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Goethe Intern

What is it like to be an intern at the Goethe-Institut abroad? Every week we ask three interns at our institutes in Toronto, Washington D.C. and Mexico City about their experiences.

Thomas Müller, Andre Schürrle and Mario Götze: goal celebration after the winning goal in the final of the 2014 World Cup. Photo (detail): © picture alliance / Rolf Kosecki

Football in Germany

Cheer with us! Facts, fans and stars – we show some aspects of German football culture for the 2018 World Cup. And in our quiz, football philosophers and part-time fans can test their knowledge.

Berlin & Beyond Film Festival © Hellinger Doll Filmproduktion/Warner Bros. Ent.

Berlin and Beyond

Berlin & Beyond Film Festival is one of the leading festivals of European cinema in the world. With an annual attendance of over 10,000 film-goers, the festival has presented over 500 motion pictures from German-speaking countries in its history. It has welcomed to the San Francisco screen and stage many celebrated international film talents.

Marx Now © Dan Mohr (yesisaid.com)

Marx Now

What is still interesting about Karl Marx 200 years after his birth?
The Goethe-Institut in North America asked around for interesting perspectives on Marx and came across all sorts of things worth seeing and hearing.

Girls Rock Feminism Photo: irina_levitskaya © fotolia.com

Feminism Today

What are the vital issues that women and feminists in Germany today consider to be of burning importance, what are they concerned about? And what else is there still to do? This is a showcase of people who are involved in the field of culture and who are dealing with the hottest feminist issues and debates of the moment.

Digital Discourse | Freepost

Anti-liberal, nationalistic movements are gaining in strength around the world. Why are populist tendencies on the rise in this era of digitization and globalization? How can the values of democracy be protected?

Flags Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa, © dpa

Europe

“Unity in Diversity” has been the motto of the European Union since 2000. Europe and the European project stand for freedom, peace and solidarity among nations – and for a community based on tolerance and interest in one another on the part of many different cultures, traditions and languages, whose preservation is the responsibility of all.

Future Perfect

The world is in need of ideas for a better, more sustainable future, but ideas are not enough. FUTUREPERFECT, tells the stories of individuals, initiatives, organizations, and businesses that have moved from ideas to action. 

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Transatlantic Gaming Summit

The Boston Transatlantic Gaming Summit project focuses on the exchange of important players in the German and US gaming scene, introducing German game designers to their US counterparts, building a network and fostering connections between them.

Everywhere you look Copyright: Goethe-Institut

German Roots

As many have noticed, German-American history is a strong component of American history. That's why this website has the subtitle “Everywhere You Look.”

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