Emilia Roig

In the organizer's words:

Dr. Emilia Roig is a political scientist and author of the bestsellers "Why We Matter. The End of Oppression" and "The End of Marriage. For a revolution of love." Her essay "Lieben" (Love) was published by Hanser Verlag in September 2024. "Lieben" is a plea for more justice, because love should be for everyone. In a patriarchal society, however, romantic love lays claim to all aspects of love: desire, jealousy, intimacy, commitment and tenderness. In her first essay, Roig gives us deep insights into her own biography and revolutionizes our understanding of love: as a transformative energy that connects us not only with our family and friends, but with all people, nature and the cosmos. Her new book is an invitation to a more radical, expansive love.

Roig is committed to inspiring people to break free from systems of oppression and change the collective consciousness. She has taught intersectionality theory, postcolonial studies, critical race theory, queer feminism and international and European law at universities in France, Germany and the USA. Prior to her PhD, she worked at the United Nations in Tanzania and Uganda, at GIZ in Cambodia and at Amnesty International in Germany - and then decided to leave the field of international development to focus on social justice in Europe.

Emilia Roig was a jury member of the German Non-Fiction Prize 2020, was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2019 and received the Edition F Award in 2021. She was voted Most Influential Woman of the Year at the Impact of Diversity Award in 2022. Emilia Roig was a Research Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Center for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies at Heidelberg University in 2024.

The reading will be moderated by Evein Obulor. Evein Obulor is a freelance moderator, editor of "Schwarz wird großgeschrieben" and managing director of the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism (ECCAR)

Price information:

B.O.: € 15