5th Academy Discussions [and …]
"Heimat" today
Academy Discussions
What does "Heimat" mean in Europe in the 21st century? The idea is fervently appropriated and rejected, and regularly defended and idealised. With its multiple nuances of meaning, the German word “Heimat” can hardly be defined precisely, let alone translated directly into other European languages. How resilient is this “grand word” in our globalised present, in times of flight, expulsion and migration?
With Gila Lustiger, Terézia Mora, Jeanine Meerapfel, Edgar Reitz et al. Presenter: Almut Möller. Video extracts from the artists’ works are being shown.