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Priya Basil: Locked In and Out

Priya Basil

Locked In and Out

With a foreword by Hartmut Dorgerloh

Softcover, 48 pages

Date of publication: 30.04.2025

DE

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 for 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?“

 

Series Objects Talk Back published by Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss“

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Priya Basil

Priya Basil

Priya Basil is a writer and curator. Her published work includes novels, non-fiction, essays, plays and short stories. In her book, Be My Guest, she combines her Indian-Kenyan-British-German heritage with philosophy, food and politics to make a passionate plea for hospitality in its broadest sense. She is co-founder and board member of WIR MACHEN DAS, an NGO that works with refugees and migrants for a more inclusive society. She is also on the advisory board of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
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