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Fifty years after her death, the work of German-American philosopher and author Hannah Arendt remains strikingly relevant. In the face of today’s complex challenges, her work compels to revisit fundamental questions of freedom, responsibility, and judgment. In this dossier we approach Arendt’s life and work in a nuanced and insightful way and invite you to reflect on them in a contemporary context: What does it mean today to think and act in the spirit of Hannah Arendt?

The Goethe-Institut's free streaming service: Discover a collection of German films, carefully curated by our film experts. Make yourself comfortable and let the show begin!

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Fifty years after her death, the work of German-American philosopher and author Hannah Arendt remains strikingly relevant. In the face of today’s complex challenges, her work compels to revisit fundamental questions of freedom, responsibility, and judgment. 

Reading Group | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6 pm | Goethe-Institut Chicago

Welcome to book*ish, the reading group for contemporary German graphic novels of the Goethe-Institut Chicago! Practice your German while exploring each book’s themes and artistic style. Open to all levels, from beginners to fluent speakers.

The next session features Anna by Mia Oberländer, an audacious debut that reimagines the struggles of being “too big” for a narrow-minded world. Set in the German countryside, this witty, visually inventive tale follows generations of women who turn their difference into strength.

The discussion will be held in hybrid format—in person and via Zoom. Virtual participants will receive login details one week before the event.

Come discover the art of zine creation during a workshop at the Goethe-Institut Montreal!

Multidisciplinary artist Mélina Lopez-Racine will teach you how to create different zine formats and share her tips to help you complete your project.

We provide all the materials, including some German magazines to create collages.

What to do when inner values and outer reality can no longer be reconciled? Ignore, despair, laugh at, protest? Gegenüber sheds light on the power of creativity and forms of resistance — and asks: When is the right moment to change the world? A transatlantic journey through society, history, and resistance.

When "easy reading texts" are too easy: For learners of German from levels B2 and C1, we recommend e-books from our digital library, the Onleihe.

Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). More than 23,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe. 

The rules of the language, the origin of new vocabulary and the latest, most important changes in the use of the language - these and other exciting topics are the focus of our column about the German language.