The Center for German and European Studies

10/28/2025

Die neue virtuelle Vortragsreihe „Deutschland im Fokus – Internationale Perspektiven aus den DAAD-Zentren für Deutschland- und Europastudien“ startet im November!

Auftaktvortrag:
🗓️ 4. November 2025
⏰ 18:30–19:30 Uhr (MEZ)
🗯️ „German Climate Policy in the Eyes of the Americas: Expectations for COP30 and Multilateral Agreements“ (auf Englisch)
🗣️ Prof. Dr. Claudia Lima Marques (UFRGS) und Prof. Dr. Sabine von Mering (Brandeis University)

📍 Gastgeber sind The Center for German and European Studies an der Brandeis University, USA, und das Centro de Estudos Europeus e Alemães - CDEA an der UFRGS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul und der PUCRS, Brasilien

Mehr Informationen und den Link zur Anmeldung gibt es hier: ➡️ https://www.daad.de/de/infos-services-fuer-hochschulen/weiterfuehrende-infos-zu-daad-foerderprogrammen/des-netzwerkaktivitaeten/

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02/22/2024

Germany's far-right party AfD has become a major political contender. Will recent protests impact the party? David Bebnowski will discuss the evolution and impact of the AfD with Daniel Ziblatt, Quinn Slobodian, and David Spreen. The Center for German and European Studies

⏰ 4:00-5:30pm
🔗https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2024/02/moving-germany-to-the-far-right-again-the-alternative-for-germany-development-success-strategy-and-countermobilization
📍Lower Level Conference Room, CES

11/01/2023

Check out this event by the Goethe-Institut Boston! History is Listening, Re-Sonifying Nuremberg.
https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/ver.cfm?event_id=24936471

10/23/2023

Join us Thursday next week (Nov. 2) with author Lilly Maier as she discusses her book, Arthur and Lilly. A moving tale of two lives that fatefully cross paths, and an immensely knowledgeable insight into an unknown Holocaust story: the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children to America on a Kindertransport. Click here for more details and to RSVP:
https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2023/231102-arthurandlilly.html

10/20/2023

“Can we our addiction?” Come and find out! Join us for the film screening of The Oil Machine and Q&A with Director Emma Davie! October 22nd, 7-10pm at the Wasserman Cinematheque.
https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2023/231022-oilmachine.html

Description: Movie poster featuring the title and an Earth hanging in a plastic bag. Event information listed underneath.

10/10/2023

Join us Sunday night at Brandeis for a screening of the documentary, FINITE, and then Monday at noon on Zoom for a follow up Q&A with the Director, Rich Felgate!

FINITE: The Climate of Change is an insider’s view of the world of direct action; a raw, authentic and emotional insight into the David and Goliath battle between front line communities, activists and fossil fuel corporations.
https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2023/231015-finitescreening.html

09/22/2023

Finishing September with a fascinating event on Brazil’s new government and climate politics. We will be joined by Claudia Horn (Brandeis Postdoctoral Fellow) and Madeleine Hass Russell to discuss her book on the formation of green capitalism with the Brazilian Amazon. Join us on Zoom, Thursday, September 28th at 12pm ET!
https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2023/230928-claudiahorn.html
Image: Image of Brazilian climate activist with event information below.

09/15/2023

Join the German Consulate Boston for an evening of music & literature celebrating Jewish culture in Germany & Austria in the 19th-20th cent.

Join the German Consulate Boston for an evening of music & literature celebrating Jewish culture in Germany & Austria in the 19th-20th cent.

09/13/2023

Coming up next Wednesday on Zoom, September 20: Conversations on Climate: The People Behind the Science. Join Professor Gerrit Lohmann, Head of the Working Group Paleoclimate Dynamics at the Alfred Wegener Institute and Professor of Physics of the Climate System at the University of Bremen, and a team of students for a sneak preview of their book of interviews with climate scientists from Germany and other countries. Take a look behind the scenes of what motivates, worries, and challenges climate scientists today and learn about causes and consequences of climate change, current problems and possible solutions. Further, gain insight into the political dimension of climate science, including reflections on science communication, societal aspects and feminist perspectives on climate science.

09/05/2023

Our first event of the semester is here! Tune in next week for Saskia Fischer, Ph.D., who will discuss Maxim Biller's novel “Der falsche Gruß” [English: The Bad Salute] which provocatively holds up a mirror to the German cultural industry, forcing readers to dive deep into the mind of the main character, Erck Dessauer, a modern antisemite. On Zoom and in-person (Shiffman 125)!
https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2023/230912-saskiafischer.html