Programm

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Public diplomacy has been around for a long time, but modern American public diplomacy originates in Washington’s efforts to culturally penetrate the Soviet Union. Governments today realize that communicating with foreign publics is an imperative of international life. Scholars study culture to understand individual countries, yet another level of analysis seeks to explore the production, transmission, and influence of culture across national borders.

While International Relations typically focuses on political and economic forces, public diplomacy is concerned with the roles of mass opinion, propaganda, or strategic persuasion. As a field of scholarship, it exists on the periphery of several disciplines, where culture is defined in a broad anthropological sense. If traditional diplomacy is centered on state-to-state relations, especially among elites, public diplomacy employs technological advances in global communications which allows states to transcend narrow diplomatic channels or governments (especially closed authoritarian states) and reach the masses of people.

This course will focus on American public diplomacy from the perspective of international history, with particular reference to Germany since it was both the original target audience of America’s postwar reeducation plan and launching pad for cultural activity and transmission into the Eastern Bloc.

Achtung: In den Herbstferien (Mo., 28.10. - Do., 31.10.24) findet kein Unterricht statt. Die regulären Kurse legen eine Pause ein.

"Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of it. You're always learning." Helen Mirren.
Come join long time d.a.i. teacher, and garden lover Jessica Strain in the d.a.i. Gardening Club! We will meet once a month to dig, plant, harvest, create and enjoy this lovely little secret garden in the middle of Tübingen. We will speak English throughout and after doing some "work" the group gets a free English lesson, in the garden of course!

Termine: Fr. 13.09., 11.10., 16:00 - 17:30 Uhr, Treffpunkt am d.a.i.

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Teilnehmerzahl auf 6 begrenzt

In today's increasingly diverse and interconnected world, sensitivity workshops play a crucial role in fostering empathy, understanding, and inclusivity. Join us to learn how to choose the right words when talking about current social and political issues and how to navigate the cultural differences that can arrive. Our teacher Alysia James will create a safe and judgement free environment to talk about topics and situations that can be challenging.