The concrete wall (with barbed wire & guard towers) separating East and West Germany (and East and West Berlin) opened on Nov. 9, 1989. Join in these campus week 25 years of reunification events, sponsored by the UA Dept. of German Studies:
Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 5:00 p.m., Poetry Center (and reception):
“Die Mauer and Memory: Looking back at the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall” (Susan Crane, Department of History)
Thursday, Nov. 13th at 7:30 p.m., ILC (Integrated Learning Center) 130:
“Der Tunnel / The Tunnel,” directed by Sise Richter (2001) Movie Showing with snacks and drinks provided
Friday, Nov. 14th at 2:00 p.m., EDU (Education) 211:
Panel Discussion: “The 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall”
Helga Walsh, Wake Forest University
Crister Garrett, University of Leipzig
Craig Whitney, Former Assistant Managing Editor and Foreign Correspondent, The New York Times
Moderated by Paulette Kurzer, SGPP