Alongside culture, the debate about freedom of expression is most heated at universities and academies: Places where the free exchange of opinions should be a fundamental prerequisite for research and teaching. The anti-Semitic incidents and pro-Palestinian protests at German universities and academies in the context of the Gaza war are the starting point for the discussion. Based on their own experiences, Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre in Frankfurt am Main, and Geraldine Rauch, President of the Technical University of Berlin, will talk about this difficult topic.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM "THE CONDITION OF NO - TALKS ON BOYCOTT, CENSORSHIP AND PROTEST IN GERMANY":
The boundaries of freedom of speech and artistic freedom are currently under scrutiny. Cancellations, boycotts, censorship, codes of conduct and protests are having a massive impact on the cultural sector, but talking about them is difficult. With this series, we invite experts from various disciplines to engage in intensive and candid discussions about very specific case studies in Germany and ask: What happened? Why did it happen? And: What can we learn? “The Condition of No“ seeks to facilitate understanding, differentiation and communication in what is currently a precarious situation. It’s about creating a fear-free space in which people can talk.
Curated by Tania Bruguera, Florian Malzacher, Roland Wenninger
VS – Villa Stuck – in cooperation mit INSTAR und The Art of Assembly