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The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. As part of The White West IV: Whose Universal?, the podcast invites participants of the conferences and other experts to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Paola Bacchetta in conversation with Kader Attia More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

In the final years of the Soviet Union, how did the subculture win over conceptual and real freedoms? Did a trail lead from occupied houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra and Missy Elliott? Musicologists Giada Dalla Bontà and Holger Schulze trace the developmental lines of sonic fiction. They follow the mythical language around the term coined by Kodwo Eshun and explore the potential of sounds and their narratives as a liberating force. Directed and produced by Julia Vorkefeld, commentary by Sarj Lynch, script and concept by Arno Raffeiner Music credits: Arca “Knot”, Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”, Moor Mother "Temporal Control Of Light Echoes”, New Composers “Sputnik of Life (Mix 1)”, Bicapo “Untitled”

„Ich gebrauche jetzt die besseren Wörter nicht mehr.“ So beginnt Ilse Aichinger ihren kurzen Essay Schlechte Wörter und die gleichnamige Textsammlung, in der sie ihre widerständige Poetik entwickelt. Eine Verweigerung gegen das Gebotene, gegen falsche Zusammenhänge und Gewissheiten. Können wir verlernen, die Gewalt in der Sprache zu reproduzieren? Sind die schwächeren Ausdrücke die Rettung? Ausgehend von Aichingers Text, schafft die Audioserie Schlechte Wörter einen Ort für ein anderes Sprechen über Sprache und Literatur, für die Annäherung an ein neues Sprachgefühl. Aus Gesprächen, Lesungen, Sprachnachrichten, Field Recordings und Musik entsteht mit wechselnden Gästen ein begehbarer, vielstimmiger Raum. Die Verabredung lautet: Wir gehen von einem Text aus, damit ein anderer Text beginnen kann. Eine Audioserie von Fabian Saul, in Zusammenarbeit mit Mathias Zeiske. Schlechte Wörter #3 mit Beiträgen von Don Mee Choi, Sophia Eisenhut, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah und Uljana Wolf www.hkw.de/schlechtewoerter +++ “I now no longer use the better words.” This is the beginning of Ilse Aichinger’s brief essay Bad Words and the anthology of the same name in which she develops her resistant poetics. A refusal of the imperative, of false certainties and the unassailable. Can we unlearn the reproduction of violence in language? Are the weaker expressions our salvation? Based on Aichinger’s work, the audio series Bad Words creates a place for a different way of speaking about language and literature, for approaching a new sense of language. From conversations, readings, voice messages, field recordings and music, a polyphonic space is created with changing guests. The idea is: We start from one text so that another text can begin. An audio series by Fabian Saul, in cooperation with Mathias Zeiske. Bad Words #3 with contributions by Don Mee Choi, Sophia Eisenhut, Merve Emre, Hanne Lippard, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah and Uljana Wolf

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. As part of The White West IV: Whose Universal?, the podcast invites participants of the conferences and other experts to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Ramon Amaro in conversation with Ana Teixeira Pinto and Anselm Franke More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. As part of The White West IV: Whose Universal?, the podcast invites participants of the conferences and other experts to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Max Jorge Hinderer Cruz in conversation with Ana Teixeira Pinto and Anselm Franke More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

„Ich gebrauche jetzt die besseren Wörter nicht mehr.“ So beginnt Ilse Aichinger ihren kurzen Essay Schlechte Wörter und die gleichnamige Textsammlung, in der sie ihre widerständige Poetik entwickelt. Eine Verweigerung gegen das Gebotene, gegen falsche Zusammenhänge und Gewissheiten. Können wir verlernen, die Gewalt in der Sprache zu reproduzieren? Sind die schwächeren Ausdrücke die Rettung? Ausgehend von Aichingers Text, schafft die Audioserie Schlechte Wörter einen Ort für ein anderes Sprechen über Sprache und Literatur, für die Annäherung an ein neues Sprachgefühl. Aus Gesprächen, Lesungen, Sprachnachrichten, Field Recordings und Musik entsteht mit wechselnden Gästen ein begehbarer, vielstimmiger Raum. Die Verabredung lautet: Wir gehen von einem Text aus, damit ein anderer Text beginnen kann. Eine Audioserie von Fabian Saul, in Zusammenarbeit mit Mathias Zeiske. Mit Beiträgen von Sophia Eisenhut, Merve Emre, Hanne Lippard, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah und Uljana Wolf www.hkw.de/schlechtewoerter +++ “I now no longer use the better words.” This is the beginning of Ilse Aichinger’s brief essay Bad Words and the anthology of the same name in which she develops her resistant poetics. A refusal of the imperative, of false certainties and the unassailable. Can we unlearn the reproduction of violence in language? Are the weaker expressions our salvation? Based on Aichinger’s work, the audio series Bad Words creates a place for a different way of speaking about language and literature, for approaching a new sense of language. From conversations, readings, voice messages, field recordings and music, a polyphonic space is created with changing guests. The idea is: We start from one text so that another text can begin. An audio series by Fabian Saul, in cooperation with Mathias Zeiske. With contributions by Sophia Eisenhut, Merve Emre, Hanne Lippard, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah and Uljana Wolf www.hkw.de/badwords

