Lectures 2007/08
The society holds a series of lecture, film and supper meetings from September to April each year.
Dates and times
Lecture meetings are held on Wednesdays at 8pm. The schedule of meetings for 2007/08 is as follows:
Lecture meeting schedule
| 3rd October |
Die DEFA: Was bleibt vom ostdeutschen Film?
Talk by Dr David Clarke
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| 1st November |
The German presidency of the EU: The Achievements |
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Talk by Werner Sabiers |
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| 17th January |
Memories of Germany - A symposium |
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Three speakers introduced by Prof. Frank Shaw |
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| 20th February |
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) - Der grosse Frager aus Königsberg |
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Talk by Prof. Gisella Shaw
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| 3rd April |
Limewood sculptures of Renaissance Germany |
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Talk by Ken Hughes |
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| 23rd April |
Dresden |
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Talk with slides by Jochen Wittman |
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| 15th May |
Germanness in America: Evidence from American school grammars 1860-1918 |
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Talk by Dr Nils Langer
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Talks with German titles will be given in German. Jochen Wittman's talk on Dresden is likely to be in a mix of English and German.
Venue
Lecture meetings are held in Department of Modern Languages, University of Bristol, Woodland Road (entrance at rear of no. 21).
Click the Map 24 button below for a map of the location:
