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To complement the retrospective of the films of Werner Schroeter at the Harvard Film Archive, the Goethe-Institut Boston is hosting a 2-day conference organized by Boston University which aims to analyze the film-historical context of Schroeter’s work. Curated by Professor Roy Grundmann, Film Studies Program Director at Boston University.

Participants:
Gertrud Koch (Freie Universitaet Berlin) (Key note address)
Christine N. Brinckmann (Prof. Emeritus, University of Zurich)
Fatima Naqvi (Rutgers University)
James Quandt (TIFF Cinematheque)
Ed Dimendberg (University of California, Irvine)
Gerd Gemunden (Dartmouth College)
Michelle Langford (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Eric Rentschler (Harvard University)
John Gianvito (Emerson College)
Charles Warren (Boston University)
Ken Eisenstein (Mount Holyoke College)
Roy Grundmann (Boston University)

Special Guest: Stefan Droessler (Director, Filmmuseum Munich and co-curator of the Werner Schroeter Retrospective)

Schedule:
Thursday, September 27
6:30 pm: Greetings
7 pm: Lecture Stefan Droessler
8 pm: Opening Reception

Friday, September 28
10 am: Lectures begin
12:30-2:00 pm: Lunch Break
6:30 pm: end of lectures

Saturday, September 29
9:30 am: Lectures begin
1 pm: end of symposium
3 pm: film screening “Palermo oder Wolfsburg”

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