Department of German

On April 6-7, we were pleased to host the Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable, featuring keynote speakers John McWhorter (pictured), Tonya Dewey-Findell, Angelika Lutz, and Theo Vennemann. Thank you to all who attended and presented!

Herzlichen Glückwünsch to PhD students Sarah Harris and Scott T. Shell, who passed their qualifying exams yesterday and advanced to candidacy!!

Join German Film Club Monday Oct 30 for the 2nd screening of Banned Cinema: Hitler Youth Quex (Hans Steinhoff, 1933) Mon, Oct 30 @ 6pm, Dwinelle 33... Currently classified in Germany as a Vorbehaltsfilm, Hitler Youth Quex (released in the USA under the title "Our Flag Leads Us Forward") cannot be shown outside of closed educational events guided by an expert. The film depicts the story of Heini Völker, a teenage boy nicknamed "Quex" (Quicksilver) by his friends. He lives in poverty in Berlin, in a one-room apartment. The year is 1932 - the depth of the Depression. While Heini's father turns to the Communist Party in the face of this poverty, Heini is drawn in by the Hitler Youth. This family drama spills out onto the streets, speaking to the street battles between Nazis and Communists, which regularly occurred during the Weimar era and setting a course that could only end in tragedy. Before the rise of Leni Riefenstahl, Propaganda Minister Goebbels held up Hitler Youth Quex as an ideal vehicle for Nazi ideology.

This is your weekly reminder that Stammtisch is happening tomorrow from 4-6pm at Bear's Lair. Come enjoy the last little bit of warm weather with us on the patio.

Kaffeeklatsch is happening again tomorrow. See you all in the German library tomorrow from 1:30 - 2:30.