Berlin: A City Facing Its Legacy

Date of Event: April 16, 2012

Posted: April 13, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—A lecture, “Berlin: A City Facing Its Legacy,” will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in room 207 of Denison University’s Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). The lecture, by Thorsten Wagner, an instructor with the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, is sponsored by the Off-Campus Study Program and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sandra Spence at 740-587-6532 or visit www.denison.edu.

According to Wagner, Berlin’s history in modern times offers complex continuities and discontinuities. Most recently, it has grown into the political and cultural powerhouse of Europe. Berlin symbolizes today the demise of communism, a free and united Europe and the prime meeting point and bridge between the West and the East. On the ruins of two dictatorships, with spectacular architecture and new, remarkable institutions such as the Holocaust Memorial and the Jewish Museum, the city has to position itself in new ways between past and present.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Lecture: “Berlin: A City Facing Its Legacy” at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in room 207 of Fellows Hall (300 West Loop). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sandra Spence at 740-587-6532 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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