Department of German - University of California, Berkeley

Call for Papers:

Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable
Friday/Saturday, April 3-4, 2020
The Faculty Club
University of California, Berkeley

Invited Speakers:
Hans Boas, University of Texas
Frans Plank, University of Konstanz
Renata Szczepaniak, University of Bamberg
Joseph Voyles, University of Washington

Scholars (faculty and students) interested in Germanic Linguistics, its near and/or distant related languages, diverse approaches, synchrony and/or diachrony, historical and/or contemporary language are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a twenty minute paper by January 31, 2020 to the conference organizer:

Irmengard Rauch, Department of German
Univ. of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA 94720-3243
phone/fax (707)746-7480; [email protected]

Lodging: Reservations can be made at: The Faculty Club (510) 642-1993/(510)-540-5678, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720; The Graduate Berkeley Hotel (510)-845-8981, 2600 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704, The Quality Inn (510) 841-4242, 1761 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703, or The Hotel Shattuck Plaza (866)-257-5990, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.

First Undergraduate German Club meeting of the semester!

On April 6-7, we were pleased to host the Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable, featuring keynote speakers John McWhorter (pictured), Tonya Dewey-Findell, Angelika Lutz, and Theo Vennemann. Thank you to all who attended and presented!

Herzlichen Glückwünsch to PhD students Sarah Harris and Scott T. Shell, who passed their qualifying exams yesterday and advanced to candidacy!!

Join German Film Club Monday Oct 30
for the 2nd screening of Banned Cinema:

Hi**er Youth Quex (Hans Steinhoff, 1933)
Mon, Oct 30 @ 6pm, Dwinelle 33

Currently classified in Germany as a Vorbehaltsfilm, Hi**er Youth Quex (released in the USA under the title "Our Flag Leads Us Forward") cannot be shown outside of closed educational events guided by an expert. The film depicts the story of Heini Völker, a teenage boy nicknamed "Quex" (Quicksilver) by his friends. He lives in poverty in Berlin, in a one-room apartment. The year is 1932 - the depth of the Depression. While Heini's father turns to the Communist Party in the face of this poverty, Heini is drawn in by the Hi**er Youth. This family drama spills out onto the streets, speaking to the street battles between N***s and Communists, which regularly occurred during the Weimar era and setting a course that could only end in tragedy. Before the rise of Leni Riefenstahl, Propaganda Minister Goebbels held up Hi**er Youth Quex as an ideal vehicle for N**i ideology.

This is your weekly reminder that Stammtisch is happening tomorrow from 4-6pm at Bear's Lair. Come enjoy the last little bit of warm weather with us on the patio.

Kaffeeklatsch is happening again tomorrow. See you all in the German library tomorrow from 1:30 - 2:30.

Stammtisch is on today from 4-6pm at Bear's Lair!

German Film Club is back for Fall 2017!
First Screening: Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Monday, Oct 16 @ 6pm, Dwinelle B-4

Please join us this Monday, Oct 16 for the first screening in our series "Banned Cinema" (see flyer below). We will open our season with Fritz Lang's "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse," which was banned in Germany in 1933 by the National Socialist regime.

Kaffeeklatsch is happening again today! Come speak German and drink German coffee. As always it's happening from 1:30-2:30pm in the German library.

Happy Tag der Deutschen Einheit! Come celebrate with Kaffeeklatsch tomorrow from 1:30 - 2:30pm in the German library.

Kaffeeklatsch is still on this Wednesday from 1:30 - 2:30​ p.m. ​​in the German library. Come grab some coffee and chat about the German election results, or other things German.

The weekly German Stammtisch is at the Bear's Lair this week from 4-6pm. Come and enjoy a beer and practice your German!

Kaffeeklatsch is on Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:30 pm in the German Library. Tell your friends, tell your students, and join us for snacks, drinks, and conversation (natürlich auf Deutsch)!

Stammtisch is back and will take place Fridays from 4-6pm. This Friday, September 22nd, it will be at Bear's Lair. All are welcome to come speak German and have a beer courtesy of the German department (beer only for those 21+). Hope to see you there!

