#BritLitBerlin 2019: “Cities in Contemporary UK Literature”

11. February 2019GuestEvents, News#BritLitBerlin, awareness, city, creative space, imagined spaces, Liz Berry, Michael Symmons Roberts, Niall Campbell, Olivia Laing, poetry, Robin Robertson, Susan Barker, Young Identity Group

Our guest authors Sonya Permiakova attended this year’s #BritLitBerlin conference about “Cities in Contemporary UK Literature” and shares some of her impressions with us. The programme of this year’s British Culture Literature Seminar was brought together by award-winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts – and it was due to his effort […] Read more

Storytelling and Political Activism: “Refugee Tales” and its Call to End Indefinite Immigration Detention in the UK

5. November 2018GuestInitiative, News, Students' Cornerawareness, migration, perspectives, reflection, Refugee Tales, representation, storytelling, take action

Our guest author Jana Wiggenhauser writes about the Refugee Tales project, questions of representation and agency, the power of storytelling, and what might happen if people actually listen and take action. “Maybe the real story begins here in this office, before you press record and we look in the mirror […] Read more