The revival of the Ruhr Valley. Writers-in-residence Nora Bossong, Per Leo and Wolfram Eilenberger on a region reinventing itself
Where coal mines, blast furnaces and workers’ housing estates once provided subject matter for investigative reporting features, the current structural transformation of the Ruhr region is more likely to inspire contemplation. With the “Metropolenschreiber” program, the foundation Brost Stiftung invites outstanding authors to be writers-in-residence in the region. The poet, novelist and keenly observant essayist Nora Bossong currently holds this title. Her most recent book was “Die Geschmeidigen”, a book about the socio-political environment and challenges facing her generation in their late 30s and 40s. She explores the Ruhr and meets historian Per Leo, a previous Metropolenschreiber, who described his experiences in the book “Noch nicht mehr: Die Zeit des Ruhrgebiets”. Our guide this evening will be philosopher and author Wolfram Eilenberger (“Das Ruhrgebiet. Versuch einer Liebeserklärung”), who is convinced there is no post-industrial Ruhr region. Per Leo takes an opposing view, arguing the region is a laboratory of historical culture “from below”, which reinvented itself at the moment when it was in decline.
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Date:
Sunday
22. October 2023
19:30 -
Pre Pre sale price (fees excluded) 16 € | 12 € erm.
Eve Evening fund price 22 € | 18 € erm.
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Halle 6
UNESCO-Welterbe ZollvereinGelsenkirchener Straße 181
Parkplatz A1 und A2, Essen -
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- Wheelchair friendly + WC Available
- Assistance dogs welcome Available
