Freedom Without Walls at Boston College

Oct 29, 2009 4:30 PM - Dec 10, 2009 9:30 PM | Boston, MA

Freedom without Walls
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Messages in many languages can be found along the replica
(© German Consulate Boston)

Boston College Fine Arts Department faculty member Mark Cooper worked with BC students to create a replica of the Berlin Wall which will be displayed on campus during the commemoration.  Located on the Campus Green, it was dedicated on October 21. It is approximately 12 feet high and 40 feet long with panels just under a foot thick, built to scale. The panels metaphorically represent the collapse of the Berlin Wall and a passageway to freedom, according to organizers. This summer, Israeli and Palestinian teenagers participating in an arts-based leadership program hosted by BC added their messages to this Berlin Wall representation.

Schedule of Events:

LECTURE SERIES
Edwina Sandys, Sculptor:

Thursday, October 29,

4:30 PM, Devlin Hall 101

Edwina Sandys, Winston Churchill’s granddaughter, created the sculpture “Breakthrough” in the “Iron Curtain.”

Prof. Robert Darnton

Thursday, December 10,

7:30 PM, Location: TBA

Professor Darnton is a Harvard University Librarian and  the author of Berlin Diary. For information: Michael Resler at bc%27%edu,resler or (617) 552-3740.

FILM SERIES
BC student-led discussions will precede or follow film screenings.

"Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall" 

Wednesday, November 4,

7 PM, Fulton Hall 511

A one-hour documentary film produced for the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Details above.) For information: John Michalczyk at bc%27%edu,michalcj or (617) 552-4295.

"Goodbye, Lenin"

Wednesday, October 21,

7:00 PM, Devlin Hall 26

A black comedy German film dealing with the Berlin Wall. For information: John Michalczyk at bc%27%edu,michalcj or (617) 552-4295.

"The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" 

Wednesday, October 28,

7:00 PM, Devlin Hall 26

A British spy is set up by his handlers in Berlin during the Cold War. For information: John Michalczyk at bc%27%edu,michalcj or (617) 552-4295.