Walking in Words
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| Admission: free of charge |
| Suitable for: 14 years and older |
| Which languages: English |
| Venue: Foyer |
| Belongs to: 99 Questions Gathering |
The writer and activist Priya Basil will open and close the two days of the Gathering. She will engage as an active observer of the gathering, contributing with site-specific and timely readings drawing from the pilgrimage-like approach of the gathering. Her immersive reading will explore what happens to our surroundings-reality-language when we walk together. And how might words alter the rhythm-direction-sensation of each step taken in procession?
Participants
Priya Basil is a writer and activist. In Be My Guest (Canongate, 2019) she connects stories about her family’s Indian-Kenyan traditions, her British heritage and life in Germany to make a passionate plea for unconditional hospitality. She’s written essays that have been widely published, including in Die Zeit and The Guardian. Locked In and Out (Humboldt Forum, 2020), her film-essay, explores questions around citizenship, coloniality and memory culture. Her latest book In Us and Now, Becoming Feminist (Suhrkamp, 2021) once again blends the personal and political.