Louise Michel – Icon of the Paris Commune of 1871

with Eva Geber: more information

Reading from Louise Michel, a novel with a foreword by Ruth Klüger

  • Language: German
  • Duration: ~20 min
  • In-person (with online livestream)

What’s it about?

In 1871, Louise fights on the barricades for the Paris Commune. After its bloody suppression, she is sentenced by a court-martial to lifelong deportation. The corrupting influence of power, which she observes in all regimes—even within the Commune—leads her to anarchism.

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Aim of the reading

The goal is not only to get to know the historical figure Louise Michel, but also to provide an introduction to the idea of anarchism.