“Kaffee und Kuchen” at the German House
Converse in German as good as you can :), eat cake, and enjoy a cup of coffee!
65 Lawn Ave
Friday, February 13th, from 4-5PM
For more information, please contact Toys
Iris Bork-Goldfield
The German House at Wesleyan
Visit the German House this Sunday, February 8, 2015 as part of the program Housing Hopping Day >> 12.00 PM – 5.00 PM
The German house members organized a Scavenger Hunt, and you can decorate cookies!
Krishna Winston on Günther Grass
Krishna Winston’s essay, “Was zu Günter Grass in der englischsprachigen Welt gesagt werden muss,” appeared in October 2014 in Volume 14 of Littera borealis, Edition zur zeitgenössischen Literatur im Norden, published by the Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel. The Grass volume features an interview with the writer, conducted by the director of the Günter Grass House in Lübeck, and essays by a number of Grass’s translators. It was presented to Grass on the occasion of his 87th birthday.
Lutz Hüwel and Krishna Winston celebrating Germany’s Day of Unity
On October 3, 2014, professors Lutz Hüwel and Krishna Winston were guests of Germany’s Consul General in Boston, Herr Rolf Schuette, for a celebration of Germany’s Day of Unity at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut. The reception highlighted the state of Baden-Württemberg, with which Connecticut maintains an official exchange focused on education and business. Since 1998, 50 Wesleyan graduates and graduate students have spent a year in Germany under the auspices of the exchange, and numerous students from Germany have come to Wesleyan. At an October 2 dinner at the Avon-Old Farms Inn, both professors were also present when the head of the visiting delegation from Baden-Württemberg, Minister of Higher Education, Research, and the Arts Theresia Bauer, presented a distinguished-service medal to Renate Seitz, who administers the B-W Exchange for the Connecticut Office of Higher Education.
Leo Lensing: Karl Kraus at war
2013 Photograph: © Deborah Sengl/Photo by Mischa
Nawrata
Leo Lensing’s commentary on Austria’s exploitation of The Last Days of Mankind, Karl Kraus’s great anti-war drama, to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, is featured this week on the homepage of the The Times Literary Supplement.
Kaffee und Kuchen
Come to the German House, converse in German as good as you can :), eat cake, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee.
Location: 65 Lawn Ave, Time: Friday, November 14th 4:00-5 p.m. For more information, please contact Toys.
“The Wallpeckers” Professor Krishna Winston introduces Günter Grass’s novel “Too Far Afield”
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Please join us for our fourth and last lecture in the German Department’s fall series on commemorating the 25th year of the fall of the Berlin Wall, this Thursday, November 6, in the Downey House Lounge at 4:15 PM. In her talk, “The Wallpeckers,” Krishna Winston introduces and reads from Günter Grass’s novel, Too Far Afield.
Refreshments will be served.
OPEN HOUSE
DO YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT …
- THE GERMAN STUDIES MAJOR & MINOR?
- STUDYING IN GERMANY?
- SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS?
THEN JOIN US THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, at 4:15 PM in FISK 403.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED!
NPR -Journalist Bellamy Pailthorp ’89 will speak about “The Fall of the Wall — An Eyewitness Perspective.”
“25 Years: Fall of the Berlin Wall” is co-sponsored by the German Embassy in Washington D.C. All events are free of charge and open to the public. For more information call 860-685-3359.
Paid Journalism Trainee program in Bonn, Germany
The German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is offering a high level eighteen month journalism traineeship for English native speakers. We are looking for talented young people with an interest in politics, society and culture. Apart from English as a native language, we are looking for applicants with some knowledge of German and possibly one of our thirty other Deutsche Welle broadcast languages.
The traineeship is paid (around 1,600 Euros per month) and can lead to employment in one of our departments in Bonn or Berlin.
The traineeship consists of six months of theory and practice-oriented seminar blocks with a focus on the latest developments in journalism, for example multimedia storytelling and data-driven journalism, as well as live reporting, television and presenting. Alongside the seminar blocks, trainees spend nine months doing placements in various DW editorial departments in Bonn, Berlin and one of our foreign bureaus in Brussels, Washington or Moscow.
As we are expanding our English program, we are keen to offer the opportunity to graduates of top British and American universities and journalism schools.
More information about the trainee program.
Online applications are currently being accepted. The deadline is October 31, 2014.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Karhausen (DW Akademie – Journalistische Ausbildung / Journalistic Training Department)
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest at the German House on 65 Lawn Ave.
When: Saturday, October 25, from 4-6 p.m.
Come and sample pretzels, pumpkin pie, and German sausages.
DAAD Undergraduate Scholarships funding for senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany
Call for Applications: DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2015 (postmark date). For additional information on this grant and how to apply, please visit: www.daad.org/undergrad
Iris Bork-Goldfield’s documentary premiers at Wofford College
Internships in Germany – Webinar
November 14, 12:00pm EST
Internship Opportunities with UAS7 & Cultural Vista
Internships are essential to gain relevant work and research experience. Gaining that work experience in an international setting allows students to add another language to their resume and it encourages growth beyond the working environment.
In this webinar, DAAD joins forces with UAS7 and Cultural Vistas to talk about internship opportunities in Germany. The presenters introduce their internships and speak about the application process. This webinar offers information on internships for all fields and for students with various levels of German, including no prior German knowledge. All presenters will be available for questions during and after the webinar.
Sarah Wiliarty will speak on The Fall of the Wall – A Political Perspective
Please join us for the first lecture in the German Department’s fall series on commemorating the 25th Year of the 
Fall of the Berlin
Wall.
This Wednesday, October 15 in FISK 210 at noon, Prof. Sarah Wiliarty will speak on “ The Fall of the Berlin Wall – A Political Perspective.”
Refreshments will be served.
“25 Years: Fall of the Berlin Wall” is co-sponsored by the German Studies Department and the German Embassy in Washington D.C. All events are free of charge and open to the public. For more information call 860-685-3359.