Corinna Unger, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute
Thursday, June 21
Conference Opening. 19:00. Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig.
“From the Atlantic Community to a Transatlantic Space?”
Lecture by current Polish Ambassador to the United States, and former Polish Ambassador to Germany, His Excellency Janusz Reiter.
To be followed by a reception.
Cooperation Partners:
Polnisches Institut
Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig
Friday, June 22
Opening Session: Considerations of a Transatlantic Space. 9:30. Villa Tillmanns.
Introductory Remarks. Hartmut Keil, University of Leipzig.
Frank Trommler, “Self and Other in a Transatlantic Context”. University of Pennsylvania.
Tibor Frank, “The Transatlantic Space from a Hungarian Perspective”. Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest.
Milos Calda, “Considering the Transatlantic Space: Czech, European, and American Interactions since the Fall of the Wall”. Charles University, Prague.
Chair: Anne Koenen, University of Leipzig.
Commentator: Beverly Crawford, University of California, Berkeley.
Coffee Break: 11:00-11:30.
Opening Panel (Continued). 11:30-12:30.
Lunch: 12:30-14:30.
Afternoon Session. Elements of a Transatlantic Space. 14:30.
Karin Johnston, “Notions of a Transatlantic Media Culture in a German-American Context”. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Washington D.C.
Helke Rausch, “The ‘Scientific’ Dimension of a Changing Transatlantic Space: The Big American Foundations and Western European Social Sciences after 1945”. University of Leipzig.
Thomas Cieslik, “The Latin Link in the New Transatlantic Space: The Mexican Perspective on Perceptions of Identity, Belonging, and Space in the Atlantic World”. University Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México.
Commentator: Dorota Praszalowicz. Jagiellonian University, Krakow.
Chair: Crister Garrett, University of Leipzig.
Coffee Break. 16:00-16:30.
Afternoon Panel (Continued). 16:30-17:30.
Saturday, June 23
Morning Session. 9:30. Contesting the Transatlantic Space.
Beverly Crawford. “Contesting Religious Space in a Transatlantic Context: God, the Marketplace, and German-American Relations”. University of California, Berkeley.
Adam Walaszek, “Contesting Choices: Polish Migration to the United States and its Transatlantic Context, 1870-1914”. Jagiellonian University, Krakow.
Chair: Corinna Unger, German Historical Institute, Washington D.C.
Commentator: Hartmut Keil, University of Leipzig.
Coffee Break. 11:00-11:30.
Morning Session (Continued). 11:30-12:30.
Lunch. 12:30-14:30.
Afternoon Session. Constructing a Transatlantic Space. 14:30.
Dorota Praszalowicz, “Toward a New Transatlantic Space? Changing Perceptions of Identity, Belonging, and Space in the Atlantic World”. Jagiellonian University, Krakow.
Bretislav Dancak, “Toward a Transatlantic Security Space: The Case of NATO, the EU, and Czech-American Relations”. Masaryk University, Brno.
Crister Garrett, “Engaging the Transatlantic Space: National Interests, Transnational Agendas, and American Policy Toward the European Union”. University of Leipzig.
Chair: Tibor Frank. Eötvös University, Budapest.
Commentator: Karin Johnston, American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Break. 16:00-16:30.
Afternoon Session (Continued). 16:30-17:30.
Short Refreshment Break. 17:30-17:45.
Concluding Roundtable: Toward a New Transatlantic Space? 17:45-18:30.
Moderators: Corinna Unger, Hartmut Keil.
Conclusion of Conference.