Gerald Steinacher (https://history.unl.edu/person/gerald-j-steinacher/), Rawley Professor in the Department of History, will give the talk, "'Hitler’s Children': Germany’s Reckoning with its Nazi Past" at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Ubuntu Room 202. The event is free and open to the public and will be live-streamed on Zoom. Register online (https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2N_Jtg5rR1OxsTO0qgaJMw).
This talk is the fifth in this academic year's CAS Inquire (https://cas.unl.edu/cas-inquire) series, "War, Peace, and Reconciliation."
According to Steinacher (https://cas.unl.edu/cas-inquire-2024-2025-war-peace-and-reconciliation/#geraldsteinacher), Germany is often identified with the Nazis, World War II, and the Holocaust (Shoah), but also with a world-leading economy, a stable and prosperous democracy, and a strong civil society. Germany after 1945 is a success story. But how are Germans able to reconcile their dark past with a brighter present and future? What can other societies learn?
Ross Miller, political science; Anne Duncan, classics and religious studies; Clay Cressler, biological sciences; and Bedross Der Matossian, history, delivered the first four talks. A panel discussion with the speakers in March will complete the series.
Students in the CAS Inquire program connect with college thought leaders and other inquisitive students to discuss ideas, using a college-wide series of public lectures as a focal point. The series launched in September 2019, and themes have included the rise of the machines, finding common ground, and pain and pleasure.
During the three-year program, CAS Inquire students take specialized courses, help with facilitating the program, and enjoy additional benefits. They can apply, or be nominated by faculty, for the program as freshmen.
More details at: https://cas.unl.edu/