Conference at Le Centre canadien d’études allemandes et européennes, Université de Montréal

Organized by Till van Rahden, Canada Research Chair for German and European Studies, Université de Montréal

In collaboration with Marcus Funck, The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, York University, the German General Consulate, Montréal, the Goethe-Institut, Montréal, the Joint Initiative in German and European Studies, University of Toronto, the Department of German Studies, McGill University, the Faculté des arts et des sciences and the Département de littératures et de langues modernes, Université de Montréal

In its obsessive quest for normality, the Federal Republic, which will turn 60 on May 23, 2009, is a strange country. While citizens of most countries pride themselves on being different, postwar Germans have longed for normality ever since 1949. More than anything they wished to be like everyone else, to blend into Socialist or Western modernity, to become invisible citizens of a post-national Europe on both sides of the Iron Curtain. (CONTINUE READING)

CCGES is pleased to present a visit to Toronto by Dr. Jens Reich, one of Germany’s leading scientific ethicists and a prominent figure in the citizens’ movement which helped topple East Germany’s communist regime in the peaceful revolution of 1989.

While in Toronto on Tuesday, May 19th, Dr. Reich will participate in two events. The first will take place in the CCGES Meeting Room (230 York Lanes) beginning at 11:30 am and is intended to give the York students and faculty a chance to discuss the legacy of the citizens-based movements which helped redefine Europe’s social and political landscape with one of their most important actors.

The second event is a talk by Dr. Reich on the same topic and is being presented in cooperation with the German General Consulate  Toronto and the German-Canadian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK). The talk will take place in the offices of AHK (480 University Avenue, Suite 1500) and begins at 6:00 pm to be followed by a reception. This event is open to all interested indiv iduals, however due to space limitations, attendees are requested to RSVP to ccges@yorku.ca

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As part of the CCGES European Ambassadors Lecture Series, the Centre is pleased to welcome H.E. Wim J.P. Geerts, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, to York to speak on “Opportunities and Challenges for Europe and EU-Canada Relations”.

This event is open to the public, but due to space considerations, we would ask that interested parties RSVP to ccges@yorku.ca

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Location: York Hall A107, Glendon Campus (map)

To mark “Europe Day 2009” and as part of the CCGES European Ambassadors Lecture Series, the Centre is pleased to welcome H.E. Margers Krams to campus.

H.E. Krams’ talk is entitled “Latvia in the EU: Preparation, Participation, Destination” and will take place in the context of Prof. Heather MacRae’s fourth-year “European Union” course. All are welcome to attend, however due to the space considerations, we ask that you RSVP to ccges@yorku.ca or 416 736 5695.

Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Winters College 118 (map)

Abraham (Aby) Warburg (1866-1929) was a German art historian and cultural theorist whose research examined the legacy of the Classical world in the most varied areas of western culture through to the Renaissance. Warburg was responsible for establishing iconography as an independent discipline of art history.

For this roundtable, York PhD candidates Frank Scherer,
Karl Dahlquist and MA student Martin Parrot will be
joined by Prof. Markus Reisenleitner (Humanities) for a
discussion to moderated by Prof. Susan Ingram
(Humanities).

Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Location: 230R York Lanes