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10/27/2022 | Event / Event

Booster Romance Studies: Basque Film Evening on 27.10.22

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From the language practice course "Lectura y Escritura II", which is dedicated to the topic Postconflicto vasco this semester, the idea arose to watch the film Maixabel (2021) by Icíar Bolláin together. In addition to students and staff, numerous guests from the Kassel public accepted the invitation.

The film tells the moving story of Maixabel Lasa, which is based on true events. 11 years after the murder of her husband by the Basque terrorist group ETA, she agrees to a request to meet one of the murderers in prison.

Fortunately, Dr. Patrick Eser (Literary Studies, Buenos Aires) agreed to introduce the film. He himself earned his doctorate on Basque and Catalan nationalism and moderated the discussion that followed the screening under the question "Narratives of Reconciliation?" This got the audience talking about Basque memory culture and current issues of division. In addition, there was a clear interest for further film evenings of this kind.