Konrad Jarausch is the Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1998 to 2006, he was the co-director of the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung in Potsdam. He has researched and written on a wide array of topics in 20th-century German history. He is currently at work on a history of 20th-century Europe focused on the theme "taming modernity."
A dessert reception will precede the lecture from 2:00pm to 2:30pm.
The Hertie Lecture and German Unification Symposium is generously supported by the Hertie Foundation. Please RSVP (acceptance only) by Sept. 26. Tel: 202.387.3355 - Fax: 202.387.6437 - E-mail