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    “9/11” – Ten Years Later

    The widely voiced assertion that after those events nothing would be the same may, at any rate, be safely filed away. Yet it is true that much is now different.More ...
    Xanten has almost a 2000-year history. Photo: © Tourist Information Xanten

    The Lower Rhine town of Xanten: “A town for all seasons”

    The Lower Rhine town of Xanten knows how to present its 2000-year history in a very attractive way. Willi Fährmann, the distinguished writer, reveals what other aspects contribute to the high quality of life in this Roman city.More ...
    The cultural studies researcher Michael Seemann Photo: André Krüger

    “If You’re Part of the World, You’ll be Part of the Internet”. An Interview with Michael Seemann

    Loss of control is the term Michael Seemann uses to talk about the uncontrollability of the mountains of web data. But he believes that “filter sovereignty” can help people.More ...

    Meet the Germans   deutschenglishnederlandssuomeksi

    What is typical about them? Read portraits and interviews of people worth knowing and Rory MacLean’s blog from Berlin.

    Dossier: Gender   deutschenglish

    Gender and Society: The dossier challenges traditional role attributions.

    Internet for your mobile phone

    Surfing the web on the move with 'goethe.mobi'.

    Society in Germany

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