| Explore Berlin’s cultural renewal and creativity following Germany’s reunification. Analyze how memory and cultural policy shape the city’s transformation. Study Berlin’s cultural topography, physical spaces, and how they reflect national history and identity. Investigate the role of literature, film, media, and objects in cultural memory and branding. Examine cultural manifestations in literature, film, architecture, memorials, museums, and neighbourhoods. Topics include Walter Benjamin, Franz Kafka, Christa Wolf, the Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust memorialization, remnants of the GDR, immigration, multiculturalism, and diverse cultural expressions in Berlin. Learn theories and methodologies of memory culture research and conduct case studies to understand Berlin’s transhistorical and transcultural significance. |
