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German popular music & society in the course of time Soundtracks

(Pop) culture is closely connected with the socio-political circumstances of its time. With eight German-language songs from eight decades, music journalist Mario Lasar sheds some light on important cultural and social phenomena in (West) German post-war history.

Tonspuren Illustration: © Hanka Sedláček

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German Traces in Canada

Discover Canada from a new perspective and join us on a multimedia search for traces of German immigration in Canada.

Deutsche Spuren in Kanada © Goethe-Institut

Retrospective
"Robobreak" or how to welcome our machines

"Robots & Algorithms" Retrospective

Exhibition of the results of the project and robotic artist residency “Robots & Algorithms” with window projections, photos and videos.

In 2023, the Goethe-Institut, together with its local partners Milieux, Hexagram and Eastern Bloc, invited young scientists and artists to submit creative project proposals with the humanoid NAO robot. A Montreal-based art and research collective, consisting of Patil Tchilinguirian, Ceyda Yolgörmez and Zeph Thibodeau, was awarded the project.

Nao artistic © PCZ

Goethe on demand: Double Exposure
Simultaneities and solidarities

The film series “Double Exposure” deals with ambiguity, consonances and dissonances and what belongs together in what is different.

Still from “Trümmermädchen”: Through Gloria's lessons, the young women realize that they can only stand together, as a union of sisters, against the oppression of a male-dominated society. © Artkeim2 / UCM.ONE © Artkeim2 / UCM.ONE

Onleihe

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). More than 23,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.

« Onleihe » : la bibliothèque numérique Illustration: Maria Tran Larsen © Goethe-Institut

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German Series in North America
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How many people still believe in extraterrestrials today? The new Netflix series "The Signal", starring Peri Baumeister, Florian David Fitz, and Yuna Bennett, explores the possibility of non-human life in space—and aims to do much more.

Key art from the Netflix Germany Series "The Signal" showing Peri Baumeister in the ISS ©Netflix, Photo: Anika Molnar © Netflix, Photo: Anika Molnar

Postmigration Societies
The Importance of Belonging

The question of migration has become a dominant code for the democratic constitutions in the Global North. One may even say migration has become the social question of the 21st century. It overlaps with the established social conflicts related to distributive justice, cultural self-description, norm and value orientation, and the political perception of ‘the other.’

The Importance of Belonging © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

The latest music from Germany
Popcast #12/2024

Listen to the latest tracks from Germany. This month with Anna Erhard, Jichael Mackson and many more!

Anna Erhard Anna Erhard / © Noel Richter © Noel Richter

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