BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-conference-on-the-premiere-of-the-opera-fairground-2025092 0 DTSTAMP:20250521T092625Z DTSTART:20250920T080000Z DTEND:20250920T154500Z SUMMARY:Conference on the premiere of the opera "Fairground" DESCRIPTION:The conference with lectures and discussions offers a space wh ere science\, culture and the general public meet. From today's perspectiv e\, it examines the fascination and relevance of Bräunig's novel and plac es the work in its context. For example\, it looks at Bräunig's developme nt from a figurehead of young GDR literature to a critical realist who fel l out of favour. The world of Wismut as reflected by contemporary witnesse s will also be a topic\, as well as major transformations - such as the "B erggeschrei" ("mountain clamour") resulting from the Soviet nuclear progra mme\, the consequences of uranium mining for people and the environment\, or the political\, economic and social upheavals since 1990 with their con sequences for identity and mentality in East Germany\, which continue to h ave an impact to this day.\n20 September 2025\, 10.00 – 13.15\, Universi tätsbibliothek Ideenreichpart I – A closer look at Werner Bräuning's f airground\n20 September 2025\, 14.15 – 17.45\, Universitätsbibliothek I deenreichpart II – Upheavals and enduring fascination of fairground\n21 September 2015\, 10.00 – 12.45\, Universitätsbibliothek Ideenreichpart III – Contemporary witnesses of Wismut\n21 September 2015\, 13.45 – 17 .45\, Universitätsbibliothek Ideenreichpart IV – Issues of social integ ration and identification in Saxony X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The conference with lectures and discussio ns offers a space where science\, culture and the general public meet. Fro m today's perspective\, it examines the fascination and relevance of Bräu nig's novel and places the work in its context. For example\, it looks at Bräunig's development from a figurehead of young GDR literature to a crit ical realist who fell out of favour. The world of Wismut as reflected by c ontemporary witnesses will also be a topic\, as well as major transformati ons - such as the "Berggeschrei" ("mountain clamour") resulting from the S oviet nuclear programme\, the consequences of uranium mining for people an d the environment\, or the political\, economic and social upheavals since 1990 with their consequences for identity and mentality in East Germany\, which continue to have an impact to this day.

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20 Septembe r 2025\, 10.00 – 13.15\, Universitätsbibliothek Ideenreich
part I – A closer look at Werner Bräuning's fairground

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20 September 2025\, 14.15 – 17.45\, Universitätsbibliothek Ideenreich
part II – Upheavals and enduring fascination of fairgroun d

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21 September 2015\, 10.00 – 12.45\, Universitätsbibli othek Ideenreich
part III – Contemporary witnesses of Wism ut

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21 September 2015\, 13.45 – 17.45\, Universitätsbibl iothek Ideenreich
part IV – Issues of social integration a nd identification in Saxony

LOCATION:Chemnitz\, University Library of the TU - Ideenreich (https://www .tu-chemnitz.de/ub/kontakt-und-wir/) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR