This presentation focuses on the contribution of literature to a new perception of power structures in Western society in the context of theories by Foucault, Agamben and Luhmann. In Kafka’s novel The Trial (1914-15), Josef K., a bank clerk in middle-manage-ment, is a small fish in the hierarchy of a society on the verge of collapse during World War I. K. strives to contact the highest authority in order to justify himself and his life style, for which he feels persecuted by...
This 10th international symposium (2012 Symposium on East Meets West in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time) will focus, once again, on a broad, fundamental topic relevant for the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time, "East Meets West." The cultural, military, political, religious, and economic development of both continents was deeply intertwined with each other, sometimes in an aggressive, hostile fashion, but sometimes also constructively in a give and take manner. Our textbooks...
Our semiannual German Short Film Festival is taking place again at the end of the semester. The festival gives students in the German Basic Language program a platform to present their creativity, language advancements and cultural knowledge, which is demonstrated in the fairy tale movies category. Teachers assign video projects to the students as a way for them to practice writing and speaking in German, but also to learn to work on collaborative projects.
During the festival...
Mit einer Kirche assoziiert man meist einen jahrhundertealten, wohlmöglich gotischen Bau: dicke verwitterte Mauern, Fenster mit Masswerk, im Inneren hohe Kirchenschiffe mit Gewölben, gedämpftes Licht, das durch Fenster aus buntem Glas fällt. Dagegen werden einem weite, Licht durchflutete Räume, Sichtbeton, sägerohes Holz sowie Stahl, kräftige Farben und moderne Kunstwerke eher weniger in den Sinn kommen: Moderne Kirchbauten...
Dr. Albrecht Classen, Distinguished Professor of German Studies and Medieval scholar at the University of Arizona, will be presenting the Arizona Humanities Council sponsored program, The Architectural History of the University of Arizona Campus, on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Since the University of Arizona was founded in 1895, it has grown to almost 400 acres. Dr. Classen will bring the U of A’s architectural history to life with his interesting and...
