As an important component of freedom of expression, it is guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protected by the German Basic Law: Artistic Freedom! It is seen as a guarantor of creativity and cultural production and as the basis of democracy. Cultural institutions must protect freedom of expression and the human rights of all, while at the same time creating a non-discriminatory space. But how do they react and position themselves when these rights come into tension? When their boundaries are being renegotiated? Discussions around these issues are becoming increasingly emotional and polarised; the geopolitical challenges are also being felt in the cultural sector. We see a loss of trust, uncertainty about speaking out about conflicts, and a lack of clear signs of empathy and solidarity with the victims.
How do we manage to keep the dialogue going? What are the limits of such negotiation? And what do we have to learn to tolerate? Prof Dr Julian Nida-Rümelin, philosopher and former Minister of State for Culture, Sara Whyatt, UNESCO expert on artistic freedom, and Lena Gorelik, writer, will discuss these questions. The event will be moderated by Andreas Platthaus, journalist and author.
The event series 'Totally Glocally' addresses questions about the interaction between global and local structures, focusing on positive examples of cooperation, own creative scope and social innovations. International experts discuss with civil society actors and the audience in Stuttgart.
The discussion will take place in German and English with simultaneous translation into both languages.
Julian Nida-Rümelin is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Political Theory at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He was Minister of State for Culture from 2000 to 2002. Nida-Rümelin is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, has been director of the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) since 2018, and founding rector of the Humanistische Hochschule Berlin since October 2022.
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Sara Whyatt is the Research Director for Freemuse, the Oslo-based organisation promoting global freedom of artistic expression. She headed PEN International ‘s freedom of expression program for over 20 years before becoming a freelance consultant in 2013, providing her expertise to organisations including UNESCO and the Council of Europe.
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Lena Gorelik is a writer. She has been educated at the German School of Journalism in Munich and completed the elite ‘Eastern European Studies’ programme. In 2020, she was elected a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in the literature department. Gorelik writes for DIE ZEIT, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Deutschlandradio, among others. In 2023 she curated the Stuttgart Literature Festival.
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Andreas Platthaus is a journalist and author. He has worked for the feuilleton of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) since 1997, where he is head of the literature and literary life department. In 2017, Platthaus was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in 2019 he became an honorary member of the "Illustratoren Organisation" and Thomas Mann Fellow, and since 2007 he has been an honorary member of the comic insider association D.O.N.A.L.D..
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The Totally Glocally discussion series deals with current societal issues relating to the interaction between the global and the local. Full recordings of this and other Totally Glocally panel sessions are available on ifa’s YouTube Channel. Find out more on the programme on the ifa website.
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