Streitraum

Streitraum (Conflict Room)[1] is a series of public panel discussions held at the Schaubühne in Berlin since January 2000.[2] Each season focuses on a different theme from the areas of politics and society. In moderated discussions held every four to six weeks before an audience of international guests, invited experts discuss topics from the areas of politics, culture, technology, media, and the human and natural sciences. The series has been organised and moderated by Carolin Emcke since 2004. Emcke states at the opening of each event that Streitraum is not a forum for arguments and conflict but rather an opportunity to watch people think.[3] Each session ends with questions from the audience.

Streitraum
Genrepolitical panel discussion
Frequency4 to 6 weeks
Location(s)Schaubühne, Lehniner Platz, Berlin
Inaugurated2000 (2000)
PeopleCarolin Emcke
Websitewww.schaubuehne.de/de/seiten/streitraumkonzept.html

Jason Farago of BBC Culture has regarded Streitraum as "an intelligent and aggressive public lecture series".[1]

A season as an example

The theme of the 2014–15 season was Auf  der Suche  nach  der  Demokratie – oder:  Öffentlichkeit und  Misstrauen (In search of democracy – or: Publicity and mistrust). The season opened with Keine Demokratie. Nirgends?, a discussion with Deirdre Curtin, professor of European law, on the role of the economy and secret services in politics.[4] In the second event, Alain Badiou and Thomas Ostermeier discussed the legitimacy and authority of democracy from the perspective of philosophy and theatre.[5]

Two discussions were dedicated to the conflict in Russia and the Ukraine. The title Denk ich an Russland ... (When I think of Russia ..., after Heine's Denk ich an Deutschland ...) was given to the discussions between Emcke and her guests – who included Alice Bota, Nino Haratischwili and Katja Petrowskaja – about the relevance of fiction to an evaluation of the actual political situation in these regions.[6][7][8][9] Another discussion, Rechtsradikalismus – im blinden Fleck der Demokratie? (Far-right politics – in the blind spot of democracy?), with Aiman Mazyek, Christoph Möllers, Özlem Topçu and Antonia von der Behrens, covered German domestic policy, focusing on the NSU.[10]

Flyer for the event Misstrauen und Öffentlichkeit on 22 March 2015

A month later Emcke and her guest, the Indian-American author Suketu Mehta, explored the relationship between people and their cities,[11] while the following discussion, Misstrauen und Öffentlichkeit (Misrust and publicity), with Heinz Bude, Bernhard Pörksen and Sonja Zekri, focused on the crisis of trust in journalism.[12][13] The next event was related to a play performed at the Schaubühne, Milo Rau's The Civil Wars, which was in 2015 part of the Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik (F.I.N.D.).[14] The author Gudrun Krämer and politician Franziska Brantner (MdB) discussed with Emcke the Frage nach der Idee von Europa inmitten der Herausforderungen von Radikalisierung, Entsolidarisierung und Gewalt (Questioning the idea of Europe, in the light of radicalism, less solidarity, and violence).[15] In the final event, Klaus Theweleit drew connections between his analysis of Die Lust am Töten (The desire to kill) and the political discourse on violence.[16]

Streitraum Extra

Occasionally, events unrelated to the season's theme are held under the name of Streitraum Extra. For example, the Streitraum Extra discussions of 2013 included Asyl in Deutschland!? Zur Situation der Flüchtlinge in Deutschland 20 Jahre nach dem "Asylkompromiss" (Asylum in Germany?);[17] Eine ausgesandte Frage, with David Grossman;[18] and Macht, Sexualität und Gewalt (Power, Sexuality, and Violence), with Andreas Huckele.[19]

The December 2015 Streitraum Extra was dedicated to refugees with a reading of pertinent texts, with Lars Eidinger, Nina Hoss, Eva Meckbach, Terézia Mora, Thomas Ostermeier, Katja Petrowskaja, Najem Wali, Liao Yiwu, and Carolin Emcke participating.[20] It was held as a charity event for Pro Asyl.[21]

References
  1. Farago, Jason (10 September 2013). "The Met's storm over gay rights, politics, and Putin. A production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin has caused a controversy over Russia's anti-gay laws. But should art get involved in politics?". BBC Culture. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "Was ist echt? Öffentlichkeit und die Lüge vom authentischen Muslim / Streitraum vom 21.02.2010" (in German). Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. Wiethüchter, Töns (15 January 2013). "Digitale Demokratie oder: Wenn wilde Menschen mit Gemüse werfen". Diesseits – das Humanistische Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. "Keine Demokratie. Nirgends?" (in German). vimeo.com. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. "Der demokratische Despotismus" (in German). vimeo.com. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. "Denk ich an Russland ... (1)" (in German). vimeo.com. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. "Denk ich an Russland ... (2)" (in German). vimeo.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. "Mitteilung zu der Streitraum-Veranstaltung The Civil Wars" (in German). Schaubühne. 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. "Mitteilung zum Streitraumthema Mai 2015" (in German). Schaubühne. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. "Rechtsradikalismus – im blinden Fleck der Demokratie?" (in German). vimeo.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. "The Secret Life of Cities – Das geheime Leben der Städte" (in German). vimeo.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  12. "Mitteilung zur Veranstaltung Misstrauen und Öffentlichkeit" (in German). Schaubühne. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. "Misstrauen und Öffentlichkeit" (in German). vimeo.com. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. "03-27-2015 > F.I.N.D. #15 – Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik" (in German). Schaubühne. 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  15. "The Civil Wars" (in German). vimeo.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  16. "Die Lust am Töten" (in German). vimeo.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  17. "Asyl in Deutschland!? Zur Situation der Flüchtlinge in Deutschland 20 Jahre nach dem "Asylkompromiss"" (in German). vimeo.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  18. "Eine ausgesandte Frage" (in German). vimeo.com. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  19. "Macht, Sexualität und Gewalt" (in German). vimeo.com. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  20. "Streitraum Extra: Lesung zum Thema Flucht" (in German). vimeo.com. 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  21. "Benefizveranstaltung Streitraum Extra vom Dezember 2015" (in German). Schaubühne. 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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