Here There Are Blueberries FASPE Talkback Series

Feb. 7 Discussion

TRANSFORMATION OF NORMS AND COMPLICITY AS THE NEW NORMAL

Here There Are Blueberries opens a window into the norms of Nazi perpetrators and complicit professionals. In the 1930s and 1940s, German society experienced a gradual, comprehensive, ever-accelerating transformation of its system of ethical and moral values among doctors, lawyers, accountants, and more. Their role is central to the play, and raises pressing questions about contemporary professional ethics.

Speakers: Ryan Calo (University of Washington) and Sarah Grant (Perkins Coie)
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Feb. 8 Discussion

WHY STUDY THE HOLOCAUST?

Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago; we have seen genocides since 1945. Why do we continue to study the Holocaust? Why does the Holocaust remain so much a part of contemporary pedagogy, literature, ethics, and more? What is the role of Holocaust study in a post-survivor world?

Speakers: Rabbi Daniel Weiner (Temple De Hirsch Sinai) and Sarah Grant (Perkins Coie)
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FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) challenges professionals to recognize their ethical and leadership responsibilities as influencers. FASPE’s distinctive approach is to examine the roles of individual professionals in Germany and elsewhere between 1933 and 1945 as a framework for approaching professional ethics today. 

Each year, FASPE awards 80 to 90 Fellowships to graduate students and early-career professionals in Business, Clergy, Design & Technology, Journalism, Law, and Medicine. The Fellowships begin with intense study in Germany and Poland, where FASPE uses the urgency created by the power of place to translate history into the present. 

Fellows join a lifetime network, now comprised of more than 900 alumni. Beyond its signature Fellowship program, FASPE utilizes its distinct methodology in ethics-training workshops across business sectors, and in an Ethics Abroad trip designed for practicing professionals and lifelong learners. 

FASPE has been a thought‑partner to the artistic team throughout the development of the play, providing access in Europe, historical context, and curated conversations between audiences, scholars, and ethicists. FASPE is proud to support Tectonic Theater Project’s extraordinary artistry and the theaters who are sharing its powerful messages. Learn more at faspe-ethics.org.