Heimat: Baden-Wuerttemberg – Videos and Audios

Series of talks about Heimat
Is this still|already my country?

PEN Berlin Heimat — Illustration: Scholz & Friends

Concept: Under the title »Is this still|already my country?«, PEN Berlin is organising a series of talks in February/March: 41 events across Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, from Konstanz to Koblenz. In August/September, the second part of the series will follow in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin, as was the case with our widely noted event series in the run-up to the state elections in late summer 2024 in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg, and as with our public gathering in September in Klütz, the audience is explicitly invited to take part in the discussion. MORE

Videos/Audio recordings from past events in Baden-Wuerttemberg you can find here, recordings from the ongoing events in Rhineland-Palatinate here. Audios are also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. All in German.
Locations and participants in Baden-Württemberg
Locations and participants in Rhineland-Palatinate
Videos: Marie Eisenmann
Press coverage: all media reports and interviews relating to the series

Baden-Wuerttemberg, Let’s Talk About Heimat

Stuttgart, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»The True Heimat Is the One You Are Shamed Of«**

Feb 25 | Literaturhaus Stuttgart | Özge Inan (writer, journalist) & Eva Menasse (writer, fromer spokesperson of PEN Berlin); Moderation: Eva-Maria Manz (journalist) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Esslingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »The Longing For Familiarity Is Being Exploited«

Feb 24 | KOMMA Esslingen | Jovana Reisinger (writer) & Georg Restle (journalist); Moderation: Johannes Fischer (journalist) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Karlsruhe, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is a Privilege«**

Feb 23. | Karlsruhe | KOHI Kulturraum | Kai Laufen (journalist) & Ulrich Rüdenauer (author); Moderation: Beatrice Faßbender (Baden-Württembergische Literaturtage) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Tübingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Home Is a Cause Of Wars«

Feb 21 | Kunsthalle Tübingen | Jens Bisky (writer) & Boris Palmer (Mayor of Tübingen); Moderation: Linn Penelope Rieger (Schriftstellerin) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Villingen-Schwenningen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»As A Woman, Heimat Does Not Mean Safety To Me«**

Feb 21 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Theater am Ring | Simone Buchholz (writer) & Steffen Mayer (State Chair, Association of German Criminal Investigators); Moderation: Wolfgang Niess (historian and author) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Calw, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Know How Threatening the Smell Of Bratwurst Can Be«

Feb 20 | Kleine Bühne Calw | Ryyan Alshebl (Mayor of Ostelsheim) & Frédéric Schwilden (journalist, writer); Moderation: Zarah-Louise Roth (journalist) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Pforzheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »People Are Becoming Alienated From Heimat«

Feb 19 | Pforzheim | Kulturhaus Osterfeld | Joana Cotar (former Member of Parliament, AfD) & Lisa Dengler (Managing Director, Pforzheim Next); Moderation: Stefanie Wally (moderator) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Bad Mergentheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »A Well-Made pretzel Has Become Incredibly Rare«

Feb 17 | Bad Mergentheim | Evangelisches Gemeindehaus | Fritz Kuhn (former politician, Alliance 90/The Greens) & Denis Scheck (literary critic); Moderation: Beatrice Faßbender (Baden-Württemberg Literature Days) | More about the participants

Full audio recording

Freiburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »**When Heimat Becomes Political, It Turns Sentimental**«

Full audio recording

Crailsheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»We Despised Heimat«**

12 Feb | Cinecity Cinema | Crailsheim | With: Sudabeh Mohafez (psycho-oncologist & writer) & Peter Unfried (journalist); Moderation: Christine Hofmann (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Heidenheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Where Voith’s Car Park Is, There Was A Cigar Factory«

11 Feb | City Library Heidenheim | With: Katharina Agüera (Voith spokesperson) & Patrick Findeis (writer); Moderation: Carolin Gasteiger (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Ulm, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Don’t Need A Country, I Want A Good Life«

10 Feb | Roxy | With: Michel Abdollahi (host) & Imran Ayata (author); Moderation: Mesale Tolu (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Göppingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Does Not Mean Finding Everything Great«**

9 Feb | Oberhofen Church | With: Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl (bishop of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg) & Dana von Suffrin (writer); Moderation: Jan Feddersen (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Weingarten, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»We Artists All Share the Same Heimat«**

6 Feb | Linse Cultural Centre | With: Dana Grigorcea (writer) & Kai Diekmann (journalist and entrepreneur); Moderation: Marie Eisenmann (literary scholar) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Konstanz, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »A Small Town Is the Worst Of Both Worlds«

