forthcoming: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 7:00 pm
Politics
Book Presentation
Descent into Chaos

Ahmed Rashid, Journalist and Author; moderated by Joschka Fischer, Former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany

In cooperation with WELTKIOSK

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Thursday, September 2, 2010, 7:00 pm
Politics
Book Presentation
A Mosque in Munich: Nazis, The CIA, and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West

Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Journalist

Location: Soho House Berlin, Torstraße 1, 10119 Berlin

In cooperation with Soho House Berlin

Invitation Only

Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:00 pm
Politics
Bosch Public Policy Lecture
Human Rubble: The Tragedy of Iraqis Who Believed in America
Kirk Johnson
Executive Director, The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies, New York
Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:00 pm
Social Sciences
John W. Kluge Lecture
Challenged Institutions: Universities in the Twenty-first Century
Michael I. Sovern
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
Friday, October 1, 2010, 12:00 am
Economics
American Academy Lecture
The US/European Economic Relationship: Past Perspectives and Future Prospects

Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs

In cooperation with the US Embassy Berlin and the Hertie School of Governance

Invitation Only

Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 7:00 pm
Politics
American Academy Talk
Top Secret America: The Rise and Role of US Intelligence since 9/11

Dana Priest, Staff Writer, The Washington Post

Generously supported by Daimler-Fonds

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 7:00 pm
Humanities
American Academy Talk
Entering Wagner's World

Nancy Ellison, Producer and Photographer, New York

Monday, October 11, 2010, 7:00 pm
Humanities
American Academy Panel Discussion
A New Vision for Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung

A panel discussion on the occasion of the Berlin premiere of Das Rheingold on October 1 (a joint production of the Berliner Staatsoper and the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 2010-2013) with Guy Cassiers (director), Enrico Bagnoli (designer),
Michael Steinberg (dramaturg), and Jürgen Flimm (artistic director).

Monday, October 18, 2010, 7:00 pm
Humanities
Metro Lecture
Liberals and the Jewish Question in World War I Russia
Laura Engelstein
Henry S. McNeil Professor of History, Yale University, Connecticut
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 6:00 pm
Arts and Culture
Benefit Concert in New York

A special recital with René Pape, Bass, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin,
to benefit the American Academy in Berlin’s music program.

Location: The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

For further information and to purchase tickets, please contact:
be@americanacademy.de (Berlin) or kab@americanacademy.de (New York)

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Fall 2010 Program

Highlights of the American Academy’s fall 2010 program include lectures by noted academics Stanley Corngold, Catherine Gallagher, Martin Jay, and Laura Engelstein; Central Asia expert Ahmed Rashid discussing his new book with former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer; readings by New-York based authors John Wray and Han Ong; an inquiry into atheism and the modern novel by James Wood; a lecture-recital by composer/vocalist Ken Ueno; and clusters of events devoted to public policy as well as to the music of Richard Wagner. The fall semester’s visitors and fellows include Robert D. Hormats, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Pulitzer-Prize winning journalists Anne Hull and Dana Priest; Columbia University’s president emeritus Michael Sovern; climate policy expert Rosina Bierbaum; and writer and Iraq advocate Kirk Johnson.

Please download the Fall 2010 Program for further details. We look forward to welcoming you to the American Academy’s Hans Arnhold Center. Kindly remember to register in advance at program(at)americanacademy.de.

Unless otherwise noted, all events begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

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