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In this mini-podcast, we give a brief overview of the Berlin Wall and street art. Enjoy!







Show Notes



Berlin Street Art History: Where Graffiti Found Home: https://berlinstreetart.com/street-art-history-berlin-wall-graffiti/



The Art on the Berlin Wall by Daniel Grither: https://www.thecollector.com/art-on-the-berlin-wall/



Thierry Noir (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Noir; Personal website: https://thierrynoir.com/



East Side Gallery (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Galleryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Gallery



Alias (Street Artist): https://urban-nation.com/artist/alias/




ALIAS




Mein Lieber Prost (Street Artist): https://www.instagram.com/meinlieberprost/?hl=en



DW Documentary on the Berlin Wall (10 minutes):

In this episode I interview philosophy professor, Dr. David Utsler, who specializes in environmental philosophy. We discuss the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the flooding in Germany. 



Show Notes



David Utsler’s co-edited book, Interpreting Nature: The Emerging Field of Environmental Hermeneutics



New York Times, “Five Takeaways from the New U.N. Climate Report” by Henry Fountain



New York Times, “Floods Thrust Climate to Center of German Campaign as Toll Mounts” by Melissa Eddy and Steven Erlanger



Deutschwelle (DW), “Weltklimabericht: Keine Zeit für halbe Sachen” von Ajit Niranjan



Greta Thurnberg: “Our relationship with nature is broken” Youtube video



Full and Summary IPCC Report on Climate

This podcast discusses Nora Krug’s award-winning graphic memoir, Belonging: A German Reckons With History and Home (Heimat: Ein deutsches Familienalbum). Krug’s book was named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal.



Links for Further Reading and Viewing



New York Times Book Spotlight: “A Visual Memoir Asks What It Means for Germany to Reckon With Its Past,” by Parul Sehgal.



Interview with Nora Krug: Who I am as a German



An Interview with Nora Krug: “I would have thought: what’s left to say about Germany’s Nazi Past.” Interview by Philip Oltermann in The Guardian.



NPR: “‘Belonging’ Explores the Notion of Belonging and Inherited Guilt”



Nora Krug’s website

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