USC German Studies Program

Pics from the end-of-the-semester picnic.

Please join us on Wednesday for an end-of-semester picnic/German on the Lawn event. Here are the details:

Pics of the German 101 Spätzle-cooking extravaganza :)

This movie "Amrum" is showing at the Laemmle from April 24 to May 21. From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On) and lensed by internationally acclaimed cinematographer Karl Winter Lindenlaub, whose stunning visual language captures the beauty of the rugged North Sea island, "Amrum" is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War.
You can watch the trailer here:

Film : Amrum - Goethe-Institut USA Fri, 04/24/2026 - Thu, 05/21 – Limited Engagement

German on the Lawn Pics

On Wednesday, you have the opportunity to join USC MFA playwrights who will present original short plays exploring themes of migration and surveillance inspired by exile, Marta Feuchtwanger's solo ski trip to Northern California on the eve of her fiftieth birthday in January 1941.
As former German nationals, Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger were deemed ‘enemy aliens’ in the 1940’s, despite being refugees of Na**sm.

To mark the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s arrival in North America this summer, the German Film Office is presenting a series called "Breaking Lines”, to celebrate the empowering, unifying force of soccer.

From triumphant stories of teamwork told through the lens of migration, to documentaries on women and q***r people paving the way for inclusivity in the sport - there is a broad selection of movies from which to choose. "Breaking Lines” streams free through July 31 on Goethe on Demand.

Streaming: Breaking Lines - Goethe-Institut USA Fri, 03/06/2026 - Fri, 07/31 – Goethe on Demand celebrates the empowering, unifying force of soccer

Last minute announcement: The Thornton School of Music features the Solo Bach Competition tonight at 7pm in AHF 151. This event is for free. Please, check it out if you are on campus at that time.

Event Details - USC Thornton School of Music

Please join us this Wednesday, April 1st for a German on the Lawn event: German sweets, games, meeting other German program students, information about German Studies and exchange programs etc.
You can earn culture credit for this event!

If you are interested in architecture - please, check out the exhibit at the Neutra house on Alfred Preis an Austrian emigre architect who primarily worked in Hawaii.

Alfred Preis Displaced: Viennese Modernism in the Tropics - Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design Exhibition is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 11 am – 4 pm through April 17, 2026 at the Historic Neutra Office Building. Read More from Alfred Preis Displaced: Viennese Modernism in the Tropics

Please, join the German Club tomorrow for a picnic at University Village!