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SUMMARY:Reading and Panel Discussion with Emilia Smechowski - Emilia Smech
 owski
DTSTART:20180207T174500Z
DTEND:20180207T191500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Emilka was five years old when her parents put her and her lit
 tle sister in the backseat and just took off: in 1988\, her family fled fr
 om Poland to West-Berlin\, leaving their home\, friends\, and relatives be
 hind. Only one year later\, she had a new name\, a new home country\, a ne
 w language: she was now Emilia\, a German. When her parents' new colleague
 s came over for dinner\, they were not served pierrogi\, but tomatoes and 
 mozzarella\, and speaking Polish in public was no longer allowed. In »Wir
  Strebermigranten« (Hanser\, 2017)\, Emilia Smechowski tells her personal
  tale of the collective experience of Polish immigrants in Germany: a fasc
 inating story of shame and fierce ambition\, of liberation and self-assert
 ion. \n\nEmilia Smechowski (*1983 in Poland) is an author and free-lance j
 ournalist living in Berlin. In 2017\, she won the German Journalist Award 
 (Deutscher Reporterpreis) in the category freelance reporting for her prof
 ile of the German politician Paul Ziemiak.\n\nThis is a joint event hosted
  by the Cambridge University German Society and the Department of German a
 nd Dutch. Emilia Smechowski will read from her book »Wir Strebermigranten
 «. The reading will be in German\, followed by a panel discussion with Ka
 tarzyna Lanucha and Dr Yvonne Zivkovic\, and Q&A in English. The event is 
 part of the Cambridge Online Network\, an online platform for all who are 
 involved in promoting the study of German language and culture in the UK. 
 There will be a special introduction for pupils led by Senior Language Tea
 ching Officer Silke Mentchen before the reading\, starting at 5:15 pm. If 
 you wish to attend the intro session and receive an info pack\, please con
 tact the event organiser Dr Marie Kolkenbrock (mek32@cam.ac.uk) by 31 Janu
 ary. \n\nThe event is free\, but booking is essential. If you have questio
 ns\, please contact the event organiser Dr Marie Kolkenbrock (mek32@cam.ac
 .uk).
LOCATION:Magdalene College
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