In times of heated information dissemination and opinion-forming, the question arises as to whether other methods of “news” formats are needed to keep attention on topics of long-term explosiveness. Public debates about flight and migration in particular show that these topics are both highly polarizing and important “focal points” of remembrance culture and contemporary history. They also often provide an anchor for long-term civic commitment. How can (auto)biographical narratives help to bear witness to reality and reach a broad public? How can we prevent tragedies from becoming the object of sensationalism? Can we do justice to individuals and are biographical approaches a legitimate means of providing information?

Yirgalem Fiseha Mebrahtu
Eritrean journalist, poet and human rights activist, “Ich bin am Leben – Gedichte” (poems), Munich
Grażyna Jurewicz
Research Fellow at Martin Buber professorship for Jewish philosophy of religion and at the Buber-Rosenzweig Institute, Goethe University, Frankfurt a. M.

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Magdalena Modler-El Abdaoui
Management Haus der Begegenung, Innsbruck