Living with Walls: From the Berlin Wall to the US Border Fence
September 25, 2014
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
Daley Library, room 1-470
Address
801 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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Living with Walls: From the Berlin Wall to the US Border Fence
- Imke Meyer (Professor of Germanic Studies)
- Lulú Martínez (UIC student in Gender and Women’s Studies)
- José Ángel N. (UIC alumni, author of Illegal)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This event changed life throughout Germany, the rest of Europe, and, indeed, throughout the world. However, walls still stand throughout the world, and the most notable one for many is the 1,951-mile wall between Mexico and the United States. Costing billions of dollars to erect and maintain, this wall interrupts commerce between the US and its closest neighbors and separates people from their family and friends. As one of UIC’s events commemorating this anniversary, the Global Learning Community is hosting a conversation with Professor Imke Meyer, an expert on German culture who grew up in a divided Germany, José Ángel N., author of Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant (2014), and Lulú Martínez, a member of the UIC student community and a social activist who has experienced first-hand the separation of living on both sides of a wall.
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP glc@las.uic.edu by Monday, September 22nd.
The full schedule of events, which includes a film screening, exhibit, architectural installation, panel discussion, and video essay contest, can be found on the German Department’s website.
Date posted
Jun 4, 2020
Date updated
Jun 4, 2020