Wie Politik unseren Alltag prägt - und unser Alltag die Politik verändert

In the organizer's words:

Our present day is characterized by conflicts in the political and social sphere, which have a deep impact on families and circles of friends. Conflicts in the private sphere often seem to act as a catalyst and exacerbate tensions in society. At the same time, there is a reciprocal dynamic between targeted influence by various actors and the individual perception of "truths".

Who is actually influencing whom today? And how consciously do we still perceive this influence? What role do the media and politics play in this, but also our immediate environment such as family, friends and communities?

Last but not least, the question arises as to what role culture, literature and public spaces such as libraries can or must play in making these tensions productively visible and creating spaces for exchange and negotiation.

Dmitrij Kapitelman:Born in Kyiv in 1986, he came to Germany with his family as a "contingent refugee" at the age of eight. He studied political science and sociology at the University of Leipzig and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. Today he works as a freelance journalist. His first, successful book "Das Lächeln meines unsichtbaren Vaters" (The Smile of My Invisible Father) was published in 2016, for which he was awarded the Klaus-Michael-Kühne Prize (debut prize of the Harbour Front Literature Festival). This was followed in 2021 by "Eine Formalie in Kiew", for which he received the Ravensburger Verlag Foundation's Family Novel Book Prize. His book "Russian Specialties" was longlisted for the German Book Prize in 2025.

Dr. Carsten Brosda: Senator for Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg since 2017. He studied journalism and politics at the University of Dortmund, received his doctorate on the subject of "Discursive Journalism" and regularly publishes on socio-political topics; his most recent book was "Mehr Zuversicht wagen" (2023). He has also been President of the German Stage Association since 2020."

Britta Hilpert (presenter): In 1992, alongside her studies at King's College London, she completed an internship at ZDF in the London studio, followed by another internship at ZDF's Brussels studio in 1993. She then worked there for two years as a freelance editor. In 1995, she moved to ZDF headquarters in Mainz, initially for a year as a reporter on the business magazine "WISO", then to "heute journal". In 1997, she moved to the ZDF regional studio in Hesse. From 1998 to 2000, she was head of the ZDF Saarland regional studio in Saarbrücken. She then worked as a correspondent in the ZDF Brussels studio from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 she was head of the ZDF Moscow studio. In 2005, she was awarded the Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Prize for Television Journalism (sponsorship award). From January 2009 to December 2017, she was head of the ZDF Brandenburg regional studio in Potsdam. In 2014, she also worked as a reporter on the Maidan in Kyiv. From January 2018 to October 2024, she headed the ZDF studio in Vienna. Since October 2024, she has been head of the ZDF regional studio in Hamburg.

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