Christoph Bartmann »Attacke von rechts. Der neue Kampf um die Kultur«

February 12, 2026 / 7.30 pm / Literature Café

Culture? Museums, theaters and libraries are apparently not the places from which society can be shaped. Those who want to make a name for themselves in politics are trying their hand in other fields. Right-wing populist parties see their opportunity in this indifference. For them, culture is the battleground on which they can push through their anti-modern, nationalist and homophobic ideas. In Poland, Austria and the USA, this is already a frightening part of everyday life. Christoph Bartmann sounds the alarm: "If the liberal center does not take this danger seriously, the right will have an easy game. It is not yet too late to develop strategies against their culture war. (Hanser 2026)

Christoph Bartmann, born in 1955, studied German language and literature and history. He worked at the Goethe-Institut until 2021, including as head of the institutes in Copenhagen, New York and Warsaw. Since then, he has lived in Hamburg as a freelance author and critic. His books published by Hanser include "Leben im Büro" (2012) and "Die Rückkehr der Diener" (2016). Together with Berthold Franke, he has been running the cultural podcast "Die2plus" since 2025.

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