Arguing with each other – communication in the digital age

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Infinite opportunity for democratic participation or platform for subjective opinion making: how does social media influence our communication in real space?
Social media gives us the freedom to actively participate in discourse and opens up unprecedented information opportunities.
But what actually happens when “having an opinion” goes hand in hand with “forming an opinion”? Four pupils from the
12th and
In a live debate at the Villa Seligmann, four students from years 12 and 13 of the Helene Lange School controversially address the question of whether communication can still succeed if we no longer meet “at eye level”.

The debate will be followed by the salon discussion “Radically emotional: challenges and perspectives in the culture of debate”.

Registration from September 12 at: hat@hannover-stadt.de

The school project Live Debate as part of the HANNAH ARENDT DAYS is an event organized by the state capital of Hanover in cooperation with Villa Seligmann and the Helene Lange School. The HANNAH ARENDT DAYS, which have been held in Hanover since 1998, commemorate the important daughter of the state capital, who was born in Linden on October 14, 1906. A series of events on a current topic with political and social issues is held annually around the birthday of the German-American political theorist. Under the motto “Start doing! Our responsibility for the future” is the motto of this year’s HANNAH ARENDT DAYS from October 12 to 16, 2021.

Please note that we will be taking photos and videos during this event. The image material will be published on our website and/or social media channels and used for press work. By participating, visitors to this event agree to this.