July Zeh
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Juli Zeh has been one of the most influential German writers in literary and political terms for many years. In her works, the doctor of law deals with issues of legal philosophy as well as questions of cohesion and coexistence, norms, power structures and cultural freedom. Most recently, she published the novel Unterleuten (2016), in which she depicts social structures in a Brandenburg village from the perspective of various residents.
Image: Heike Huslage-Koch (Wikimedia Commons)In addition to her literary work, Zeh has repeatedly contributed to the social and political debate. "Juli Zeh has proven in several public campaigns that political commitment should not be reduced to mere lip service," says Prof. Dr. Stefan Greif, Professor of Modern German Literature and member of the selection committee. "These include internationally published statements on the Bosnian war and the petition submitted to the Federal Press Office in 2013 to clarify the NSA spying attacks."
GPP event series with Juli Zeh
In her public inaugural lecture on June 20 (6 p.m.), Ms. Zeh spoke about her self-image as a novelist, playwright and children's book author under the title "Eine Seite (von mir)". The following day (June 21, 8 p.m.) she read from her works at the University of Kassel. There was also a seminar open to the university as part of the teaching program of the Institute of German Studies entitled "Eine Seite (von euch)".