Germany and France: From Wars to Reconciliation and Beyond.
A Study Trip to Berlin and Paris
Dr. Gisela Dachs
Throughout their long history, the relations between French and Germans have been mostly marked by embittered wars and enmity. It was only after 1945 that a process of reconciliation started to take place. The founding fathers of this process shaped not only what would then develop into a strong alliance at the heart of Western Europe, but also the core of the future European Union. Albeit not without difficulties, the Franco-German friendship has become to symbolize a successful way to overcome history through peaceful bilateral cooperation. Such transnational interactions include a wide range of activities including state-financed youth exchanges, municipal partnerships, and a host of bi-national institutes and associations. Rather than directly affecting domestic political affairs, this kind of Europeanization connects French and Germans in various ways, transforming their partnership into the driving force of the European integration.
The study excursion will explore the historical traces as reminders of the former enmity between France and Germany as well as current transnational practices of cooperation. It provides the participants with a wide range of encounters and experiences showing how, on the one side, collective memory as well as political, cultural and linguistic differences can be continuous challenges to the bilateral relations, but also how processes of reconciliation were able to shape a lasting alliance, on the other side.
For preparation, the basic course “The Media in Germany” (Fall Semester) is recommended. Parallel to the study excursion students are required to attend the course “The Core of Europe :History and Challenges of the Franco-German Friendship (Spring semester).
Program
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Thursday, 10 May 2018 (Holiday – Ascension of Christ) |
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09:40 |
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Arrival Berlin |
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Check-in: Hôtel De France, Müllerstraße 74, 13349 Berlin |
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Free day in Berlin |
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Friday, 11 May 2018 (Shabbat begins at 20:31) |
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08:20-08:50 |
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Meeting with Mr. Florian Fangmann, Director of the Centre Français, located in the hotel |
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09:30-10:30 |
Guided Tour through the Political Archive of the Foreign Ministry (Kurstraße 36) |
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10:30-12:00 |
Walking tour: German-French History in Berlin |
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Gendarmen Markt und Französischer Dom |
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10:40-10:50 |
Ayelet Schneider: The French Dom – Huguenots in Berlin |
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10:50-11:00 |
James McIntosh: Voltaire and Friedrich the Great |
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11:30 |
Security check at the Bundestag |
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12:00-13:30 |
Guided Tour through the Bundestag |
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13:30-14:30 |
Lunch at Paul-Löbe-Haus (PLH) and meeting with Christiane Recker, a member of the German-French parliamentary group (6.90€) |
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14:30-16:00 |
Walking tour: German-French Traces in Berlin |
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Brandenburger Tor and Pariser Platz |
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14:40-14:50 |
Aviya Yatzkan: The Quadriga |
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Bebelplatz |
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15:10-15:20 |
Elisha Hersberg: Bebel Square |
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15:45-16:15 |
Hausvogteiplatz to Alexanderplatz (U2) to Bernauer Straße (U8) |
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16:15-17:15 |
Berlin Wall Memorial |
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Nitzan Chelouche: Berlin Wall Memorial and the French Artists |
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17:30-18:00 |
Bernauer Straße to Osloer Straße (U8) to Hansaplatz (U9) |
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Siegessäule |
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18:15-18:30 |
Alisa Alexandrov: Column of Victory |
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18:45-19:55 |
Tiergarten (S) to Savignyplatz |
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Maison de France |
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19:10-19:20 |
Idan Levy: Maison de France – History and Attack in 1983 |
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Optional: Shabbat dinner at Chabad Alexander Platz (15€ per person at 19:30; (walking distance to hotel 1:23) |
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Saturday, 12 May 2018 (Shabbat ends at 21:56) |
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09:45 |
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Departure from hotel |
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11:00-12:30 |
Guided architectural tour of the French Sector (Cité Foch) by Christiane Bogelt, architect and city planner (walking distance) |
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Griffin Elbron: French Allies in Berlin |
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15:00 |
Optional: Visit of Schloß Charlottenburg and the French Garden |
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18:30 |
Lecture about Alsace by French writer Pascale Hugues at the hotel |
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Sunday, 13 May 2018 |
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06:30-10:30 |
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Transfer to Weimar |
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10:30-11:30 |
Weimarer Marktplatz |