5 Feb | K9 Cultural Centre | With: Daniel Grunenberg (musician) & Miku Sophie Kühmel (writer); Moderation: Jann-Luca Künßberg (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Friedrichshafen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is an Idealised Womb«**

4 Feb | Kulturcaserne | With: Theresia Walser (playwright) & Raimund Wilhelmi (entrepreneur); Moderation: Johannes Bruggaier (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Sigmaringen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is Where I Feel Good«**

3 Feb | Laiz Shooting Club | With: Carolin Callies (poet) & Reinhard Mangold (president of the Württemberg Shooting Association and works council member at Weleda/Schwäbisch Gmünd); Moderation: Anna Koktsidou (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»A Heimat For Everyone Would Be No Heimat«**

2 Feb | Adult Education Centre Schwäbisch Gmünd | With: Dilek Güngör (writer) & Richard Arnold (mayor); Moderation: Tim Schleider (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Lörrach, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»I Used To Think: Heimat Is Where Heidi Is«**

1 Feb | Theater Tempus fugit | In cooperation with the Narrengilde Lörrach | With: Doris Akrap (journalist) & Julia Ruhs (journalist); Moderation: Matthias Zeller (journalist, host) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Offenburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»There Is No Heimat Without Fear Of Losing Heimat«**

30 Jan | Der Salmen | With: Annette Müller (theatre maker) & Feridun Zaimoglu (writer); Moderation: Charlotte Schönberger (journalist) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

Heidelberg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is the Opposite Of Loneliness«**

26. Jan | Nationaltheater Mannheim | With: Ijoma Mangold (author, board member of PEN Berlin) & Francesca Melandri (Writer); Moderation: Klaus Welzel (Journalist) | More about the participants

Audio-Mitschnitt (complete)

Mannheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Fight For My Country«

26 Jan | Nationaltheater Mannheim | With: Thea Dorn (writer, spokesperson of PEN Berlin) & Michel Friedman (public intellectual); Moderation: Stefan Siller (journalist, presenter) | More about the participants

Audio recording (complete)

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Series of talks about Heimat Is this still|already my country?

Baden-Wuerttemberg, Let’s Talk About Heimat

Stuttgart, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »The True Heimat Is the One You Are Shamed Of«

Esslingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »The Longing For Familiarity Is Being Exploited«

Karlsruhe, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Heimat Is a Privilege«

Tübingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Home Is a Cause Of Wars«

Villingen-Schwenningen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »As A Woman, Heimat Does Not Mean Safety To Me«

Calw, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Know How Threatening the Smell Of Bratwurst Can Be«

Pforzheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »People Are Becoming Alienated From Heimat«

Bad Mergentheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »A Well-Made pretzel Has Become Incredibly Rare«

Freiburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »When Heimat Becomes Political, It Turns Sentimental«

Crailsheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »We Despised Heimat«

Heidenheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Where Voith’s Car Park Is, There Was A Cigar Factory«

Ulm, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Don’t Need A Country, I Want A Good Life«

Göppingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Heimat Does Not Mean Finding Everything Great«

Weingarten, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »We Artists All Share the Same Heimat«

Konstanz, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »A Small Town Is the Worst Of Both Worlds«

Friedrichshafen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Heimat Is an Idealised Womb«

Sigmaringen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Heimat Is Where I Feel Good«

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »A Heimat For Everyone Would Be No Heimat«

Lörrach, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Used To Think: Heimat Is Where Heidi Is«

Offenburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »There Is No Heimat Without Fear Of Losing Heimat«

Heidelberg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »Heimat Is the Opposite Of Loneliness«

Mannheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »I Fight For My Country«

Series of talks about Heimat
Is this still|already my country?

Stuttgart, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»The True Heimat Is the One You Are Shamed Of«**

Karlsruhe, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is a Privilege«**

Villingen-Schwenningen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»As A Woman, Heimat Does Not Mean Safety To Me«**

Freiburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: »**When Heimat Becomes Political, It Turns Sentimental**«

Crailsheim, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»We Despised Heimat«**

Göppingen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Does Not Mean Finding Everything Great«**

Weingarten, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»We Artists All Share the Same Heimat«**

Friedrichshafen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is an Idealised Womb«**

Sigmaringen, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is Where I Feel Good«**

Schwäbisch Gmünd, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»A Heimat For Everyone Would Be No Heimat«**

Lörrach, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»I Used To Think: Heimat Is Where Heidi Is«**

Offenburg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»There Is No Heimat Without Fear Of Losing Heimat«**

Heidelberg, Let’s Talk About Heimat: **»Heimat Is the Opposite Of Loneliness«**