Book Presentation | Tuesday, June 21, 6:30pm

States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany

States of Liberation traces the paths of gay men in East and West Germany from the violent aftermath of World War II to the thundering nightclubs of present-day Berlin.

In this groundbreaking account of male homosexuality in Cold War Germany, Samuel Clowes Huneke uncovers how the history of gay persecution and liberation continues to shape life in reunified Germany today.

Film Screening | Thursday, June 23, 6:30pm

Great Freedom (Große Freiheit), dir. Sebastian Meise

In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.

Starts 27 June 2022 | Online

Summer Courses Online

Registration is now in progress for summer German courses online. Use promo-code !June2022 and save 10% at check-out (case-sensitive and valid thru 6/23 only).

10-17 July 2022 | Santa Clara, CA

German Summercamp 2022

Do you find it exciting to work on innovative, artistic projects with other young people to shape the future of tomorrow ? If so, our AI - Art & Innovation Summer Camp is perfect for you!

The program continues!

Interested in boosting your students' careers with German? Our program “Berufsbrücke” (Career Bridge) is specifically designed for students at U.S. Community Colleges who are keen to learn German and use it in a professional setting. A trip to Germany in the spring of 2023 allows for a fully immersive experience of German company culture and vocational training. Applications accepted until July 15, 2022.

Conscious Pause

Standstill as Protest

Those who speak of standstill must address time. In a physical world, defined by time and matter, standing still is a subjective phenomenon: We are overcome by spiritual, physical, or aesthetic experiences that make us stop and stand still, beyond time and space. As an act of will, a standstill becomes a form of resistance, protest — against the power of time, against the world’s rulers, and against the universal exploitation of people and nature.

Hannah Arendt: Between Worlds #7

"Memory" with Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock

Berlin artist-duo Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock talk with Samantha Rose Hill about the work of memory, Holocaust memorials in Berlin, and Walter Benjamin.