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Arts & Humanities

„Huch, alle tot?“ – Buddenbrooks einmal anders

Ob Tortentode oder Papageien in der Zahnarztpraxis: Thomas Manns „Buddenbrooks“ geben auch heute noch Rätsel auf. Wir haben mit vier Expertinnen aus dem Lübecker Buddenbrookhaus über verborgene Details rund um die hanseatische Kaufmannsfamilie gesprochen, die selbst eingefleischte Fans des Romans überraschen werden.

Arts & Humanities

26 Years a Slave: Juan Miranda’s Fight for Freedom in Colonial New York

The 1735 trial of printer John Peter Zenger is remembered as a foundational moment in the history of press freedom in colonial New York. Far less known is the case of Juan Miranda, the first enslaved man to take his enslaver to the colony’s Supreme Court to fight for his own freedom.

Academia & Publishing

20 Holiday Reads for the Intellectually Curious

As the holiday season begins its annual attempt to test the limits of human scheduling, many of us look for an excuse to enjoy a moment of peace and quiet. A good book remains one of the more permissible options.

Arts & Humanities

Beyond Individual Suffering: Mental Health and Intersectionality in Literature

Literature reveals mental health as a social issue, not just an individual one. By amplifying patients’ voices and exposing systemic inequalities, it helps us understand how culture, class and power shape our collective psychological wellbeing.

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