Linda Mannheim

Bluesky, London

Freelance Contributor at Freelance

THIS WAY TO DEPARTURES shortlisted @EHUShortStory. Words in @GrantaMag @TheNation @3AMMagazine. PhD research UoW. Away from Twitter alot. Contact via website.

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Articles

The Berlin International Film Festival in a Time of Crisis

1 month ago | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim

Culture / February 26, 2025 The Berlin International Film Festival in a Time of CrisisDuring the Berlinale’s 75th anniversary, it felt like the world was coming apart—but at least we had the “borderless realm” of film. Edit Ad Policy Tilda Swinton poses after attending a press conference for the Honorary Golden Bear award at the 75th Berlinale on February 14, 2025.
Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

2 months ago | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim

World / February 20, 2025 Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent ElectionIn the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack. Ad Policy The CDU offices in the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schoeneberg splashed with light blue paint — the AfD’s party color(Courtesy of Linda Mannheim) BERLIN.
What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad?

Jan 15, 2025 | thenation.com | Matt Broomfield |Linda Mannheim

World / January 15, 2025 What Does the Future Hold for Syrian Kurds Post-Assad? NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish territory. Ad Policy Mourners attend the funeral in Qamishly of two Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, killed days earlier in battle with Turkish-backed Syrian forces in the northern city of Manbij, on January 2, 2025.
The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad

Jan 7, 2025 | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim

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The AfD’s Secret Plan to Deport Millions From Germany

Jan 22, 2024 | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim

Activism / An explosive report on a meeting between the far-right Alternative für Deutschland and neo-Nazis has ignited the largest German protest movement since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Ad PolicyBerlin—The story appeared on the morning of January 10 on Correctiv, the website of a research network most people hadn’t heard of before, but the evidence was unmistakable.
Germany’s Theater of Memory: “Some People Already See the Flames. Others Don’t Even Smell the Smoke.”

Dec 28, 2023 | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim

Linda Mannheim: Can you explain what the Theater of Memory is to people who haven’t heard the term before? Max Czollek: The Theater of Memory describes the way German dominant culture tries to reinvent itself and the way Jews are assigned a role in this German notion of “becoming good again.” The term itself is not my invention. It came from the sociologist Michal Bodemann.
The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany

Nov 16, 2023 | thenation.com | Linda Mannheim |Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins |Sam Russek |Nadine Smith

Katharina Galor: Prior to working on this book, we had many different conversations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We were both working on the conflict. We had both lived through wars, the occupation and the Intifada from obviously two different sides of the conflict. But we were very interested in each other’s work.
Falling in Love Again: Marlene Dietrich’s “Lili Marlene”

Oct 26, 2023 | daily.bandcamp.com | Linda Mannheim

RESONANCE Falling in Love Again: Marlene Dietrich’s “Lili Marlene” By Linda Mannheim · Illustration by Joey Yu · October 26, 2023 Not too long ago, I heard a Marlene Dietrich album for the first time in about 40 years, and when the record began to play, I burst into tears. The album, a “best of” compilation of recordings and nightclub performances, was an oddity among the music I listened to growing up in New York in the 1970s.
The War on Gaza Must Not Be Waged in Our Name

Oct 12, 2023 | thenation.com | Dave Zirin |Andrea Mazzarino |John Nichols |Linda Mannheim

Activism / Being a Jew for a free Palestine is not easy. It’s also never been more necessary to stand in solidarity. Ad PolicyIn forcing myself to listen to the news this morning, I heard commentators on MSNBC praising President Joe Biden for saying that the killing of Israeli citizens by Hamas “was personal.” For Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it was also “personal.” Vice President Kamala Harris? It too was “personal.”It’s not just personal for US politicians.
In the Country of the Blind

Sep 21, 2023 | thenation.com | Rachel Kolb |Linda Mannheim |John Lingan |Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Rachel Kolb: You begin this book by describing yourself as “an accidental, curious, and sometimes wary visitor” to the strange yet beautiful country of blindness. At what point in your career did you start to embrace disability and writing from this perspective? Did you fall accidentally into it, or did it emerge more organically? Andrew Leland: I had to wait until my blindness progressed to a point that felt worth writing about.