Une réflexion sur la reconstruction du Palais de Berlin et son utilisation contradictoire en tant que musée ethnologique.
Having recently accepted German citizenship, writer and activist Priya Basil explores the Humboldt Forum from a deeply personal perspective. She delves into the question of what such a building, such a project, means for an understanding of the past and our sense of belonging in the present. This much disputed, contested, celebrated monument now exists—but what exactly does it monumentalize? “In German the word Schloss means a palace, and also a ‘lock.’ The central question: Can a lock also be a key?”
Priya Basil (née en 1977 à Londres) est une autrice et activiste politique britannique. Elle est cofondatrice d'Authors for Peace et initiatrice du mouvement Writers Against Mass Surveillance. Son œuvre est traduite dans plus d'une demi-douzaine de langues.
