Globe21 Festival starts in the second week - City of Leipzig

As part of the Globe21 science festival, scientists discuss this week about the compatibility of democracy and digitization, the cooperation of German and African scientists, the student life in the Cold War, current protests in Iraq and Lebanon and the legacy of Arab Spring, especially the role of Arabic women during and after the wave of protest.

an overview

Tuesday, June 15, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.: "We are immersed in the digital world, without reflection, without consultation, as if it were a matter of course," says the French philosopher Barbara Stiegler. In the Globe | Dialog She tells whether digitization is compatible with democratization. The event is moderated by journalist Marion Messina.

with the Institut Français in French with German simultaneous translation

Wednesday, June 16 from 12:00 p.m. Studies “14 scientists from Europe and Africa talk about the African sciences as they want and how they actually are.

The pilot sequence for "African Studies Utopia" is multilingual - always in the national language - with German or English subtitles .

Thursday, June 17, 5 to 6.30 p.m.: A current photo exhibition in the GDR Museum in Berlin tells the history of Arabic students in the Eastern Bloc-especially the GDR. A film tour through the exhibition gives an overview of the exhibition. This is then deepened in a conversation with the curators, researchers and a contemporary witness.

Thursday, June 17, 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.: In a panel discussion of lecture series "Arabic spring 10 years Later. "Protest cycles in the Middle East and North Africa in Context" is about the current protests in Iraq and Lebanon.

An event of the Giga Institute for Middle East Studies, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the University of Hamburg and the Academy in the exile of the Free University of Berlin.

Friday, June 18, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: In cooperation with Arte, we show three shorter documentaries for the legacy of the Arab Spring, in particular on the role of women during and after the transnational waves of protest. This is followed by a film discussion with experts on the documentary films shown. In addition to ARTE, the event is organized by the Giga Institute Middle East Studies, Crossarea EV and the Mecam Rencontre Ibn Khaldun.

additional information

All information about the festival: www.globe-festival.de