This week there’s a literary glimmer of hope in town. At the “Zukunftsaussichten” conference organized by Kapsel, a magazine for Chinese science fiction, you are invited to think about the world of tomorrow. Held at both the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin in Wannsee and Acud in Mitte is a three-day program of readings and discussions running until tomorrow (30.09.2022). The question on everyone’s minds? The world of tomorrow and how literature can contribute to it. The event marks the publication of Kapsel’s book Kollaps und Hope Porn. 13 Zukunftsaussichten (“Collapse and Hope Porn. 13 Prospects for the Future”) which covers everything from YouTube channels run by single grandfathers to road trips, cyber voyages through foam, “somatic simultaneities” (stay with us) and “sexy transplants”. The book includes works by authors like Joshua Groß, Anna Hetzer and Rudi Nuss. In addition to these 13 mind-bending texts, there’s food for thought from authors like Dietmar Darth and Regina Kanyu to guide us towards an uncertain tomorrow.
Text: Lara Sielmann / Photos: Franz Grünewald & Yanina Isla / Graphic: Marius Wenker
Kapsel magazine’s “Zukunftsaussichten” runs until Friday (30.09.2022)
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Am Sandwerder 5, 14109 Berlin–Wansee; map
28.09.2022 19h30
Acud, Veteranenstr.21, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
29 & 30.09.2022 20h
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