Call for Papers: Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable

Friday/Saturday, April 6-7, 2018
The Faculty Club
University of California, Berkeley

Invited Speakers:
Tonya Dewey-Findell, University of Nottingham
Angelika Lutz, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
John McWhorter, Columbia University
Theo Vennemann, University of Munich

Scholars (faculty and students) interested in Germanic Linguistics, its near and/or distant related languages, diverse approaches, synchrony and/or diachrony, historical and/or contemporary language are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a twenty minute paper by January 31, 2018 to the conference organizer:

Irmengard Rauch, Department of German
Univ. of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA 94720-3243
phone/fax (707)746-7480; [email protected]

Join us this Wednesday, June 14th at 1pm in Dwinelle 282 for Kinotag! We'll be watching Die Unsichtbaren (The Invisibles), a 2015 documentary following the lives of four refugees in Germany.

DIE UNSICHTBAREN - THE INVISIBLES Their arrival in Germany is not exactly a warm welcome: Asylum seekers in Brandenburg are first brought to the initial registration center in Eisenhüttenstadt.…

Tomorrow is our first Kaffeeklatsch of the summer! It'll take place from 1-2PM in the German Department Library (5337 Dwinelle). Come join us for exciting German conversation, coffee, and snacks! Kommt, quatscht, genießt!

Congrats to Alicia Roy for passing her Qualifying Exams and advancing to candidacy! Viel Spaß bei der Doktorarbeit! 🙂

Congratulations Kumars Salehi for advancing to candidacy by passing his Qualifying Exams!

Today we invite you to come join us at La Val's Pizza for some free Getränke and good Gespräche! Bringt eure Freunde und Kommilitonen mit!

Wann: heute, von 16 - 18 Uhr
Wo: La Val's Pizza (in the courtyard, weather permitting), 1834 Euclid Ave
Warum: wegen des schönen, frühlingshaften Wetters

This Friday (like every Friday of the semester) we invite you to come join us at La Val's Pizza for some free Getränke and good Gespräche! Bringt eure Freunde und Kommilitonen mit!

Wann: diesen Freitag, von 16 - 18 Uhr
Wo: La Val's Pizza (in the courtyard, weather permitting), 1834 Euclid Ave
Warum: Entspannung, Zeitvertreib, Lust, Übung

"Ach du liebe Zeit!"
German Cabaret

The UC Berkeley German Department's Student Cabaret presents
a poetic and humorous celebration of the German language, featuring works by Eichendorff, Gernhardt, Rilke, Morgenstern and many others.

Tuesday, April 25, and Wednesday, April 26, 7 pm
Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, B-4

Friday, April 28, 7 pm
Excelsior German Center, Oakland

Free and open to the public

As usual, you are invited to Kaffeeklatsch this Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30 in the German Department library for weekly snacks, drinks, and conversation. See you there!

The GACC West would like to extend an invitation to the:

White Asparagus Gala Dinner & Wine Tasting

The event will take place at Bluxome Winery on Friday, May 12. Highlights will be white asparagus, a german delicacy, harvested at spargelhof schulze in Germany and imported to San Francisco specifically for this event. We will also begin with a wine tasting and conclude with a dessert wine tasting. For more information and registration please click on the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.gaccwest.com/en/events/events-detail-view/events/white-asparagus-gala-dinner-wine-tasting/?cHash=6c99004dab526e43743d098751371eac

Dear all, it's Kaffeeklatsch again! Join us Wednesday, as usual, for a post-spring break coffee break with snacks and sparkling conversation.

Where: German Library
When: Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30

This week there will be NO Stammtisch in light of spring break. However, we will be back at La Val's on April 7 (the Friday following spring break). Bis dann!

It's German Film Club time!
Screening: Nobody's Perfect (2008)
Th., March 16th @ 6pm, 33 Dwinelle

Please join us Thursday, March 16th for the third screening in our series "Documentary on the Edge: Pushing the Limits of Cinema and Society." We will be watching Nobody's Perfect by Niko von Glasow (2008), with pizza from Sliver as usual.

Liebe StammtischlerInnen!

This Friday (like every Friday of the semester) we invite you to come join us at La Val's Pizza for some free Getränke and good Gespräche! Bringt eure Freunde und Kommilitonen mit!

Wann: freitags, von 16 - 18 Uhr
Wo: La Val's Pizza (in the courtyard, weather permitting), 1834 Euclid Ave

This is your weekly Kaffeeklatsch reminder! Join us from 1:30 - 2:30 in the German Department Library for snacks, coffee, and conversation. Bring your students, German speaking friends, and your own mug to help us cut down on waste!