The 30^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall provides an opportunity to revisit this landmark historical moment, assess the cultural, political, and social transformations that have taken place since reunification, while simultaneously reflecting on these questions at a time when walls are once again being built and contemporary forms of exclusion, division, and marginalization are in evidence.

Actress Susanne Sachsse will join the conference via Skype, director and producer Can Candan’s film Duvarlar-Mauern-Walls will be screened, and scholars Ilse Helbrecht, David Kim, Kalani Michell, Isotta Poggi, Todd Presner, Yasemin Yildiz, and Maite Zubiaurre will lead a roundtable discussion on these central questions.

"A Woman Walks through Socialism"
1:pm–1:30pm

Susanne Sachsse | A long distance performance

"Duvarlar - Mauern - Walls"
2:00pm–3:30pm

Can Candan | Documentary film screening

Coffee Break
3:30pm–4:00pm

"The Berlin Wall and Unification: Nationalism, Populism, and Memory"
4:00pm–5:30pm

Panel discussion | Participants:

Ilse Helbrecht (Humboldt University, Visiting Scholar, TMH)
David Kim (UCLA)
Kalani Michell (UCLA)
Todd Presner (UCLA)
Yasemin Yildiz (UCLA)
Maite Zaubiaurre (UCLA)

Reception at 306 Royce Hall
5:30pm