September 19, 2006 Source: : http://www.uregina.ca/news/releases/2006/september/19(b).shtml U of R hosts international conference on German culture Release: September 19, 2006 Contact: Sabrina Cataldo, External Relations E-mail: Sabrina.Cataldo@uregina.ca Phone: (306) 585.5632 Mobile: (306) 536.4312 Fax: (306) 585.4997 U of R hosts international conference on German culture The Departments of History and International Languages at the University of Regina, in association with Fallada Forum, are hosting an international multi-disciplinary conference, "Berlin’s Culturescape in the 20th Century", on Sept. 22-24 at the Hotel Saskatchewan. The conference invites academics and contemporary artists to explore the connections between literature and politics, the modernising city and urban cultural expressions, and the search for individual and national identity. Participants from 12 countries will be in attendance, and a conference agenda is available at http://scratchpost.uregina.ca/berlin_culturescape/home.html. For more information, contact Thomas Bredohl, Department of History, at 585-5324 or Michael Zimmermann, Department of International Languages, at 585-4327. -30-
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