TALK SERIES "FEEDBACK FEMINISM"
DECEMBER 6, JANUARY 9 and 24, each at 8 PM
With Samira El Ouassil, Franziska Setare Koohestani, Sibel Schick, Susan Djahangard, Gabriela Herpell & Madita Oeming
As part of the exhibition of artist Carol Rama, the SCHIRN invites you to the three-part event series FEEDBACK FEMINISM, moderated by columnist, actress, and author Samira El Ouassil. She will engage in conversations with experts Franziska Setare Koohestani, Sibel Schick, Susan Djahangard, Gabriela Herpell, and Madita Oeming. The series explores the multifaceted dimensions of feminism and places them in dialogue with the powerful, subversive art of Carol Rama.
Samira El Ouassil has a degree in communication studies and has also completed acting training. The multiple award-winning cultural journalist works, among other things, for SPIEGEL and Übermedien.de. Since 2020, she has hosted the podcast Piratensender Powerplay with Friedemann Karig, and in 2021, they co-authored the bestseller Erzählende Affen, which was nominated for the German Nonfiction Prize.
FEMINISM ACROSS GENERATIONS
Thursday, JANUARY 9, 2025, 8 PM
In the second session, Samira El Ouassil speaks with journalists Susan Djahangard and Gabriela Herpell about how feminism has changed, adapted, and evolved over the decades. Each generation of women* has found its own way to fight against oppression, inequality, and discrimination. But what does the connection between feminist movements across generations look like? Which struggles and successes remain relevant today, and what new challenges have emerged?
With Susan Djahangard and Gabriela Herpell
POWER AND PLEASURE
Friday, January 24, 2025, 8 pm
To conclude the series, moderator Samira El Ouassil and porn studies scholar Madita Oeming focus on the topics of desire, power, and self-determination, exploring the question: How are feminism and pornography related? Two terms often seen in conflict with one another, but which can also reveal unexpected synergies. How does feminism fit into the world of pornography, and what role do women play in this industry?
With Madita Oeming
BODY RECLAIMED
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 8 PM
What societal norms shape our understanding of beauty? Our perception of beauty is closely tied to expectations and role models that often turn the female body into an object of control and judgment. These norms not only influence what is considered beautiful but also shape how self-determination and freedom are perceived. In the first session of FEEDBACK FEMINISM, moderator Samira El Ouassil, Franziska Setare Koohestani, and Sibel Schick explore the aesthetic, political, and cultural dimensions of beauty. They examine how beauty ideals are intertwined with power structures and how these can be challenged. It becomes clear: the discussion about beauty goes far beyond appearances—it touches on fundamental questions of sexual self-determination and control over one’s own body, such as the right to abortion.
With Franziska Setare Koohestani and Sibel Schick
