W. Benjamin walks and writes in bed through Berlin

W. Benjamin walks and writes in bed through Berlin

What do alterantive - critical and creative - ways of public remembrance in urban spaces involve? In this presentation I discuss the methodological framework that we developed for the W. Benjamin walks and writes in bed through Berlin project, for which we explored three themes (disorientation, barbarism of public remembrance, anti-authoritarian spaces) and three different dramaturgical approaches (acoustic kaleidoscope, brushing history against the grain, montage) for three specific places in Berlin (Magdeburger Platz, Prinzregentenstraße 66, Walter Benjamin Platz).

Date

12-14 May 2025

Language

English and German

Author

Günter Gassner

Keywords

Critical Theory

Benjamin

Aesthetics

Commodification

Heritage

© 2026 Günter Gassner
© 2026 Günter Gassner