Ulrike Sterblich is an author. She comes from and lives in Berlin. She studied political science and from 2004 to 2011 she hosted the Berlin Bunny Lectures. Her memoir »Die halbe Stadt, die es nicht mehr gibt« was published in 2012. Ulrike Sterblich published her debut novel »The German Girl«
Tobias Singelnstein, born 1977 in Berlin, is a lawyer and author. He studied law with a specialization in criminology, juvenile criminal law, and penal system at the Free University of Berlin. From 2017 to 2022, he was Professor of Criminology at Ruhr University Bochum and then moved to the Department
Caroline Wahl, born in Mainz in 1995, is an author. She studied German language and literature in Tübingen and German literature in Berlin before working for various publishing houses. Her debut novel »22 Bahnen« (tr: 22 Lengths) was published in 2023, for which she was awarded the Ulla Hahn Author
Niclas Seydack, born in Bad Schwartau in 1990, is a journalist and author. He studied in Jena and Munich before attending the German School of Journalism in Munich (DJS). He works as a freelance reporter, mainly for »Die ZEIT«, »SPIEGEL« and the »Süddeutsche Zeitung« magazine. In 2023, he was awarded
Rainald Manthe, born 1987 in Berlin, is a freelance author, sociologist, and board member of the foundation Stiftung Bildung. He studied sociology in Duisburg-Essen, St. Petersburg, and Bielefeld and completed his doctorate in Chicago and Lucerne on the transnational meetings of social movements, the World Social Forums. He was the
Linda Teuteberg, born in Königs Wusterhausen in 1981, studied law in Potsdam and works as a lawyer and politician of the FDP. From 2009 until 2014 she was a member of the state parliament of Brandenburg. She has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017, where she is
Boris Palmer, born in 1972 in Waiblingen, is a politician and Mayor of Tübingen. He studied mathematics and history in Tübingen and Sydney and was a member of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen from 2001-2007. In 2006, he was elected Mayor of Tübingen for the first time
Katharina Barley, born in Cologne in 1968, is a German politician and lawyer. She joined the SPD in 1994 and has been a member of the party executive since 2021. Barley was a member of the German Bundestag from 2013-2019 and held the office of Federal Minister for Family Affairs,
Aleida Assmann, born in Bethel, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1947, is Professor Emeritus of English and Literary Studies at the University of Konstanz, and whose work has focused on the history of memory. She has received numerous awards, including the A. H. Heineken Prize for History (2014), the Balzan Prize,
Ofer Waldman, born in Jerusalem in 1979, first came to Germany in 1999 as a musician with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Following his international career as a musician, he completed his Ph.D. in history and German Literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Free University of Berlin. Waldman
Claudia Major, born 1976 in Berlin, has been a member of the Advisory Board to the Federal Foreign Office for Civilian Crisis Prevention since 2010. She is also a Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), whose areas of interest are the Common Security and
Olga Bubich, born in Minsk in 1980, is an essayist, photographer and curator from Belarus. In 2021, she published »The Art of (Not) Forgetting« – a photobook exploring the elusive nature of memories formation. The project has eventually developed into a series of events: exhibitions, talks and memory workshops Olga
