"The East has no future as long as it is only understood as an origin."
What does it mean to have an Eastern identity imposed on you? An identity that is held responsible for the growing social divide? To which attributes such as populism, a lack of understanding of democracy, racism, conspiracy myths and poverty are ascribed? In his eye-opening book, Dirk Oschmann shows that more than thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the West still defines itself as the norm and the East as a deviation. Our media, politics, economy and science are dominated by West German perspectives. Oschmann takes a pointed look at how this othering harms our society and initiates an overdue debate.
The event will be moderated by Torsten Koplin (Member of Parliament for DIE LINKE)
Tickets will go on sale for €10.00 from 02.05.2024 at Treff Punkt Links, Pfaffenstr. 9, 17033 Neubrandenburg during opening hours.
The event is organized by Treff Punkt Links and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
