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Black and white thinking (Issue II/2022)
When today's conversations about history turn political, they can stray into virtue signalling territory. That gets in the way of genuine and democratic debate.
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If there’s one topic that unites both Russia's opposition activists and the supporters of the state, it’s the debate about cancel culture and what some Russians call “new ethics”.
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All over the world, language is changing. Gender politics are a big talking point and in order to name new non-binary and other gender identities, all sorts of linguistic experiments are being undertaken. These include returning to historical forms and creating completely new variants. Some examples:
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Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation.
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The basis of white supremacy is a way of thinking, one that says the colour of one's skin makes one human being better or worse than other human beings. Even as a successful professional, the author was unable to escape it.
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Discrimination, hate crime, equality: Where was progress seen over the past years and what more needs to be done?
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How to write about things you haven’t experienced yourself.
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Threatened from all sides, the young author Lale Gül is paying a high price for her self-determination
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Many voices are still not to be found in the mainstream media. Journalist Karen Attiah discusses how debates around cancel culture are accelerating our debates around diversity. A conversation
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How can social media guarantee that their digital spaces are democratic? A proposal.
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For a long time, diversity was not an issue in many literary publishing houses. Suddenly everyone wants diversity. About an industry in transition
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With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred
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Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation
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From a Somalian childhood to reading books in Paris and writing in Germany: On why I had to learn a foreign language to express myself freely.
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What “Safe Spaces” mean for people who face discrimination - and how we can make them obsolete.
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A new generation of cultural workers is adapting to ideological norms. This spells the end of creativity.
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