Reading / Talk
German Voices: Carolin Emcke at the Sydney Opera House

Celebrated German Author of "How We Desire" in conversation with Fenella Kernebone

Sun, 10.03.2019
5:00 PM - 18:00 Sydney Opera House

Carolin Emcke is one of the outstanding personalities of the German literature scene. She studied philosophy, politics and history in London, Frankfurt and at Harvard. From 1998 to 2013 she reported from war and crisis zones including Kosovo, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Gaza and Haiti. She has written a number of books, and in 2016 she received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.

„How We Desire“, Carolin Emcke’s first book to be translated into English, explores the way norms restrict us and gently criticises our attachments to clear and defined lines. Her personal story encompasses playground conformity, encountering unruly desire as a lesbian and finding an unlikely sexual freedom in warzones and foreign cultures.

Most importantly, she asks if we can imagine a future beyond the existing norms of erotic connection. And how can we broaden the possibilities of a heterosexist society to become truly free?

This event is part of the series German Voices: Carolin Emcke in Australia.