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Cultures of Equality

We stand up for equality in the cultural realm by providing a forum for underrepresented groups in the arts community to make themselves heard. We support exceptional artists from all walks of life, whatever their origins or identity, so that art and culture will be viewed as realms that are open to all, to be used by anyone and everyone to explore and celebrate their own creativity.

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Regarding Decoloniality and the Afterlife of Cultural Heritage Objects
 Lives of Objects

In recent years, ongoing debates about the restitution of cultural heritage objects that were stolen within various colonial contexts have gained momentum in tandem with a general awareness about the prevalence of various social injustices throughout society. While these discussions have primarily involved scholars, academics and museum professionals, artists, activists, and community members have also played an important role in reconfiguring and complicating the discourse around decoloniality, restitution, and reparations.

Three portrait photographs © Regentaucher / King's College London / Manuel Vasquez

#GAL
Goethe Annual Lecture

In the tradition of our previous series, the Brady Lecture, the Goethe Annual Lecture invites acclaimed speakers to share their perspectives on the themes that we explore through our cultural work, and on the most pressing issues that societies are facing in the United Kingdom, Germany and worldwide. 
 

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Art and Technology
Goethe-Institut x Somerset House Studios Residency

Goethe-Institut London, Somerset House Studios and CTM Festival have established an international artist residency programme to support Germany-based artists working at the intersection of music, art and technology for a period of three months. 

Frances Morris, Milota Sidorova, Khadija El Bennaoui, Juliette Duret, Alisa Prudnikova © Ana de Matos / Goethe-Institut

#WomenInCulture - Women in Leadership
 Women Working in Culture Network

Listen to women in leadership positions, see how they are more and more shaping arts and culture, and follow the discussion topics of this international networking format.

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Podcast
 Talking Culture

Talking Culture is a platform for thought-provoking discussions about the future of Europe, the UK, and the world. Through fascinating interviews with thinkers and doers in the arts and culture sector, this show investigates how creative fields are emerging from the tumultuous present into the future. From the Goethe-Institut London, this is a podcast about the critical role and value that arts and culture have in our societies.

Newsletter about current cultural events

All our events in the visual arts, film, literature, music, dance and theatre!

Language Is Emancipation

In "Word! The Language Column", Goethe Annual Lecture speaker 2020 Sharon Dodua Otoo devotes her contributions to grammar – as an ode to language and as an opportunity to speak up and change people's minds.

Illustration: Exclamation mark in a purple speech bubble © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Punctuation

​In terms of their actual extent and distribution in the sentence structure, they are the very smallest units: the punctuation marks. But even a tiny comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence.

Illustration: A hand points to three dots © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Prepositions

“From”, “at”, “since” or “around” – prepositions like these help us to locate things. They point us in the right direction – in time or place, for example. But it is not always as simple as it seems.

Illustration: several small coloured elements - yellow note, red circle with black cross, purple bar horizontal, blue bar vertical, white-red tablet © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Pronouns

What is the relationship of German pronouns to gender-equal language? Sharon Dodua Otoo looks at the problem from the perspective of several languages – and has a suggestion.

Illustration: red jagged speech bubble containing three coloured circles © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Prefixes

They are inconspicuous and usually very short – but they can have a great effect: In the German language, prefixes sometimes succeed in completely changing the meaning of a word. If you read carefully, you can make surprising discoveries.

Illustration: open mouth under a disc with a cross above it; to the right an arm with a finger pointing upwards © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Nouns

What is the special perfidy of nouns? They can deceive us by showing us a state of reality that is perhaps quite different. And in doing so, they can even cause great harm. 

Illustration: two speech bubbles above a book © Goethe-Institut e. V./Illustration: Tobias Schrank

Word! The Language Column
 Grammar

In her first contribution, our new columnist Sharon Dodua Otoo looks at verbs and their emancipatory effect.

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Working Towards Equality

Gender, disability, ethnicity, age and sexuality are always important factors in our work. We discuss these issues from the perspective of our international community – on our website and social media and in our programmes!

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Deutschland #noFilter: Frankly ... Berlin
 Pop Feminism: Greetings from the Other Side of Self-Empowerment

Do Beyoncé and Netflix feminism really liberate us? And if so, who is this “us”? Our Berlin columnist Margarita Tsomou has written a feminist manifesto in the seclusion of the lockdown. Because everything is closed outside, she takes us into her world of thoughts today

Illustration: "Girls rock" lettering in comic style, a hand extending thumb, index finger and little finger Photo: irina_levitskaya © fotolia.com

Feminism Today - The Five Most Important Questions

What are the vital issues that women and feminists in Germany today consider to be of burning importance, what are they concerned about? And what else is there still to do? This is a showcase of people who are involved in the field of culture and who are dealing with the hottest feminist issues and debates of the moment.


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