Conferences

Upcoming Conferences

"The Future of Public Diplomacy” July 10–12, 2009, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

In cooperation with the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States, the Center for United States Studies at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Department of British and American Studies of Humboldt University Berlin.

Is there a Renaissance of Public Diplomacy? During the Bush administration, the United States’ image in the world suffered significantly. The new Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, stands for a liberal internationalism by advocating “smart power” in an effort to spread democracy, human rights, and freedom.

This seminar will critically reflect upon what Public Diplomacy can achieve, where its limits are and its strengths. It will explore how the United States has been using cultural diplomacy as an effective tool of foreign policy.

It is not open to the public.
www.zusas.uni-halle.de

Recent Conferences

U.S. Embassy Fachleiter Conference 2009/American Studies Seminar
"Urban Cultures, Urban Landscapes: Growing Up in the American City"
Bonn, May 21-24, 2009
Kimberley L. Phillips - “African American Oral Traditions and Political Activism: The Struggle for Civil Rights from 1960 to the Election of President Obama”
Teacher Training Seminar in cooperation with LISUM
US Embassy Berlin
March 23, 2009
45. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz www.us-botschaft.de/sicherheitskonferenz2009
New Roles for Librarians in the 21st Century: Hollywood Librarians, New Librarians, Vanishing Librarians
US Embassy Berlin, Pariser Platz 2, 10117 Berlin
November 7, 2008
U.S. Presidential Election 2008 - Berlin-Brandenburg School Project
A joint program of LISUM and the U.S. Embassy
September-October 2008
U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2008
Lincoln’s Legacy: Nation Building, Democracy and the Question of Race and Civil Rights
Inselhotel, Potsdam-Hermannswerder
October 2–5, 2008
Vigorous Executive: The President in American Politics and Culture
The Wittenberg Summer School 2008
Leucorea Foundation, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
August 10–16, 2008
The U.S. Embassy Lecture Series: American Indians Today: A Discussion with Allison Davis-White Eyes
The U.S. Embassy cordially invites students and teachers from Berlin schools (grade 10-13) to participate in a lecture and discussion.
June 3, 2008, 11:00-14:00, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem

Before 2008

Building Bridges - Brücken bauen
What is German?-What is American? Youth Exploring Their Place And Identity In Society
State Representation of Thuringia
December 4, 2007

Interkulturelle Kompetenz durch interkulturelle Bibliotheksarbeit
Berlin, Bibliothek am Luisenbad
November 19, 2007

Hip-Hop: American Youth Culture At Home and Abroad
Teacher Seminar
Berlin, Humboldt-Universität
October 31, 2007

U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2007
"Ethnic Visions of the United States of America"
Bildungsstätte des Erzbistums Paderborn,
October 3–5, 2007

The American Press and the Challenges of Politics and Technology
Wittenberg Summer School. ZUSAS - Zentrum für USA-Studien. Stiftung Leucorea an der Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg. July 30-August 4, 2007

37th Annual American Studies “Fachleiter” Seminar
“The U.S. in a Global Community”
Bonn, May 17-21, 2007

What Do We Look Like To You?!
Berlin, Hertie School of Governance
March 13, 2007

Midterm Election: A New Direction for America?
Teacher Training Seminar
Berlin, Fulbright Kommission, October 30, 2006

U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2006
"The American South"
Zentrum für USA-Studien (ZUSAS) der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, October 27–30, 2006

The “Coming of Age”: Cultural Construction of Age(ing)
Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Berlin, September 7 and 8, 2006

Religion in American Politics and Culture
Wittenberg Summer School. ZUSAS - Zentrum für USA-Studien. Stiftung Leucorea an der Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg. July 31-August 5, 2006

36th Annual American Studies “Fachleiter” Seminar
“Imagining (the) American Community(ies) in History, Politics and the Arts”
Potsdam, May 25-28, 2006

Globalization and Cultural Identity
Teacher Training Seminar
Berlin, Amerika Haus, March 3-4, 2006

3rd Annual U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2005
"Arab American Literature and Culture"
Bad Kreuznach, Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2005

35th Annual American Studies Seminar
"The Arts in America"
Berlin, May 5-8, 2005

2nd Annual U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2004
"Re-Writing America: Multi-Ethnic Perspectives in Literature and the Media"
Blaubeuren, November 18-21, 2004

34th Annual American Studies Seminar/Amerikastudientagung of the U.S. Embassy (Fachleiterkonferenz)
"Fact Meets Fiction: U.S. Politics, Popular Culture and the Media"
Potsdam, May 20-23, 2004

How Libraries Work: Libraries in the United States/Wie arbeiten Bibliotheken in anderen Ländern: Bibliotheken in den USA
Cooperation and Partnership in American Libraries: Serving the Library Users of Today - and Tomorrow
Amerika Haus Berlin, April 30, 2004. In cooperation with the Free University of Berlin

Arab-Western Summit of Skills
Professionals, Policies and Projects in the Arab World
Berlin, January 17-18, 2004

1st U.S. Embassy Teacher Academy 2003
"U.S. History and Politics and Visual Culture"
Tutzing, October 2-5, 2003

Conference: The Canon Debate Today (pdf)
The Representation of U.S. History and Literature in American High School and College Textbooks"
Berlin, September 15-16, 2002

Archive
23rd-33rd Annual American Studies Seminars of the U.S. Embassy (Fachleiterkonferenz) 1993-2003 (pdf)

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