public event 

LOCATION: Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum, Lecture Hall (Ground Floor), Beethovenstraße 15, 04107 Leipzig
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Join the American Space Leipzig for a public talk on the exercise of power and democratic participation in the digital age with the director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, Professor Nicco Mele.

Prof. Mele argues that in the digital age governments, corporations, centers of knowledge are eroding before the power of the individual Unless we exercise deliberate moral choice over the design and use of technologies, Mele says, we doom ourselves to a future that renders social structures chaotic and destroys rather than enhances freedom.

As always, the event is free and open to the public. The event will be held in English.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join us for Picador Professor Sasha Pimentel's reading on Monday, November 26, 7pm! It will take place at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 9-11), in the 'Blackbox' (Neubau).

Sasha Pimentel will read from her work and, in a discussion moderated by Jan Wilm, will talk about "Bodies, Borders, and Our Spaces Between Boundaries." The event is free and open to the public.

Donald Trumps Wahl zum amerikanischen Präsidenten hat der politischen Satire zu einer ungeheuren Blüte verholfen. Satirischer Spott gegen Trump ist aktuell eine der prominentesten Formen, über die sich Deutsche mit den USA beschäftigen.

Doch was genau kann und macht diese Satire? Welche Funktionen übernimmt sie? Und warum ist Trump-Satire gerade in Deutschland so populär? Dazu sprechen in einer Podiumsdiskussion:

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Please join us for Picador Professor Rajesh Parameswaran's reading at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 9-11) on Thursday, May 3, 7pm!

Rajesh Parameswaran will discuss and read from his work, and there will be ample opportunity to talk about literature, writing, and the US with him. The event will take place in English and is free and open to the public. There will be a small reception (pretzels and drinks) afterward.

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Join the American Space Leipzig for a roundtable discussion on innovation and success in the tech industry with Gideon Marks, Anchor Mentor at Google Launchpad Accelerator and Board Advisor at GlobeKeeper.

Gideon Marks has been active in high tech for 30 plus years in growth companies from inception through initial public offering and in M&A transactions. Working with many entrepreneurs from Europe, Korea, Israel, and Silicon Valley led Gideon to share his experience with what makes startups more successful than others and what is needed as far as leadership, traction, funding, and technology. 

In his talk he will focus on topics such as: doing the right things, telling a good story to investors, numbers have to add up, finding the right investors, building credibility. In addition Gideon will cover the topic of innovation and why Silicon Valley and Israel spearhead it.

The event is free and open to the public.