The conversation will be held in German.

Afterhour with drinks and music.

Second Thoughts is the new late-night format offering the chance for debate without despair. How much can we trust literature in today's world? Who is it written for and to whom does it speak? In the first episode of Second Thoughts, Ralph Tharayil, Tomer Dotan-Dreyfus and Abdalrahman Alqalaq discuss Eva Illouz's new book, ‘Explosive Modernity’. Together they explore the effects emotions have on politics and poetry - and how people create a sense of home through writing.

In this series of talks and discussions, Ivna Žic, Henri-Michel Yéré and Ralph Tharayil attempt nothing less than what we all wish for: the transformation of the world.

Scenography: Jana Furrer

With the kind support of the Ernst Göhner Foundation