with Elke Buhr, Gregor Dotzauer, Georg Kasch, Ekkehard Knörer and Lea Schneider

In this roundtable talk, the only event of the conference in German language, five distinguished critics talked about the current state of criticism and cultural journalism in Germany. The topics addressed ranged from changes in the job market to the challenges raised by new practices of online criticism to the persistent homogeneity of the German feuilleton. With participants bringing experiences from writing about a wide variety of art forms – literature, film, theater, poetry, and art –, the discussion also tapped into the commonalities and differences between these art forms and their reception. The discussion was moderated by writer and poet Nadja Küchenmeister.