Americans in Berlin: An Interdisciplinary Study-Abroad Workshop

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This interdisciplinary workshop will expose students to the confluence of several global and intercultural issues in one location: Berlin, Germany. Berlin has been a magnetic destinations for Americans artists, entertainers, authors, politicians, and entrepreneurs from 1920s to the present moment. Particularly contested and influential has been the encounter between Germans and Americans in Berlin during the Cold War (1945-1989), as the city became the center of the conflict between two political systems. Students will explore -- in a self-reflective way -- the various cultural, political, and economic dimensions of this long-lasting relationship, and will visit sites dedicated to the research and preservation of cultural memory in both parts of this formerly divided city. We will also study the role of the United States in Germany's and Berlin's unification, in the transition of the West German capital from Bonn to Berlin, and in the transformations that took place in the post-unification period that had an effect on both countries. IC. PA-4B, SI-02. EL. Cross-listed with AMS 281 .