Symposium to Explore Multiculturalism in Germany, USA

Wake Forest University will host a two-day symposium in November exploring multiculturalism in Germany and the United States.

The symposium, which is open to the public, will be held Nov. 7-8 in Wake Forest’s Benson University Center. Titled “Identities in Question: German, European, American,” the symposium will feature experts from a variety of fields, such as politics, literature, cultural studies and history. Participants will discuss and compare the multicultural societies of America and Germany.

Registration for all symposium events, including the reception and refreshments, is $15. The fee is waived for full-time students. For more information or to pre-register, call Michael Hughes at 910-758-5557.

Wake Forest is co-sponsoring the event with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), an office of the German government that promotes awareness of Germany by sponsoring public forums and the exchange of students and professors.

Symposium highlights include keynote speaker Cem Oezdemir, the first German Federal Parliament member of Turkish decent. In addition, the film “Kolya,” a story about identity and stereotyping Czechoslovakia, will be shown.

The schedule of events is as follows.

Friday, Nov. 7

Saturday, Nov. 8

The first group of panelists, who will address social and political debat, will speak from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Benson Center, Room 401. A discussion will follow from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Presenters and their topics include:

The second group of panelists, who will address cultural self-images, will speak from 1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the Benson Center, Room 401. A discussion will follow from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. Presenters and their topics include:


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