“Niewiedervereinigung”
"100 Zwischenrufe zur deutschen Einheit"
A Reading with Paula Fürstenberg, moderated by Nhi Le
Regular: 5 euros
Reduced: 3 euros
You can buy tickets at the box office at the Humboldt Forum or online via the ticket shop.
Berlin Room, Room 5, First Floor
Doors open at 6 pm. The event starts at 6.30 pm. Recommended for ages 16 and over.
1h 30min
Our event series “Beyond Borders: Drawing, Breaking, Shifting” at BERLIN GLOBAL returns for its third edition.
This time, we invite you to a reading from “Niewiedervereinigung: 100 Interjections on German Reunification” with author Paula Fürstenberg.
What is it about?
Paula Fürstenberg reflects on German reunification from the perspective of a generation that grew up after the fall of the Wall. In the euphoria surrounding reunification, people were promised prosperity and a brighter future. Yet for many in eastern Germany, reality was shaped by unemployment, migration and far-right violence.
Drawing on her own biography, which begins during the so-called “baseball bat years”, Fürstenberg examines the blind spots in Germany’s dominant reunification narrative.
Her book views reunification not only as a democratic success story, but also as a turning point that coincided with the rise of a new nationalism and increasing far-right violence.
The event will be moderated by journalist and author Nhi Le. The event will take place in German.
Get to know the contributors
Her new book, “Niewiedervereinigung: 100 Zwischenrufe zur deutschen Einheit”, will be published in September 2026. She lives in Berlin and spends her summers in Brandenburg.
“Die ZEIT” named her one of the 100 most influential young East Germans, and in 2021 “Medium Magazin” included her in its “Top 30 under 30” list. To mark the 35th anniversary of German reunification, she delivered a widely noted commentary on the television news programme “Tagesthemen”.
Beyond Borders
The event is part of the series “Across Borders: Drawing, Tearing Down and Shifting”. Around the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, the series turns its focus to borders in the past and present — in society as well as in everyday life.
What’s coming up
Thursday, 12 November 2026, 6:30 pm
1989 as a Mandate: Missed Opportunities, New Perspectives
Discussion in cooperation with the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship (BAB)
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Mon + Wed – Sun | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm
Tue | closed
Last admission is at 5.30 pm
Directions
Schlossplatz
10178 Berlin
Contact
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