Greetings from Berlin

Hello from Berlin Germany!

I'm giving two lectures here at the Tech University of Berlin - found here:

http://www.geschundkunstgesch.tu-berlin.de/fachgebiet_neuere_geschichte/menue/home/

The first is obvious - it has my name on it and went well - the ppt is on Markets Journal.

The second is tomorrow morning - part of a workshop organized by two PhD candidates who are affiliated with the Center for Metropolitan Studies, Noa Ha and Kristina Graaff, and what a great conference they have put together.

Street commerce is not well developed here in Berlin - the reasons are complex and perhaps I, or someone else will explore them in another post. But, having said that there is some activity on the street, itinerant vendors and some who seem to locate in the day after day...in any case this conference is focused on comparative vending in the U.S. and Germany and I'm excited to hear the work which will be presented tomorrow!