Total Glokal: Künstlerische Freiheit in konflikthaften Zeiten

Julian Nida-Rümelin, Sara Whyatt and Lena Gorelik
Moderation: Andreas Platthaus

As an important component of freedom of expression, it is guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protected by the German Basic Law: artistic freedom! It is regarded as a guarantor of creativity and cultural production and the basis of democracy. Cultural institutions must protect freedom of expression and the human rights of all, and at the same time they have the task of creating a non-discriminatory space. But how do they react and position themselves when these rights come into tension with each other? When their boundaries are renegotiated? The discussions about this are increasingly emotional and polarizing; the geopolitical challenges can also be felt in the cultural sector. We are seeing a loss of trust, uncertainty about speaking out about conflicts and a lack of clear signs of empathy and solidarity with victims. How do we manage to stay in conversation? What are the limits of such negotiations? And what do we have to learn to endure? 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.

A cooperation between ifa, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and Literaturhaus Stuttgart. The event series "Total Glokal" poses questions about the interaction between the global and the local and focuses attention on positive examples of cooperation