本日 2025年11月4日(火) 13:19 Etc/GMT-8

2025/11/04 08:00~2025/11/04 10:00

Brandeis: The Spies Among Us (RSVP required) (Location TBD)

RSVP: RSVP for 'The Spies Among Us'Documentary Screening of 'The Spies Among Us'Monday, November 3, 20257:00 - 9:00 pm ET (US)Location: TBD, Brandeis University Campus (an email will be sent to follow up on a room when it has been confirmed)RSVP HereAbout the EventBlack and red film poster for the spies among usJoin CGES for a screening of the documentary, 'The Spies Among Us.' This documentary tells the life story of Dr. Peter Keup, a historian and contemporary witness who lives and works in Berlin and Essen (Germany), illustrating how the repressive system of the SED dictatorship and the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) operated. For the first time, the film brings the perspectives of perpetrators and victims into such extensive and powerful confrontation.Above all, the encounter with the last head of the Stasi reveals that the ideology of the Stasi still lives on and remains influential. Today, Peter Keup works as a research associate at the UOKG e.V. (Union of Victims' Associations of Communist Tyranny), advocating for victims of the SED dictatorship. His current work focuses in particular on the recognition of victims of forced prison labor in the GDR penal system, from which German and international companies such as IKEA, Aldi, and Otto profited.At the same time, Keup also seeks dialogue with former perpetrators as part of the ongoing process of historical reckoning. This confrontation makes it clear that black-and-white thinking is of little help — what is needed is a clear moral stance and open communication.His recently published doctoral dissertation at the University of Bonn, titled “Wie aus Opfern Täter wurden” (How Victims Became Perpetrators), addresses this complex topic. The study explores the interplay between perpetrators and victims, uncovering mechanisms and instruments of influence and repression, and exposing the many forms of collaboration:https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/13520.

📍 Brandeis TBD