Fellow Spotlight: Liliane Weissberg
Liliane Weissberg retraces the “Golden Age” of the postcard, ca. 1890-1930.
The Magician’s Mother: A Story of Coffee, Race, and German Culture
Veronika Fuechtner takes a closer look at Thomas Mann's Brazilian mother, whose tragic immigration story had had a profound influence on her son's writing.
Fellow Spotlight: Kevin Jerome Everson
Kevin Jerome Everson fuses fiction and documentary in his filmic oeuvre.
Fellow Spotlight: Amanda Anderson
Amanda Anderson addresses how a twentieth-century cultural obsession with psychology has obfuscated the literature of moral life.
Fellow Spotlight: Veronika Fuechtner
Veronika Fuechtner is looking at the life of Julia Mann (1851-1923), the Brazilian-born mother of one of Germany's most German authors.
Presentation of the Spring 2020 Fellows
On the evening of January 28, 2020, fellows of the class of 2020, the Academy’s forty-fourth, presented their projects to an invited audience at the Hans Arnhold Center. Welcoming remarks — about Berlin’s wealth of cultural offerings and its many…
Chancellor Angela Merkel Receives the Henry A. Kissinger Prize
On January 21, 2020, the American Academy in Berlin awarded the Henry A. Kissinger Prize to Chancellor Angela Merkel. Remarks were delivered by former Secretaries of State Henry A. Kissinger and John F. Kerry, and, by video message, former US…
Beyond the Lecture: Claudia Rankine
Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine discusses whiteness, privilege, and the politics of racialized conversation.
Shaping the Effects of Automation on Employment and Livelihoods in Germany: Policy Perspectives
The effects of automation on employment, incomes, and livelihoods in Germany.
Are Democracies Dying?
Daniel Ziblatt discusses the state of liberal democracy in the world.