Albert Schweitzer, fragwürdig? ‒ taz Talk über Albert Schweitzer

In the organizer's words:

Albert Schweitzer was a cult figure in the post-national socialist era, an ethical pop star of the young Federal Republic of Germany. Thousands of schoolchildren wrote letters to the "jungle doctor", hundreds of streets were named after him, as were schools and kindergartens.

His legendary hospital "Lambarene" in Africa became a symbolically charged place of healing. The myth of "Lambarene" is a prime example of the search for a way to overcome the guilt of the Shoah.

A taz talk with:

🐾 Caroline Fetscher, formerly with Greenpeace and for a long time an editor at the Tagesspiegel, now a taz author, has worked intensively on this historical post-war figure. Her research, now published in two volumes, shows that the German veneration of Albert Schweitzer also included projections onto an imaginary Africa - in order to stage themselves as global good citizens with a charitable consciousness.

🐾JanFeddersen moderates the talk. He is taz editor for special assignments and curator of the taz lab and taz Talks.

Price information:

Free admission, we appreciate donations for taz zahl ich ----------------------------------------------- Seat reservation required Participation is only possible with a pre-booked ticket. We therefore ask you to register via the ticket portal below. Seating is limited, admission is free. The canteen event will be streamed live on YouTube.