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Write your way through the nineties!
The participatory project builds on the widespread interest in autobiographical writing to open up new perspectives on life during the period of upheaval that followed 1989. To this end, writers and writing teachers are offering creative writing courses at various locations across eastern Germany.
A course for the creative documentation of experiences of upheaval
The 1990s were a time of upheaval and collapse that left its mark on every East German. The participatory project brings together contemporary witnesses, academics, and writers, and approaches the diverse experiences of upheaval through methods of autobiographical writing. In cooperation with public organisations and associations, writing courses are held in Saxony and Brandenburg in which interested individuals can learn about and try out various creative writing techniques. With literary formats, »Write your way through the nineties!« brings forth a special type of source for contemporary historical research. The resulting texts will be presented to the public in readings and pop-up exhibitions and archived for future research on the period of transformation.
The experimental project is being realised together with the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research (IRS) in Erkner. It is funded by the Leibniz Lab ‘Social Upheavals and Transformations’.
Course dates
Writing course with Constanze John, Alten Gasometer in ZWICKAU:
Saturday, 1.3.2025, 10.00 - 17.00 pm
Saturday, 29.3.2025, 10.00 - 17.00 pm
This course is in the past.
Writing course with Katharina Bendixen, Historischen Rathaus in GRIMMA:
Thursday, 3.4.2025, 15.00 - 19.30 pm
Thursday, 8.5.2025, 15.00 - 19.30 pm
Thursday, 23.6.2025, 15.00 - 20.30 pm
You can still register for this course. There are still places available.
Writing course with Angelika Nguyen, Lebenszentrum »Thomas Müntzer« in REICHENBERG (MÄRKISCHE HÖHE):
Saturday, 26.4.2025, 9.00 - 15.00 pm
Saturday, 17.5.2025, 9.00 - 13.00 pm
Sunday, 18.5.2025, 10.00 - 14.00 pm
Registrations: sandra.schurke@drk-mohs.de.
Writing course with Dorothee Riese and Sabine Stach, Volkshochschule in LEIPZIG:
Wednesday, 9.4.2025, 17.00 - 20.00 pm
Saturday, 17.5.2025, 10.00 - 16.00 pm
Wednesday, 11.6.2025, 17.00 - 20.00 pm
Registration was possible here Volkshochschule; the course is now full.
Writing course with Dörte Grimm, Vereinshaus am Gröper Tor in WITTSTOCK/DOSSE:
Wednesday, 21.5.2025, 14.00 - 19.00 pm
Wednesday, 4.6.2025, 14.00 - 19.00 pm
Wednesday, 18.6.2025, 14.00 - 19.00 pm
You can still register for this course.
