Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall (11/06/14 – 11/07/14)
The BU Arts Initiative, the BU Center for the Study of Europe, and the Goethe-Institut Boston present events featuring the award winning German filmmaker, author, and cultural nomad Marten Persiel
Thursday, November 6
European Studies Lunch Talk: “German Unification: Myth vs. Reality”
Lesia Kovalenko is Associate Professor of the World History and International Relations at Zaporizhzhya National University (Ukraine) and Fulbright Visiting Researcher at Boston University’s Center for Europe. Her presentation will analyze the perception of public perceptions of German unification in mass media and American cartoons.
Agata Pyzik is a Polish journalist who divides her time between Warsaw and London. She is a frequent writer on art, politics, music and culture for various magazines, including The Wire, Guardian, New Statesman, New Humanist, Afterall and Frieze. Her presentation will center on her new book: Poor but Sexy: Culture Clashes in Europe East and West (or, How the East stayed East and the West stayed West).
Open to BU community and others with a research interest in the topic.
12:30 to 2 PM
BU Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road, Conference Room (1st floor)
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“Lost in Unification”
A panel discussion on post-Cold War Eastern Europe featuring Martin Persiel, Agata Pyzik, author of Poor but Sexy: Culture Clashes in Europe East and West, and Igor Lukes, Professor of History and International Relations at Boston University and Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic. Martin Persiel will discuss life in the GDR before 1989, Igor Lukes will discuss the events of 1989-1990, and Agata Pyzik will discuss post-Cold War life in the former communist countries of Eastern Europe.
5 to 6:50 PM*
BU Pardee School, 121 Bay State Road, Seminar Room (1st floor)
*Following the panel discussion, we encourage you to attend the opening reception for “Final Sale. The End of Jewish Businesses in Nazi Berlin” at the Rubin-Frankel Gallery, 213 Bay State Road on the second floor of the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University.
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Friday, November 7
“Jump the Wall High Ollie Contest”
Join the Boston and BU Skateboarding Community for a unique tribute to the fall of the Berlin wall. Co-sponsored by THuRO Skate & Snow Shop. Prize: iPad mini. You must sign a waiver form to compete. If you are under 18, waiver must be signed by a parent/guardian. [Download waiver] [Download Flyer]
5 to 6:30 PM
Cummington Mall
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Friday, November 7
“This Ain’t California”
Screening of Marten Persiel’s multiple award winning film on skater subculture in the GDR. Co-presented by BU’s Cinematheque.
7 to 9 PM
BU College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101
