Two powerhouse authors from each side of the Atlantic: American Jeffrey Eugenides -- a former Academy fellow -- and German-Austrian Daniel Kehlmann discuss the craft, challenges, and joys of novel writing at a literary salon in Aspen, Colorado, hosted by Academy trustee Leah Zell. On July 1, 2025, Zell hosted this fifth annual summer salon, bringing the work of the American Academy in Berlin to the Rocky Mountains.
Host: Kristen Allen
Producer: Tony Andrews
Music: "Valium," by nothanks
Photo: Hal Williams
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Two powerhouse authors from each side of the Atlantic: American Jeffrey Eugenides -- a former Academy fellow -- and German-Austrian Daniel Kehlmann discuss the craft, challenges, and joys of novel writing at a literary salon in Aspen, Colorado, hosted by Academy trustee Leah Zell. On July 1, 2025, Zell hosted this fifth annual summer salon, bringing the work of the American Academy in Berlin to the Rocky Mountains.
Host: Kristen Allen
Producer: Tony Andrews
Music: "Valium," by nothanks
Photo: Hal Williams
Corona Dispatches: Scholars at the American Academy reflect on the pandemic and its meanings
Beyond the Lecture
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5 years ago
Corona Dispatches: Scholars at the American Academy reflect on the pandemic and its meanings
In this episode of „Beyond the Lecture,” scholars and artists at the American Academy in Berlin reflect on the various intersections of the coronavirus pandemic with their respective fields of study. We spoke with composer Carolyn Chen, cultural historian Liliane Weissberg (spring 2020 Anna-Maria Kellen fellow) of University of Pennsylvania, German Studies professor Veronika Fuechtner (spring 2020 Anna-Maria Kellen fellow) of Dartmouth College, filmmaker Kevin Everson (spring 2020 Ellen Maria Gorrissen fellow) of University of Virginia, professor of comparative literature Moira Fradinger (spring 2020 Andrew W. Mellon fellow) of Yale University, urban historian Nikhil Rao of Wellesley College, cultural anthropologist Dominic Boyer (Axel Springer fellow) of Rice University, and Cymene Howe of Rice University.
Host: R. Jay Magill
Producer and narrator: Tony Andrews
Recordings: Dominic Boyer
Beyond the Lecture
Two powerhouse authors from each side of the Atlantic: American Jeffrey Eugenides -- a former Academy fellow -- and German-Austrian Daniel Kehlmann discuss the craft, challenges, and joys of novel writing at a literary salon in Aspen, Colorado, hosted by Academy trustee Leah Zell. On July 1, 2025, Zell hosted this fifth annual summer salon, bringing the work of the American Academy in Berlin to the Rocky Mountains.
Host: Kristen Allen
Producer: Tony Andrews
Music: "Valium," by nothanks
Photo: Hal Williams
