American Academy Lecture
The Future of Democracy in America: A Conversation with The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic and the American Academy in Berlin join forces for a discussion on the future of democracy...
Kurt Viermetz Lecture
Art, AI, and the Stories We Tell: A Conversation with Ayad Akhtar & Daniel Kehlmann
Ayad Akhtar
How will AI affect the future of narrative storytelling?...
The American Academy in Berlin at the Berliner Festspiele
Reflexes & Reflections: On the Future of Debate Culture
Jeffrey Goldberg
The polarized public, debate culture, and democratic self-governance...
Mercedes-Benz Lecture
Why Graphic Narratives (Comics) Are No Joke
Ken Krimstein
Ken Krimstein explains graphic narrative by drawing on ideas about the function of story and form...
Axel Springer Lecture
Populist Rage and American Illiberalism
Jefferson Cowie
Jefferson Cowie argues that contemporary authoritarian politics in the United States flows from three currents in American history....
Bayer Lecture in Health & Biotech
Leadership Lessons from a Career in Public Health
Rochelle P. Walensky
The recent director of the CDC reflects upon her career in medicine....
Exhibition and Lecture at DAI
Einstein in Kafkaland: How Einstein and Kafka Created a New World
Ken Krimstein
Graphic novelist Ken Krimstein discusses his most recent publication...
American Academy Workshop at DAI
Von der Recherche zur Graphic Novel
Ken Krimstein
Ein workshop mit Ken Krimstein...
Deutsche Bank Lecture
Crossing Disciplines
Pamela Z
Composer/performer and interdisciplinary artist Pamela Z explains the blurred lines between her artistic and sonic practices....