Beyond the Lecture: Anne Finger on Disability and the Politics of Memory

14/05/2019 21 min
Beyond the Lecture: Anne Finger on Disability and the Politics of Memory

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Episode Synopsis

Writer Anne Finger is in Berlin to research histories of disability in the city. In this episode, she goes on a trip to an old, abandoned Nazi psychiatric facility with producer Tony Andrews. Along the way, they meet up with Andreas Hechler, whose great grandmother was sent to a facility just like it. In the process, they confront some disturbing history and reflect upon the politics of memory today.

Host: R. Jay Magill
Producer: Tony Andrews
Photo: Annette Hornischer
Music: "Meekness" and "Mercy" by Kai Engel; "Jolenta Clears The Table" by Doctor Turtle.