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The year of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989, transformed the world, but it was certainly not the end of history. This joint NYLS/NSSR conference will explore some of the important ways that the great events of 1989 changed the worlds of politics, law, and culture. Four roundtables will be presented dealing with the events themselves, their political and cultural consequences, as well as their contemporary significance. Participants will represent a variety of disciplines and several generations, but will be united in the common purpose of trying to understand humanity better through reconstructing some of the paths to the present.
Presented by: New York Law School’s Global Law and Justice Colloquium, The New School for Social Research, and Lawyers Without Borders (NYLS Student Division)
November 9, 2009
New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, W201
2 p.m.–4 p.m.: The Writing on the Wall* followed by short Q & A with the filmmaker.
4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: Introductory Remarks
4:15 p.m.–6 p.m.: Roundtable I: Reflections on Fall 1989
Panelists: Stephen Holmes, A. E. Dick Howard, Andreas Huyssen, Robert Kushen, and Jack Snyder
Chair and Discussant: Ruti G. Teitel
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.: Coffee Break
6:30 p.m.–8:15 p.m.: Roundtable II: This Generation Reflects - Student Panel
Panelists: Roch Dunin-Wasowicz, Petra Gümplova, Gregory Itingen, Masha Lisitsyna, Felix Petersen, and Monica Simon
Chair and Discussant: Regina Kreide
*The Writing on the Wall film presentation will be held in WA14.
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