Middle Ground: Festa Literária das Periferias

About this Event

The term ‘middle ground’ does not denote a fixed geographical place but a metaphorical position that holds space for complexity, contradiction, in-betweenness, and care. Inspired by Chinua Achebe’s idea of the middle ground as a position of doubt, make-believe, and the unpredictable, every year, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) invites literature festivals from around the world to Berlin to explore and expand literary and oral practices and networks. At a time of deepening divisions and polarization, Middle Ground turns to literatures and oraltures not for answers, but for solidarity.