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Elisa Aschheim: Goethe and the French – Goethe´s Travel to France |
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Majdal Hindi: The “Weimar Triangle” |
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11:30-16:30 |
Transfer to Sankt Goarshausen |
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17:10-20:00 |
Rhine-Tour from Sankt Goarshausen to Bingen |
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Erez Boukai: Lorely |
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Noa Swisa: The Rabbi von Bacherach |
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Check-in: Hotel Krone, Rheinkai 19-20, 55411 Bingen am Rhein |
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Free evening in Bingen |
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Monday, 14 May 2018 |
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08:00-10:00 |
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Departure from hotel to Saarland |
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10:00-12:00 |
Guided Tour through Saarbrücken by Joachim Radewahn |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch at the Café am Schloß (10€ to 20€) |
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13:00 |
Departure to France |
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14:30-14:45 |
Noga Sagi: Ligne Maginot |
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15:00-17:30 |
Guided tour of the fortifications “Ouvrage Hackenberg” |
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17:30-19:30 |
Transfer to Metz |
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Check-in: IBIS Metz Centre Cathedrale, 47 rue Chambière, 57000 Metz |
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20:00-21:00 |
Dinner break |
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21:00-22:00 |
Visit to the Metz Cathedrale |
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Elisheva Moatti: Pippinids and Carolingians |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2018 |
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08:45-09:00 |
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Orel Amouyal: The German-French Brigade |
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09:00-11:00 |
Visit of the 3e Régiment de Hussards in Metz (Quartier Séré-de-Rivières) and meeting with Lieutenant Jonathan Naegele, German-French Brigade |
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11:00-13:00 |
Transfer to Verdun and lunch on the bus |
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13:00-14:30 |
Visit of the Mémorial de Verdun |
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14:30-15:30 |
Group discussion |
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16:00-17:30 |
Transfer to Reims |
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17:30-21:00 |
Visit in Reims |
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Orly Volshtein: The Reims Cathedral |
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Ronit Tapiero: Return to Reims by Didier Eribon |
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21:00-23:00 |
Transfer to Paris |
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Check-in: Lodge In, 2-16 rue Thèroigne de Mèricourt, 75013 Paris |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2018 |
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08:30 |
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Departure from hotel |
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09:00-13:30 |
Walking tour: German-French traces in Paris |
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09:00-11:00 |
Bir Hakeim |
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Sagi Krispin: France and the German Occupation |
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Velodrome d´hiver |
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Shaked Rogel: Velodrome d´hiver |
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Place Marlène Dietrich |
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Sharon Ohayon: Marlène Dietrich and Romy Schneider |
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11:00-12:00 |
L´Arc de Triomphe |
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Sofia Diordiev: L´Arc de Triomphe |
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12:30-13:00 |
Place de la Concorde |
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13:30-14:00 |
Lunch break at the Musée de l’Armée |
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14:00-15:00 |
Musée de l’Armée – L'Historial Charles de Gaulle |
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16:00-18:00 |
Visit of Montmartre Cemetery |
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Sue Landesman: Montmartre Cemetery and Jacque Offenbach |
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Thursday, 17 May 2018 |
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Departure from hotel |
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10:00-11:00 |
The Francois-Mitterrand Library and Plantu exhibition |
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11:30-12:00 |
Freedom Library |
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Tamara Valiyeva: Paris as Exile |
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12:45-13:00 |
Rue de Tournon and Jardin du Luxembourg |
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13:00-15:00 |
Lunch break |
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15:00-17:00 |
CIERA – DAAD supported network of institutions and researchers working on Germany and Franco-German topics, Maison de la Recherche |
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Concluding conference: Roundtable discussion with Prof. Nicolas Hubé, Prof. Michael Werner and Zeit correspondent Georg Blume Moderator: Dr. Gisela Dachs |
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Free evening in Paris |
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Friday, 18 May 2018 (Shabbat begins at 18:51) |
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07:30 |
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Departure from hotel |
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