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Nonpartisan, nonprofit, committed to strong transatlantic ties. #BerlinPrize fellowships awarded to US scholars & artists. Tweets on public program & alumni.

Berlin, Germany; New York, USA
Joined August 2011
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Nothing but gratitude to the @AmericanAcademy, my hilarious interlocutor Jan St. Werner, and everyone who came out last night to the talk "Sound in Multidisciplinary Collaboration," writing that has kept me occupied here for the past several months. (Photos by Annette Hornischer)
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The @AmericanAcademy is an outpost of American thought in Berlin that I have been lucky enough to visit many times. Tonight, I was pleased to host the Academy in DC to celebrate our shared commitment to strong transatlantic ties. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
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The American Academy in Berlin retweeted
Centering on youth politics and the decline of the Brazilian military dictatorship, this lecture focuses on topics like resistance against dictatorship and LGBTQ rights. Feat. @JamesNGreen at @AmericanAcademy buff.ly/3VeSFPN
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"Wisdom does need a free flow of information and is never likely to emerge in a climate of fear," said fall fellow and historian Zachary Shore at his talk on the on the traits and conditions that influence wise decision-making. 📺 Watch here: buff.ly/3zKKXoN
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Ahead of his talk tonight at @HumboldtUni, learn more about fall fellow and historian @mkimmage, who is in Germany to explore a number of topics, including how the US presidential election and European decisions on Ukraine will intersect. buff.ly/40MkG4z
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Meet fall fellow @amywaldman, a writer and journalist based in Brooklyn and author of the highly praised novel "The Submission." At the Academy, she is writing a nonfiction book on the millennia-long human relationship with snow. buff.ly/3YZtanJ
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For more on this topic, sign up to attend her Academy talk on Thursday, Nov. 14 (19:30 CET) or watch the livestream: buff.ly/3NMTn2n
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The @AmericanAcademy in Berlin is a private, independent, nonpartisan research & cultural institution dedicated to enhancing the intellectual, cultural, and political ties between 🇺🇸and 🇩🇪. Great to welcome trustee Benno Dorer to @GermanyinSF @GermanyinUSA @AuswaertigesAmt
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"No matter how we must modify our lives, buildings, & cities for the future, human dignity must re­main a primary goal of architecture." In his Berlin Journal piece, fall fellow Peter Christensen explores the concept of dignity in relation to housing: buff.ly/3AyI5fe
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For more on this issue, join us for Peter Christensen's talk TOMORROW (19:30 CET). Sign up to attend in person or watch the livestream: buff.ly/3UiWcvP Moderation by Andres Lepik, Director of Architekturmuseum der TUM (@ArchTUM).
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Join fall fellow and writer Ayana Mathis at Marga Schoeller book store for a reading of her novel "The Unsettled," which is now available in German. Tickets and Details: buff.ly/40HWyQD The event will be held in English and German.
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Fall fellow and historian @mkimmage spoke to SWR Kultur about Trump's re-election, whether Germany is prepared for his second term, and what lies ahead for transatlantic relations and support for Ukraine. 🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/3YGbADL
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Academy president Daniel Benjamin reflects on the upcoming second Trump presidency and political developments in Germany, where the governing coalition has recently collapsed on @mdrde's "artour." 📺 Watch here: buff.ly/3YXZCa3 @PetraJBoehm
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"Europe…is becoming a theater for the projection of non-European power," write fall fellow @mkimmage & @HannaNotte in their @ForeignAffairs piece on how the growing involvement of powers outside Europe is shaping the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. buff.ly/48Deb5W
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Join Academy fall fellow & @PoliSciatNU @izading for the Global History Colloquium at @FU_Berlin on "Liberalism, Nationalism, & Paths Out of Reform: A Comparison of Late-Qing China & Nineteenth-Century Germany." Monday, Nov. 11, 16:15 CET Details: buff.ly/3YTdlPd
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"Whatever their intentions, the fact is that American giving saved lives." In his Berlin Journal piece, fall fellow Zachary Shore recounts the origins and journey of the 1947 Friendship Train, where Americans gathered food for war-torn Europe. Read here: buff.ly/4fd6yWz
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Ahead of his talk, learn more about fall fellow and @UofR art historian Peter Christensen. At the Academy, he is working on his fourth book, tentatively titled "Living with Dignity," which will be the first to approach dignity as a design problem: buff.ly/3UIldk9
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For more on this issue, join Christensen's Academy lecture next week. Sign up to attend in person or watch the livestream. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 19:30 CET: buff.ly/3UiWcvP
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