FERNGESPRÄCH mit Mascha Unterlehberg und Miedya Mahmod

When anger becomes language and friendship becomes a weapon against the feeling of powerlessness: Mascha Unterlehberg's debut novel "When We Smile" tells the story of two girls who form a tender and radical alliance against a world in which control is just an illusion. A powerful book about youthful rebellion, female self-empowerment and the dangerous terrain between closeness and violence. Mascha Unterlehberg grew up in Mülheim, now lives in Leipzig and has worked at various theaters in Germany and Switzerland.

At her side: poet and spoken word performer Miedya Mahmod from Bochum. With a special feel for sound, rhythm and linguistic imagery, Mahmod taps into themes such as the body and illness, multilingualism, loss of language and growing up in and speaking from various (da)spaces. As part of collectives such as parallelgesellschaft, Aufruhrgebiet or the Lytter-Zine, dey works to create new spaces for marginalized forms of literature and overlooked voices. Mahmod has already received several awards, including the Ruhr Literature Prize.

The evening will be hosted by Marvin Kleinemeier aka Bob Sala - known for his podcast "Im Radio das Meer".

A FERNGESPRÄCH about belonging, language and the right to be heard.

Moderation: Marvin Kleinemeier

Organizer: Cultural Office of the City of Hagen

Cooperation partners: literaturgebiet.ruhr, Pelmke Cultural Center

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