Frankfurt Calling

Frankfurt Calling – Perspectives on Culture and Politics

Witness key debates covering diverse current cultural and political topics on various stages.

Bekannte Persönlichkeiten reden auf Bühne im Pavillon

Important voices from all over the world come together at #fbm24 to discuss the pressing issues of current world affairs. Debates on cultural topics will be complemented by perspectives from various other sectors and fields. The platform for all this is “Frankfurt Calling”.

The programme is made possible thanks to a cooperation between Frankfurter Buchmesse and various partners. For you as a visitor, “Frankfurt Calling” means a wide range of panels and lectures with renowned speakers, including prominent international figures from the fields of culture and politics. It’s worth checking back again soon – the full programme will follow shortly!

Frankfurt Calling is a cultural-political programme organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse and its partners.

N.B. The #fbm24 programme will be published towards the beginning of September 2024.

Discover our first #fbm24 highligts at Frankfurt Calling

Event	Time	Location
Radici nel presente - Wurzeln in der Gegenwart ( Italienische Autor:innen berichten über die Lage in ihrem Land)	Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11.00 a.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Ein Jahr nach dem 7. Oktober – Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme	Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Künstliche Intelligenz und Sprache	Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 4.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Explosive Moderne: Über die Erhitzung der Gegenwart durch starke Gefühle"	Thursday, 17 October 2024, 12.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Democracy Depends on Reading	Thursday, 17 October 2024, 3.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Russland: Putins langer Krieg gegen Europa	Friday, 18 October 2024, 10.00 a.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Book-to-Screen Gespräch: Fatma Aydemir und Aslı Özarslan über die Literaturverfilmung Ellbogen	Friday, 18 October 2024, 2.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Recht auf Protest für alle? Über den Umgang mit Palästina-solidarischen Stimmen in Deutschland	Friday, 18 October 2024, 3.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Ungleich vereint – wie überwinden wir die Spaltung unserer Gesellschaft?	Friday, 18 October 2024, 4.00 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Der AfD-Komplex – Demokratie in Gefahr	Saturday, 19 October 2024, 10.00 a.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion
Menschen sind tolle Tiere	Saturday, 19 October 2024, 11.00 a.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion

Our event tip for 16 October

Questions that lead us to a more liveable future

Historian and author Yuval Noah Harari and philosopher Kohei Sato, a critic of capitalism, will discuss questions about the future and possible dangers posed by our modern information networks. The event takes place on the evening of 16 October from 7.30 to 9.00 pm.

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