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Reunification Revisited features four prominent speakers, German General Consul in NY David Gill, modern Germany historians Alissa Bellotti, Christina Morina and Frank Wolff, who will present their fascinating research and testimonials on the German-German partition, Reunification and its aftermath. In their lecture-series on demand you will learn about youth subcultures in divided Germany, what walls do to a society and what German history teaches us about present day democratic participation.

Peacefull revolution © Photo (detail): Michael Richter @ dpa-Zentralbild Peacefull revolution Photo (detail): Michael Richter @ dpa-Zentralbild

UNIFICATION IN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY: FROM THE PEACEFUL REVOLUTION IN THE COMMUNIST EAST TO A UNITED GERMANY
         David Gill, Consul General, German Consulate NY
 

Youth Culture in Divided Germany © Photo (detail): Harald Hauswald @ Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung Youth Culture in Divided Germany Photo (detail): Harald Hauswald @ Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung

YOUTH CULTURE IN DIVIDED GERMANY 
         Alissa Bellotti, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Haifa, Israel

The future of democratic participation © Photo (detail): Klaus Mehner @ Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung The future of democratic participation Photo (detail): Klaus Mehner @ Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung

THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION- AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM GERMAN HISTORY 
Christina Morina, PhD, Professor of Contemporary History, University of Bielefeld, Germany


 

Berlin, 1962. People stand on a stage on the Western side of the Berlin Wall in order to catch a glimpse at the other side of the border.  © Photo (detail): Hermann Schröer © picture alliance/Timeline Images Berlin, 1962. People stand on a stage on the Western side of the Berlin Wall in order to catch a glimpse at the other side of the border. Photo (detail): Hermann Schröer © picture alliance/Timeline Images

DO WALLS WORk?
         Frank Wolff, PhD, Professor of Modern German History, Osnabrück University,
         Germany 
  

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