Michal Hvorecký - Dissident – A Passionate Appeal Against the Shift to the Right in Europe

Description

On December 10, 1989, Michal Hvorecký enters the 'free world' for the first time. Decades later, he faces a prison sentence for criticizing the culture minister of his homeland, the Slovak Republic. With a keen sense of societal cracks, Hvorecký weaves his personal experiences with a sharp analysis of the present. He traces Europe's path from the fall of the Iron Curtain to the return of authoritarian ideologies – the euphoria of the Velvet Revolution, the hopeful start into a new Europe, and today: the fight against ultra-right cultural politics. A brave text about the fragility of democracy, the power of civil society, the new dissidents of the 21st century, and the necessity to oppose. And about the fact that our collective effort for democracy is urgently required. Michal Hvorecký, born in 1976, lives in Bratislava. He publishes among others in FAZ and ZEIT. In his homeland, he is engaged in protecting press freedom and against anti-democratic developments. His latest publication is Tahiti Utopia (2021). In the series And now?

Highlights

• Reading by Michal Hvorecký
• Addresses the shift to the right in Europe
• Venue: DAI Heidelberg

General Information

The reading by Michal Hvorecký takes place at DAI Heidelberg and addresses the challenges of democracy in Europe. Hvorecký links personal experiences with a critical analysis of the current political situation and the return of authoritarian ideologies.

Location

Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany

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