videos (Janina Schabig)
FA107 Ceramics (Joon Park)
FA294 Queering the Capitalocene: (Eco-)feminist Film and Video Art for Earthly Survival (Angela Anderson)
TH325 Bodies in the City (Daniel Belasco Rogers)
FA230 Archives of Sound (Noam Brusilovsky and Lotta Beckers)
TH103 Acting Workshop (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
TH134 Introduction to Playwriting (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
TH180 Rethinking Regie: An Introduction to Directing (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler)
FA156 Dance Lab: Body Space Image. Dance and Visual Arts (Eva Burghardt)
Energy Prospects: Between War and Peace
Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Friday, December 13, 2024
9:30 am – 7 pm
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Haus Unter den Linden Theodor-Fontane-Saal (Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin)Today, energy becomes one of the central questions not only for politics, economics and environmental studies, but also for human and social sciences. It is a crossing point of various disciplines – philosophy, human and nonhuman geographies, material history, anthropology, cultural studies, or psychoanalysis. Energy humanities actively contribute to the multidisciplinary discussion of the future of the planet Earth and all its inhabitants. The question of energy extraction, transportation and consumption stands behind contemporary warfare and its geopolitical facades – from fossil fuel trade and failed energy transition, to the atomic thread reviving the ghosts of the Cold War and the new World War within the situation of global inequalities, climate change and the loss of biodiversity. The energy imaginary permeates ideological programs, political projects, national myths and mass media rhetoric. Energetic pasts and futures are reflected in public discourse, literature and film, where one can trace their historical and social contexts. The aim of our conference is to map this field of research. We are going to discuss humanitarian and social aspects of energy depending on its sources, such as fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy, and clarify their dialectics between war and peace.
Suggested questions: Extractive capitalism and fuel economies; Political economy and cultural politics of energy Fossil fuels: petropolitics and petrocultures; Infrastructure of energy flows: geopolitical interests and sociocultural guidelines; Intangible aspects of material energy resources; Sustainability, renewability and energy transition in today’s ideology; Nuclear energy for war and peace; Energetic scenarios for the apocalypse: climate change, mass extinction, nuclear war.
Please register here.
Keynote speakers:
Cara Daggett is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and a Senior Fellow at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany. Her research explores energy and ecological politics through an intersectional feminist framework. She is particularly focused upon interrogating global North attachments to productivity and intensive energy use, and more recently, on envisioning what feminist energy systems could look like. Her book, The Birth of Energy: Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work (Duke, 2019), was awarded the Clay Morgan Award for best book in environmental political theory, and the Yale H. Ferguson Book Award from the International Association Northeast. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals including Environmental Politics, Energy Research & Social Science, Millennium: Journal of International Studies and the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is co-founder of the Petrocultures Research Group, which explores the socio-cultural dimensions of energy use and its implications for energy transition and climate change, and the founder of the After Oil Collective. Szeman is author (most recently) of On Petrocultures: Globalization, Culture, and Energy (West Virginia University Press, 2019) and Futures of the Sun: The Struggle Over Renewable Life (University of Minnesota Press, 2024). Power Shift: Keywords for a New Politics of Energy (co-edited with Jennifer Wenzel) will be published in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
All speakers: Cara Daggett, Imre Szeman, Jeff Diamanti, Darin Barney, Gretchen Bakke, Alexander Klose, Maria Engström, Oxana Timofeeva, Ilya Kalinin, Benjamin Beuerle, Tatiana Mitrova, Tatiana Lanshina, Angelina Davydova, Felix Jaitner, Oldag Caspar
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Open Studios at Monopol
Friday, December 13, 2024
6–9 pm
Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin)BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). View more information here.
On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin).
