Nie wieder ist jetzt!

In the organizer's words:

Children's and youth books against the right:

Venue: Showroom, first floor

For the first time since 1945, so many Germans are voting for a party that is, in parts, securely on the far right. The shift to the right has reached the mainstream and is also winning over many young people and first-time voters. Division, brutalization and misanthropy are now part of everyday life for many people. Democracy is on the defensive. Does education still help or do we need convincing counter-narratives? Are children's and young adult literature, authors and publishers facing new challenges?

Christine Knödler (literary critic) and Frank Griesheimer (editor) discuss this with activist and author Jakob Springfeld and Dr. Mirjam Zadoff, Director of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism.

The books under discussion are "Unter Nazis" by Jakob Springfeld (Beltz & Gelberg), "Egal war gestern" by Jörg Isermeyer (Peter Hammer Verlag), "Endland" by Martin Schäuble (dtv Reihe Hanser).

Controversial
Children's and young adult literature tells wonderful stories and allows us to take a critical look at our society. Christine Knödler (journalist and literary critic) and Frank Griesheimer (freelance editor) curate this series of debates and examine literature for young readers for us: how is reality negotiated there and how are social discourses conveyed? Changing guests provide different perspectives and exciting positions.

The event will also be streamed live on YouTube.

To the livestream

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Registration required for participation for location: stb.motorama(at)muenchen.de