Selected Presentations & Appearances
Matti Geschonneck's documentary drama "Die Wannseekonferenz" (2022) commemorates the 80th anniversary of the historic event. Though the film has received wide acclaim and international recognition, I examined how it balances documentary accuracy with fictional elements, raising questions about its influence on collective memory.
The presentation examines Hedda Zinner's drama in the context of antifascism, socialist ideology, and Jewish identity in her "Ravensbrücker Ballade" (1961). The analysis sheds light on the tensions and challenges faced by Jewish intellectuals and dramatists in the German Democratic Republic, thereby contributing to an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts that shaped socialist drama in the postwar period.