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. As part of The White West IV: Whose Universal?, the podcast invites participants of the conferences and other experts to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Priyamvada Gopal in conversation with Ana Teixeira Pinto and Anselm Franke More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

„Ich gebrauche jetzt die besseren Wörter nicht mehr.“ So beginnt Ilse Aichinger ihren kurzen Essay Schlechte Wörter und die gleichnamige Textsammlung, in der sie ihre widerständige Poetik entwickelt. Eine Verweigerung gegen das Gebotene, gegen falsche Zusammenhänge und Gewissheiten. Können wir verlernen, die Gewalt in der Sprache zu reproduzieren? Sind die schwächeren Ausdrücke die Rettung? Ausgehend von Aichingers Text, schafft die Audioserie Schlechte Wörter einen Ort für ein anderes Sprechen über Sprache und Literatur, für die Annäherung an ein neues Sprachgefühl. Aus Gesprächen, Lesungen, Sprachnachrichten, Field Recordings und Musik entsteht mit wechselnden Gästen ein begehbarer, vielstimmiger Raum. Die Verabredung lautet: Wir gehen von einem Text aus, damit ein anderer Text beginnen kann. Eine Audioserie von Fabian Saul, in Zusammenarbeit mit Mathias Zeiske. Mit Beiträgen von Merve Emre, Hanne Lippard, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah und Uljana Wolf www.hkw.de/schlechtewoerter +++ “I now no longer use the better words.” This is the beginning of Ilse Aichinger’s brief essay Bad Words and the anthology of the same name in which she develops her resistant poetics. A refusal of the imperative, of false certainties and the unassailable. Can we unlearn the reproduction of violence in language? Are the weaker expressions our salvation? Based on Aichinger’s work, the audio series Bad Words creates a place for a different way of speaking about language and literature, for approaching a new sense of language. From conversations, readings, voice messages, field recordings and music, a polyphonic space is created with changing guests. The idea is: We start from one text so that another text can begin. An audio series by Fabian Saul, in cooperation with Mathias Zeiske. With contributions by Merve Emre, Hanne Lippard, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Fabian Saul, Karosh Taha, Senthuran Varatharajah and Uljana Wolf www.hkw.de/badwords

Around 1989, what were the promises of techno and its fictions? How are they significant today? And to whom? Episode 2 focuses on past, present and future of the Detroit-Berlin axis. By means of an interview collage, writer and Make Techno Black Again activist DeForrest Brown, Jr., Lerato Khathi aka Lakuti (founder of Uzuri Recordings and the Bring Down the Walls initiative), Boris Dolinski (resident DJ at Berghain) and Mark Ernestus (musician and founder of the Hard Wax record store) explore how the rapid growth of club culture in Germany after 1989 relates to techno’s origins in the Black neighbourhoods of Detroit. Narration by Christine Kakaire, directed and produced by Julia Vorkefeld, script and concept by Arno Raffeiner Image: Abu Qadim Haqq (Detail) Music credits: Techno is a Liberation Technology by DeForrest Brown Jr/Speaker Music ft. AceMo, Katak by Kode9, The Truth is Elsewhere by Nkisi, Victim by Kode9, Rhythmatic Music For Speakers (Mk.II) by DeForrest Brown Jr/Speaker Music & Rona City Blues by Kode9.

Around 1989, what were the promises of techno and its fictions? How are they significant today? And to whom? This episode is led by DeForrest Brown, Jr., author of Assembling a Black Counter Culture, in conversation with Steve Goodman (a.k.a. Kode9, founder of Hyperdub) and Nkisi (co-founder of Non Worldwide). Collectively they discuss the migration of techno music from North America to Europe with an initial focus on the situated contexts of the dance music scene in London and across the U.K. during the early 1990s. With reference to techno’s spiritual and technological origins, evolution and relationship with the so-called Hardcore Continuum. Produced by Zakia Sewell Image: Abu Qadim Haqq (Detail)

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. As part of “The White West IV: Whose Universal?,” the podcast invites participants of the conferences and other experts to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Florian Cramer and Felix Stalder in conversation with Ana Teixeira Pinto More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. In the run-up to the conference The White West IV: Whose Universal? (summer 2021), the podcast invites participants of the conference to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Ana Teixeira Pinto and Anselm Franke in conversation with Barnor Hesse More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. In the run-up to the conference The White West IV: Whose Universal? (summer 2021), the podcast invites participants of the conference to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Ana Teixeira Pinto in conversation with Denise Ferreira da Silva More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest

The legacies of colonialism tend to find expression in a language that contemporary audiences find familiar and compelling, and hence remain largely unquestioned. In the run-up to the conference The White West IV: Whose Universal? (summer 2021), the podcast invites participants of the conference to discuss the overlaps between metaphysical predicates and colonial formations. Ana Teixeira Pinto and Anselm Franke in conversation with Donna V. Jones More information: www.hkw.de/whoseuniversal www.hkw.de/en/thewhitewest