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Back in January, we announced our new project macht.sprache. Over the course of three phases, the project aims to develop a tool that will help people working with German and English to better translate politically sensitive terms. Right now, we’re working on the first phase of the project, which will kick off officially on 14th April.
more...We are happy to announce a new project for 2021, in which we will collaborate with völlig ohne to develop a web app to foster politically sensitive translation.
more...Last Friday evening I tuned in to livestream the ilb’s reading with Nana Kwame Adjey-Brenyah of Friday Black, a collection of short stories that explores issues of race and social justice in dystopian near-future settings.
more...On the 23rd of August 2020, on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, the seventh M-Street Renaming Festival took place on Hausvogteiplatz in Berlin. M-Street is set to be renamed to honour the philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, Germany’s first Black university scholar.
more...We are delighted to announce a call for submissions! As a part of our Green Library series, we will publish some original, previously unpublished pieces on nature and the environment.
more...Postcolonial Potsdam has developed a web app. It introduces users to German colonial history through images and sound.
more...This month we share our favorite podcast episodes with you again. The selected episodes are about racism on different continents, racism in relation to the literary market and language, the current Black Lives Matter protests and diversity as a trend.
more...The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing’s shortlist for 2020 is out. The selection includes five short stories, all freely available via their website. It’s definitely worth checking them out. Here’s a short review of each to whet your appetite.
more...Poco. lit. recommends literature podcast episodes and others that are thematically related to poco. lit. Find a great mix of English and German-language podcasts.
more...Poco.Lit. is delighted to announce our event series GREEN LIBRARY.
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