Berlin Dispatch: Ghosts
In his third column, Alexander Schnickmann is ghosted by his landlord, and searches for an end to the haunting
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Bait and Switch
Painting, censorship, and the legacy of Joe Chialo, Berlin’s Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion
Structures That Must Be Separated
Responding to Towards a Non-Carceral Anti-Antisemitism The concept of “carceral anti-antisemitism” appears
About a Poster
How an image of a far-right TV host ignited an antisemitism controversy in France
Germany is Not Your Friend
The Berlinale’s reputation as a political film festival gets put to the test
From Auschwitz to Skyscrapers
How a group of Jewish concentration camp survivors became pimps, drug dealers, and criminals in postwar Frankfurt
Towards a Non-Carceral Anti-Antisemitism
Why repressive measures fail to combat antisemitism – and what strategies work better
Berlin Dispatch: Quiet
In the second dispatch, Alexander Schnickmann searches for silence amid the rhythms of the city
If You Don’t Want to Talk About Racism, Keep Your Mouth Shut
Unwinding the myth of German democracy
Berlin Dispatch: January
In his first dispatch, deep in Berlin winter, Alexander Schnickmann begins on the dating app Grindr and ends up with friendship.
The Conditions for Inner Exile
Emily Dische-Becker on the Berlin Senate’s proposed budget cuts to the cultural sector
This World Is Not My Home
A child of American missionaries in Germany searches for home between heaven and earth
Facing Ourselves
Sarah Schulman discusses what contemporary protest movements can learn from the history of AIDS activism
