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Friday, August 6, 2004

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Historic German capital of Berlin is setting, subject of new IU class

While overseas study courses frequently take students to fascinating destinations, a unique new Indiana University course is making Berlin, Germany, of one of Europe's most significant capitals, not just the setting but also its key subject.   Full Story >>

Medieval manuscripts highlight of Lilly workshops

British scribe and illuminator Patricia Lovett will be this year's guest for Mediaevalia at the Lilly, an annual event focused on the Lilly Library's large collection of rare medieval manuscripts and books. The event is directed by Professor Hildegard Keller with IU's Germanic Department and Medieval Studies Institute and Cherry Williams, the Lilly's curator of manuscripts.   Full Story >>

Knudsen, Sprouse named Remak Professors

Larry D. Singell Jr., dean of the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences, has announced that Daniel Knudsen and Rex Sprouse have been selected to receive Henry Remak Professorships for 2011-2014.   Full Story >>

IU's World Language Festival features colorful exhibits, language lessons and culture presentations

Indiana University's second World Language Festival -- Indiana's largest such event devoted to language and culture study -- will take place at the Bloomington campus on Saturday, April 9, and is free and open to people of all ages.   Full Story >>

IU scholars Chaouli and Wahrman to speak on 'interpretation'

"Interpretation: Deduction or Seduction?" is the topic for this year's Henry H.H. Remak Lecture sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study at Indiana University. IU Bloomington faculty members Michel Chaouli and Dror Wahrman, the Institute's Remak Scholars for 2010-11, will present the Henry H.H. Remak Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in State Room East of the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St.   Full Story >>

East German DEFA Film Foundation brings film series to IU Bloomington campus

Indiana University will partner with Berlin's DEFA Foundation to present a series of films and discussions on the cinematic traditions of East German cinema before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall and German unification. Helmut Morsbach, director of the DEFA Foundation, will launch his U.S. visit with a film series at IU for this reflective finale to the 20th anniversary of German unification. Morsbach will travel to Bloomington from Germany with several rediscovered films and some U.S. premieres for IU's DEFA Dialogues series this fall.   Full Story >>


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