Christina Morina: Das amerikanische Beben

In the organizer's words:

Experiences and consequences for German democracy: the author in conversation with Alexandra Eul

Historian Christina Morina lived with her family for a year in 2024 and 2025 as a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York.

She experienced first-hand the fatal comeback of Donald Trump and the devastating consequences for American democracy, which are also reflected in people's everyday lives. She had come to America to research and teach the history of democracy. And suddenly she witnessed the large-scale attempt to destroy it.

In her book, she describes in a very personal way how Trump's attack has shaken democracy to its core. At the same time, she places the current events in a wider context: what distinguishes the German experience of democracy from that of the Americans? How can a democratic order be protected against anti-democratic attacks? And what lessons can be learned from the American earthquake for democracy in Germany?

Christina Morina was born in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1976 and spent her childhood in the GDR. She studied history, political science and journalism at the University of Leipzig and Ohio University and completed her doctorate at the University of Maryland. She is a professor of contemporary history at Bielefeld University.

Alexandra Eul studied theater, film and television studies, psychology and politics in Cologne and Barcelona and trained as a journalist at the Hamburg Media School. She was an editor at the Kölner Stadtanzeiger, Emma and DLF Nachrichten. She now works as a freelance author and radio journalist.

Price information:

Admission costs 8 euros, concessions 6 euros, 4 euros with a disabled pass. Tickets are available in advance from kölnticket. Remaining tickets may be available at the Box Office.