Open Studios on Friday, December 13 consists of exhibitions by students from the following classes:
FA103 Found Fragments and Layered Lines: mixed-media techniques for drawing and collage (John Kleckner)
FA109 Painting Fundamentals (John Kleckner)
FA302 Advanced Painting: Oil Paint and After (John Kleckner)
FA319 Advanced Drawing: Process and Experimentation (Lotte Leerschool)
FA113 Introduction to Glass Making (Nadania Idriss)*
FA112 Marble Stone Sculpture (Raphael Beil and Tobia Silvotti)
SC215 Reflecting Human-Environment Relations (Through Sound) (Francisca Gonçalves)
*There will be a live glass-blowing demo from 7:00pm-8:00pm
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The End of the Regime, the Beginning for Syrian Citizens
Saturday, December 14, 2024
4–7 pm
Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin)Join us for an insightful panel discussion exploring the recent fall of the Assad regime and its profound impact on Syria's future. The event begins with a 20-minute presentation giving an overview of the regime's history and the 2011 revolution, followed by an analysis of the regime's collapse over the past two weeks. A moderated panel will explore critical topics, including the chaos left behind and the role of Syrian civil society and external powers in Syria’s transition. The discussion will conclude with an interactive Q&A session, providing space for audience engagement and insights. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from Syrian members of the RVT team about their vision for a new chapter in their country’s history.
Please sign up through this link.
Catering: There will be a reception with wine, juice, and snacks
Speakers from Refugee Voices Tours:
Mohamad Othman (Tour Guide and Workshop Leader)
Mohamad comes from a small city near Damascus, Syria. Before leaving his home country, he studied mathematics at Damascus University. Forced to flee, he first sought refuge in Libya, where he worked for a year and a half before eventually making his way to Germany. Since arriving in Germany as a refugee, Mohamad has been deeply involved in community and human rights initiatives.
In April 2016, he collaborated with Lorna to create the "Why We're Here" tour, and the following year, he and Nehad launched the "In Someone Else's Shoes" workshop. Mohamad is also a proud member of the Daseinsfreunde team. Currently, he works with Mnemonic on the Syrian Archive project, documenting human rights violations.
What Mohamad loves most about Berlin is its diversity: "It seems that every district in Berlin has its own identity, which makes it a place where anybody can find themselves and their niche."
Nebras Othman (Tour Guide and IT Manger)
Originally from Al-Tal near Damascus, was a Communication and Networking student before becoming an activist in the Syrian revolution. Targeted by the Assad regime, he fled to Libya, where he co-launched an Internet service company and established a graphic design business. When conflict escalated, he made the dangerous journey to Europe.
Now living in Germany, Nebras works in software engineering and entrepreneurship. He envisions fostering a culture of entrepreneurship in Syria to help rebuild and empower its citizens. Inspired by Berlin’s transformation after 1945, he believes in the potential for renewal. Nebras admires Kreuzberg for its activism and history, which mirrors his hope for a thriving, democratic Syria.
Eyas Adi (Tour Guide)
32 year old refugee in Germany since 2016, ex medical student and now a social worker and bike enthousiast. I was always involved with civil society initiatives such as with Iraqi refugees and children and then with the Syrian revolution. After fleeing from military service to come to Berlin, I naturally found refugee voices tours to tell our stories in a personal way.
Moderator: Lorna Cannon (Founder)
Lorna Cannon is a tour guide and founding director of Refugee Voices Tours. After being involved with the refugee community in Kreuzberg, Lorna founded Refugee Voices Tours in the Summer of 2015. Besides her work with Refugee Voices Tours, Lorna holds a Master’s degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and is the co-founder of sustainable tour company, Tiptoe Travel. She has delivered several speeches as part of her work with RVT, including a TedX Talk in 2021.
Contact: [email protected]
German Oral Exam Workshop
Sunday, December 15, 2024
3–5 pm
W16 Learning CommonsGerman language students: Soon you have to sit for a German written exam as well as an oral one: Do you want to practice your pronunciation through discussion-based learning?
Come join German tutor Hanene on Sunday the 15th in the Learning Commons, at 3pm! We will be going over certain topics and the hacks of answering well and acing your oral exam.
