Year 2022
Q&A with Philip S. Gorski and Lewis R. Gordon | Hijacking Memory
Moderated by Susan Neiman English original version June 10, 2022
Lewis R. Gordon: Hijacking Holocaust Memory as a Dehumanizing Practice
English original version Lecture, June 10, 2022
Philip S. Gorski: American Israels: Christian Zionism in Comparative-Historical Perspective
English original version Lecture, June 10, 2022
Lutz Hachmeister: Der Holocaust und die deutschen Leitmedien nach 1945
German original version Lecture, June 10, 2022
Baldwin, BLM, and “Black Antisemitism”
With Ben Ratskoff, Hannah Black and René Aguigah Moderated by Emily Dische-Becker In German and English with simultaneous translation in each language Discussion, June 10, 2022
Volkhard Knigge: Von der Verleugnung des Holocaust zum Bekennen. Über Rechte in KZ-Gedenkstätten und Erinnerungskultur
German original version Lecture, June 10, 2022
Ben Ratskoff: James Baldwin and the Politics of Holocaust Exceptionalism
English original version Lecture, June 10, 2022
Conversation with Sander L. Gilman and Valentina Pisanty | Hijacking Memory
Moderated by Emily Dische-Becker English original version June 9, 2022
Emily Dische-Becker, Susan Neiman, Stefanie Schüler-Springorum: Welcome & introduction | Hijacking Memory
English original version June 9, 2022
Valentina Pisanty: What Went Wrong? The Politics of Memory and the Return of the Xenophobic Right
English original version Lecture, June 9, 2022
Sander L. Gilman: Who are the Nazis; who are the Jews? The Holocaust in the NOW
English original version Lecture, June 9, 2022
Bad Words #5
With Lama El Khatib, Haytham El Wardany, Joshua Groß, Enis Maci, Nalan, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Miriam Stoney Original version June 2022
Meine Eltern / Alles nicht dein Eigen
Jurors Heike Geißler and Annika Reich talk about “Meine Eltern / Alles nicht dein Eigen” by Aleksandar Hemon, translated from American by Henning Ahrens.
Leichte Sprache
Jurors Heike Geißler and Dominique Haensell talk about “Leichte Sprache” by Cristina Morales, translated from Spanish by Friederike von Criegern.
Liebe im neuen Jahrtausend
Jurors Robin Detje and Annika Reich talk about „Liebe im neuen Jahrtausend“ by Can Xue, translated from Chinese by Karin Betz.
Internationaler Literaturpreis: Shortlist 2022
Trauma and memory, magic and the might of nature raging against humankind, easy reading and the question of justice in storytelling: In a video on the shortlist, actors including Anne Kulbatzki, Abak Safaei-Rad and Falilou Seck read from the books.
Clashing Presents: Reconciling Presents
With Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Andrea Borsato, Nigel Clark, Ann Cotten, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Original version Presentations, discussions, May 21, 2022
Clashing Presents: Between Big Melt and Small Governance
With Victor Galaz, Cymene Howe, Liz Thomas and Ricarda Winkelmann Original version Presentations, discussions, May 21, 2022
Clashing Presents: Memory and Oblivion in Times of Extinction
With Orit Halpern, Stephen Himson, Sophia Roosth, Mark Williams and Matthew C. Wilson Original version Presentations, discussions, May 21, 2022
Core Readings: Crawford Lake
Part 1 of 4 Introduction by Katrin Klingan With Soren Brothers, Francine M. G. McCarthy, Michelle Murphy, Catherine Tammaro, Mark Williams May 19, 2022