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| Swedish Ambassador Dinner SACC Texas 25th Anniversary | November 9, 2008 6:30 PM-10:00 PM | Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St. | Please join us in welcoming the Honorable Jonas Hafström,Swedish Ambassador to the United States, on his first official visit to Austin, Texas. We are celebrating the SACC Texas 25th Anniversary at the Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St. in Austin on Sunday, November 9th, 6:30 PM Cocktails begin at 6:30 PM to meet and greet the Ambassador. Dinner starts at 7:00 PM followed by music and entertainment. Festive attire. Contact Nikolas White for details nik@triand.com | RSVP Swedish Ambassador Dinner | Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in Texas |
| German Film Series, Fall 2008 - Sexual Revolutions in German Cinema I am My Own Woman (Rosa von Praunheim, 1992) | November 11, 2008 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | EP Schoch 4.104 Conference Room | I am My Own Woman (Rosa von Praunheim, 1992) One of Von Praunheim's best known films, I am My Own Woman is a fascinating look at the life of famed Berlin transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The film, moving freely between documentary sequences and nostalgic reminiscence, is a queer look at nearly a century of German history through the figure of Von Mahlsdorf: from Weimar, through the Third Reich, the Cold War and up into unified Germany. In this, Von Praunheim offers an exploration of the places where personal sexual histories and official narratives collide. | Department of Germanic Studies | |
| German Film Series, Fall 2008 - Sexual Revolutions in German Cinema Lola and Billy the Kid (E. Kutlug Ataman, 1999) | November 18, 2008 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | EP Schoch 4.104 Conference Room | Lola and Billy the Kid (E. Kutlug Ataman, 1999) Murat, a young Turk living in Berlin, realizes he's gay, which is problematic given his conservative family background and his homophobic brother Osman, the head of the house. In a bar, Murat meets Lola and his partner Billy, also from a conservative Turkish-German background that dictates the boundaries of their relationship. Lola would like to be more open, to walk the streets with Billy as an out gay couple, but Billy insists that Lola eventually get a sex-change so they can be married. Lola refuses and leaves Billy, returning in desperation to the family that had rejected him. The surprising and tragic ending highlights the tensions between personal liberation on the one hand and the importance of family and tradition on the other. | Department of Germanic Studies |