Goethe-Institut London

In this interview about her new book "Heimat", the illustrator and author Nora Krug talks about living as a German in the US and the potential of graphic memoirs to deal with the past.

"Among the current additions to the neologism dictionary there are words like 'Cheatday' or 'Bingewatching'." Is the German language in danger? Find out more about new German words and Anglicisms continually moving into the language in this interview with the director of the Leibniz Institute for the German Language.

Why are there so few contemporary European plays in translation produced on British stages? A conference (11 - 12 January) with German playwright and translator Ulrike Syha, and Melanie Bono, head of the culture department Northwestern Europe at the Goethe-Institut London, and other critics addresses the barriers to the import of European drama in the run-up to Brexit: https://bit.ly/2SKMJeO

As the House of Commons builds up to the Brexit deal vote, artist Jonas Lund is transforming The Photographers' Gallery into a fully functioning propaganda office. It’s mission? To devise an online campaign to reverse Brexit.
Following an open recruitment call, Lund hired twelve staff members who will work together over four days to generate a campaign to disrupt and expose current political debate. Employees include Alfie Brown, Guardian journalist, Alan Mozes, photographer ...who worked on the Hilary Clinton Presidential Campaign (2016) and Obama’s Re-election Campaign (2012), Miranda Stocker, a 19 year old youth advisor and Gina Power, a narrative production specialist.
We are supporting Jonas Lund's installation and performance titled "Operation Earnest Voice" which starts off with an office party this Thursday and concludes on Sunday at The Photographers' Gallery:
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"Gut die Hälfte aller Tomb-Raider-Käufer war weiblich, die Branche nahm sie aber weiterhin als Randgruppe wahr. Erst in den 2000er-Jahren, als die Videospielumsätze schwächelten, wurden sie plötzlich zu einer begehrten Zielgruppe."
"More than half of the consumers who bought Tomb Raider were female, but the industry continued to see women as a marginal and inconsequential. It was not until game sales dropped precipitously in the 2000s that the gaming industry began to take its female players seriously as a target group."
Worthwhile article about female representation in the gaming industry since the 1970s:

Learn German online - anywhere, anytime and as part of a group! The Goethe-Institut’s GERMAN ONLINE group course allows you to align your German studies with your time schedule. You will work with an interactive learning programme, while two tutors will regularly provide feedback and individual learning tips.✌️🤓👩‍💻👨‍💻📚
Next round for A1.1 and A1.2 starts on 10 January 2019💥.

taz reporter Daniel Schulz was friends with neo-Nazis – and had to run away from them. That paradox was par for the course in 1990s East Germany. And today? He describes life as a youth in the 90s after reunification in East Germany in a thought-provoking essay: https://www.goethe.de/prj/fre/en/denk/ess /21432147.html

What a start to 2019: New Year’s Eve fireworks in London celebrated the city’s “relationship with Europe”, said mayor of London Sadiq Khan. “By paying tribute to our close relationship with Europe as we welcome in the New Year, we will once again show the world that London will always be open.”
At the same time, we are slowly getting back from our Christmas break and looking forward to many inspiring projects for instance on Europe, arts and technologies, German language and much more at the Goethe-Institut London during what promises to be a very eventful 2019. Wishing you all a very happy New Year! https://ind.pn/2R2P8om

Our blended learning courses specially tailored for young people of school age start again on 12 January 🙌 - to learn German and help prepare for GCSE and A-Level exams.📚

Wir freuen uns wie ein Schneekönig auf Weihnachten und das neue Jahr 😀✨🎄 Seasons Greetings to all of you and we hope to see you all in 2019 - whether it is online or at the Goethe-Institut London.
The Goethe-Institut London is closed from 22 Dec - 1 Jan. Our library is closed from 21 Dec - 6 Jan.
... Illustration by Ella Frances Sanders.
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Our new Goethe-Kino programme for Jan-Jun 2019 is out now 🙌 Our series of popular German films and TV productions on every last Wednesday of the month. All films are shown with English subtitles unless otherwise specified. Have a look at the programme here 👉 https://bit.ly/2UZtKyy

Missed this year's Brady Lecture with Brendan Simms, professor of History of International Relations at Cambridge University, and his talk about the enormous challenges brought by Brexit, Trump and economic crisis? Watch the short version here or find the full version of the video as well as recent Brady Lectures on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Our Blended Learning Courses for Teachers start again on 2 February 2019 👩‍🏫 The training course DLL Module 3 (Deutsch Lehren Lernen) enhances the teachers' language and communication skills, and didactic knowledge with regard to teaching German as a foreign language
Deadline for application is 31 January - find more information under the link 👇

In 42 cities, Goethe-Instituts and their partners are addressing questions about Europe. The Carlisle-Thessaloniki city tandem is grappling with the questions: How can isolation be overcome? How can identity become a free space? Read more about it in the article 👇 #freiraum

There are countless German words associated with Christmas 🎄✨ Do you have "Vorfreude" yet? 😉 #GermanFavouites

#recap from last weekend: Thank you to all participants of the Freiraum-UK SpeakEasy event in Carlisle for such a wonderful afternoon of poetry and art. In collaboration with AWAZCumbria and ArtBOX.gr| Creative Arts Management in Thessaloniki, the Freiraum SpeakEasy Afternoon was inspired by the questions: What is isolation? And what is freedom? European journalists and Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut, attended several #Freiraum events in Carlisle and got the chance to meet different representatives of the city in Cumbria.
#Freiraum is a project of the Goethe-Institut in Europe in collaboration with 53 partners in culture, arts and civil society. About 40 European cities explore the question: What does freedom mean in present-day Europe? Photos: Goethe-Institut/Linda Bussey

Glittery reminder: Tomorrow evening, Arianna Nicoletti, this year’s Goethe V&A Sustainable Fashion Resident, will critically analyse and discuss circular fashion practices with other experts. The talk is followed by short film screenings linked to the development of a closed-loop fashion industry. This event marks the end of Arianna Nicoletti’s residency. Join us for a lively and dynamic talk, which enhances different critical aspects of circular fashion.

Time for another "Türchen" of the Advent Calendar from Goethe-Institut. --> https://www.goethe.de/prj/adv/en/ads.html …
Behind every little door you’ll find a cool prize – the highlight this year is a German Online Individual Course, which will be raffled off amongst all participants. Here's how to win: Answer the daily Advent Calendar question as a comment or post a corresponding picture on the instagram channel of Goethe-Institut: instagram.com/goetheinstitut with the hashta...g of the relevant day. Have fun :)
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