Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA
Neil Shubin examines the great transitions in the history of life.
Roman Diversity: Modern Lessons from an Ancient Empire
Nandini Pandey explores the literary and material remnants of Roman diversity.
Presentation of the Spring 2021 Fellows
The American Academy in Berlin is proud to present its spring 2021 class of fellows.
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Benjamin M. Friedman examines how what we now call economics was decisively shaped by religious thought.
A Superpower Laid Low: America and the World After January 6
This panel addressed the implications of the events on January 6, as well as likely international security ramifications more broadly.
Next Generation
What was like to be the first black person at an all-white private school in the American South? The very first, that is.
German Unification in a World Perspective
This panel addresses the 30th anniversary of German unification from different national and generational perspectives.
The Mystery Woman of Hollywood: Greta Garbo, Feminism, and Beauty
Lois Banner takes a closer look at "the Mystery Woman of Hollywood"-- Greta Garbo.
Sarah Bernhardt’s Knee: The Feminine Ideal in Belle Époque Rio de Janeiro
James N. Green discusses Sarah Bernhardt's reception as way of understanding the emergence of the “New Woman” feminist ideal.
Visions of Tolerance: The 1960s Experiment to Desegregate the Boarding Schools of the American South
Mosi Secret unveils the Stouffer Foundation's attempts to desegregate Southern boarding schools.