Culture and Society

300 Years of Immanuel Kant

On the 300th anniversary of his birth, Immanuel Kant will be celebrated in 2024 as a revolutionary thinker and one of the most prominent philosophers of the Enlightenment. But at the same time, his philosophical cosmos and persona will also be under critical scrutiny.

Interculturality

Step inside: “Umsonstladen Greifswald” – the Greifswald for-free shop.

For-free Shops
It’s a Gift!

“For free” and “shop” – is that a contradiction in terms? Not in Germany’s 25 or so for-free shops: they offer second-hand shopping at zero cost. The reality is colourful, democratic and highly sustainable.

Illustration: A goalkeeper is diving for a ball; speech bubble with the inscription: “Playing equipment“

Word! The Language Column
The Freckly is Round

No language is as ornate as that of sports, as you can tell from the panoply of colourful football phrases used in different countries around the world.

Frankly ... integrated
Studying with an Immigration Background

What influence does an immigrant background have on education and educational opportunities in Germany? Sineb El Masrar writes about the decisive factors in getting students from immigrant families through school – and into university.

Muslims in Germany

The Goethe-Institut Indonesien compiles essays, interviews and photo stories on its website, which give the viewer an insight into the daily life of German Muslims. How do Muslims practice their religion in Germany?

Postcolonial Perspectives from the Global South

The public forum “Postcolonial Perspectives from the Global South” brought together curators, sociologists and historians from South America, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. They explored the various trajectories of modernity as understood and experienced from a range of philosophical, cultural, and historical perspectives.

Feminism

Self-portrait of Inji Aflatoun in prison, 1961.

Forgotten Voices
Seven Feminists You Should Know

We all know Judith Butler and Beyoncé. But most of us have never heard of many of the women who fought for equality throughout history. Seven women you should know.

Graffiti on house wall, woman as superhero with balloon "I can Vote", Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Feminism Today – The Five Most Important Questions

What are the vital issues that women and feminists in Germany today consider to be of burning importance, what are they concerned about? And what else is there still to do? This is a showcase of people who are involved in the field of culture and who are dealing with the hottest feminist issues and debates of the moment.

Cultural Politics

War
War, Poetry and Valor: An Ode to Odessa

And lines like these live in memory, as deathless poems and places do.

President's visit
German Federal President Steinmeier Visits Indonesia

From 15 to 17 June 2022, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Indonesia in the framework of an official visit on the occasion of 70 years of German-Indonesian diplomatic relations.

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