At present, the public sphere as a space for discourse seems to be in a bad state, according to the starting point of the 53rd Römerberg Talks. While one side wants to ban dissenting opinions from the public sphere as unacceptable, the other side perceives them as a culture of debate and as a development process for a society that is becoming fairer. But who is right and is it really a question of what is still allowed? Between wokeness and cancel culture, where is the space for a constructive struggle for the best solutions to the pressing problems of the present for everyone?
This is the question posed by the 53rd Römerberg Talks under the title “No discussion! The public sphere as a prohibition zone”. It will take place in collaboration with the “Normative Orders” research center on 17 June from 10 a.m. in the Chagallsaal at Schauspiel Frankfurt. Admission is free.
Speakers include the literary scholar Adrian Daub, the legal philosopher Uwe Volkmann, the philosopher and former Minister of State Julian Nida-Rümelin, the theater director Simone Dede Ayivi and others. The event will be moderated by Hadija Haruna-Oelker and Alf Mentzer.
