To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of philosopher and political thinker Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), the Goethe-Institut Indonesia, together with various partners, is organizing a series of programme from May to December 2025. Various activities such as film screenings, discussions, lectures in Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung, and online will take place within the framework of the remembrance events. Several scholars, artists, and activists from Indonesia and beyond will gather to explore the relevance of Arendt's thoughts in the contemporary context, with a focus on philosophy, politics, social studies, and cultural studies.
What does it mean to think? Where are we when we are thinking? Can the act of thinking itself become a condition that helps us refrain from doing evil or even moves us to resist it?
How was Hannah Arendt—through the influence of Immanuel Kant—able to articulate an alternative conception of the political that speaks to the challenges of our age? Let us examine this together with Dr. Fitzerald K. Sitorus and Maulida Sri Handayani.
Let's watch the film Hannah Arendt (Margarethe von Trotta, 2012) and discuss cinema as a medium for empathetic action with Ikhaputri Widiantini and Nada Salsabila.
