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Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a German-born Jewish American political theorist and is best known for her writings on totalitarianism.

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A glittering green statue of a gymnast.

Documenta art show faces challenges

Accusations of antisemitism and the pandemic are complicating planning for Ruangrupa, the curators of the art show.
ArtsJanuary 19, 2022
Hannah Arendt im Fernsehinterview mit Günter Gaus

10 famous German exiles

Many thinkers, authors and artists in Germany had to flee the Nazis, from Hannah Arendt to Billy Wilder.
CultureAugust 17, 202010 images
Wissenschaft des Judentums

Why Hannah Arendt remains inspiring today

A Berlin exhibition dedicated to political thinker Hannah Arendt shows that she remains more relevant than ever.
CultureMay 11, 2020
Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin | Ausstellung Hannah Arendt

For Hannah Arendt, smoking and thinking belonged together

Philosopher Hannah Arendt's belonging are now on show at the German Historical Museum in Berlin.
CultureMay 11, 202011 images
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KINO Favorites - Wonder Women

On the 1 year anniversary of #MeToo, a new KINO Favorites special dedicated to our favorite female directors. 7 extraordinary women filmmakers whose movies feature strong, intelligent, complex and funny female characters
CultureNovember 11, 201812:02 min
Donald Trump

What philosopher Hannah Arendt would say about Donald Trump

Trump is not a totalitarian, but his creation of a social movement is dangerous, explains a Hannah Arendt scholar.
CultureAugust 16, 2017
Margarethe von Trotta (c) Getty Images/T. Fabi

Leading feminist filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta turns 75

The first female director to achieve international acclaim, Margarethe von Trotta turns 75.
FilmFebruary 21, 2017
Hannah Arendt

Why the world is turning to Hannah Arendt to explain Trump

George Orwell's "1984" is not the only classic that's celebrating a comeback. Here's why Hannah Arendt is popular again.
CultureFebruary 2, 2017
Pussy Riot's Nadeschda Tolokonnikova und Maria Aljochina

The politics of punk rock

Prized possessions: Pussy Riot look to a future beyond music protest.
December 5, 2014
Pussy Riot PK in Berlin 10.02.2014

Prize for Pussy Riot

Political punk band, Pussy Riot, has been awarded the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought. A Ukrainian human rights activist was also honored.
November 27, 2014
Der Autor und Regisseur Jan Ole Gerster freut sich über die Auszeichnung in der Kategorie "Bestes Drehbuch" für seinen Film "Oh Boy" bei der Verleihung des 63. Deutschen Filmpreises "Lola" am 26.04.2013 in Berlin. Foto: Maurizio Gambarini/dpa

63rd annual German Film Awards

Director Jan Ole Gerster's debut production, "Oh Boy," has swept the German film awards, winning best picture as well as five other prizes. Cloud Atlas, the most expensive film in German history, took home five awards.
April 27, 2013
A still from the film "Hannah Arendt" by Margarethe von Trotta

The banality of evil

Hannah Arendt's confrontation with Nazi Adolf Eichmann is the focus of a new film.
January 10, 2013

Banality of Evil - Hannah Arendt on film

Hannah Arendt was a German-Jewish political theorist who fled the Nazis in 1941and settled in the US. Twenty years later, her account of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem made her a celebrity. Now a new film is paying tribute to the famous - and controversial - philosopher.
CultureDecember 22, 201205:57 min
An NPD demonstration

Rightist resurgence

A new government report says political extremist violence is getting worse, not better.
December 17, 2009
Hannah Arendt

Banality of Evil

Oct. 14 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of prominent political theorist Hannah Arendt.
October 14, 2006