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The Crimes of War in Gaza: Moving Beyond the Vitriol
Monday, December 16, 2024
1–2:30 pm
Online (Zoom)Many discussions of the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza degenerate into epithets and acrimony. Yet it is possible to discuss the conflict more dispassionately, applying international human rights and humanitarian law to the facts.
Kenneth Roth will use such analysis to answer key questions, including:
- Are crimes being committed and by whom?
- Do war crimes committed by one side mitigate war crimes committed by the other?
- Is genocide being committed?
- How should we understand the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court?
- What is the significance of recent International Court of Justice rulings?
- How does the conflict relate to the quest for a Palestinian state?
- How should we understand antisemitism in the context of discussing the conflict?
- How should we understand Germany’s Staatsräson in relationship to the conflict?
Join online via Zoom here. Open to the BCB community.
Part of the seminar "International Organizations and Human Rights Advocacy." In partnership with the American University in Cairo.
Kenneth Roth is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Until August 2022, he served for nearly three decades as the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in some 100 countries. Before that, Roth was a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington.
A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigative and advocacy missions around the world, meeting with dozens of heads of state and countless ministers. He is quoted widely in the media and has written hundreds of articles on a wide range of human rights issues, devoting special attention to the world’s most dire situations, the conduct of war, the foreign policies of the major powers, the work of the United Nations, and the global contest between autocracy and democracy.
Roth’s first book, Righting Wrongs, will be published by Knopf in February 2025. It offers an insider’s view of the strategies used by Human Rights Watch to put pressure on governments to respect human rights, drawing on his years of experience. The book can be preordered here (North America) or here (Europe).
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Bard Berlin and AQB Senior Students Presentations
Monday, December 16, 2024
5–7 pm
Online (Zoom)A special two-day event (December 12 and December 16) featuring senior students from Bard College Berlin and Al-Quds Bard as they present their senior thesis topics and progress. This event highlights the diverse and impactful work being undertaken across the Bard network, showcasing the breadth of global issues that our students are engaging with.
In addition, this event provides an opportunity for students to receive valuable feedback and constructive ideas from faculty across the Bard network. It is a testament to the collaborative and interconnected spirit of the Bard community, fostering dialogue on critical global challenges.
We invite you to join us in supporting and engaging with our students as they share their ideas and insights.
Join online via Zoom here.
Contact: [email protected]
Global Backsliding on Human Rights Protection: We are all at Risk
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
7–10 pm
BCB Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin)In the past decade, we have observed a troubling global backsliding in the protection of human rights. This regression is being promoted, encouraged, and financed by various traditionalist and fundamentalist groups, including certain churches and their affiliated NGOs, conservative civil society organizations, as well as governments and politicians from a wide range of countries—both democratic and autocratic. This movement transcends national political systems and affects democracies as much as autocracies. These groups often employ misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories to incite moral panic, particularly among less informed populations. Their primary objectives in this coordinated effort include the creation legal obstacles for civil society organizations to organize and secure funding for their activities; rolling back sexual and reproductive rights and limiting education on these topics; undermining or reversing LGBTI rights where they have been established, and blocking efforts to secure these rights in countries where they remain absent. Furthermore, affirmative actions or protections based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex; are dismantled and the influence and operations of international bodies such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and other treaty-based organizations are restricted.
This lecture aims to raise awareness of this dangerous global movement. The lecture also empowers participants to develop effective strategies to counter these regressive actions.
Please register here.
Tamara Adrián is an accomplished lawyer and academic with an extensive educational and professional background. She graduated with highest honors in law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Venezuela and holds a Doctorate in Law, also with highest honors, from Université Paris 2 in France. Additionally, she earned a degree in Comparative Law with honors from the Institut de Droit Comparé de Paris. Adrián has furthered her expertise in public policy through training for high-ranking officers at the Harvard Kennedy School.
With a distinguished career in academia, Adrián has served as a law professor across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at several universities, including Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and the University for Peace. She is also a published author, contributing books and numerous articles on civil and commercial law as well as human rights.
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