Dr. Hanco Jürgens in Brecht House Augsburg: Matinee on Exile Publishing and Published Resistance
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Exile Publishing, Resistance, and the Power of the Printed Word in Brecht House
This matinee at Brecht House Augsburg highlights a chapter in literary history that continues to resonate today: the exile publisher as a refuge, a place of production, and as a cultural resistance. On September 13, 2026, Dr. Hanco Jürgens will speak from 11 a.m. about those publishers who, after 1933, ensured that banned texts continued to circulate and voices of freedom were not silenced under the conditions of expulsion and persecution. The event is part of the special exhibition and will include a discussion following the short lecture. Admission is free, but phone registration is required. ([brechthaus-augsburg.de](https://www.brechthaus-augsburg.de/termine/kurzvortrag-von-dr-hanco-juergens-mit-anschliessender-diskussion/?utm_source=openai))
A Morning for Literary Memory Culture
Looking at exile literature opens up more than just historical perspectives. It shows how closely book culture, political persecution, and intellectual self-assertion are interconnected. The focus is on Amsterdam as a place of printing and translation of German exile literature, linked to the publisher Hein Cohn from Augsburg, who fled to the Netherlands early on and helped shape a network of literary rescue. The matinee makes visible how publishing in exile became a form of resistance. ([brechthaus-augsburg.de](https://www.brechthaus-augsburg.de/termine/kurzvortrag-von-dr-hanco-juergens-mit-anschliessender-diskussion/?utm_source=openai))
Dr. Hanco Jürgens as an Informed Discussion Partner
Hanco Jürgens is a research associate at the Duitsland Instituut of the University of Amsterdam and works at the intersection of history, culture, and intellectual history. His publications range from transnational perspectives on the 1968 movement to works on the Netherlands after 1989 and studies in religious, colonial, and enlightenment history. He brings precisely the historical depth needed for an event about exile publishers, literature, and cultural identity. ([uva.nl](https://www.uva.nl/profiel/j/u/h.j.jurgens/h.j.jurgens.html?utm_source=openai))
Atmosphere in Brecht House
Brecht House itself is a literarily charged building: Bertolt Brecht was born here in 1898, and today the building houses a memorial with texts, photographs, and documents about Brecht's life, exile, and work. Its location between the Lech canals, the historical architecture, and its proximity to the Brecht memory give the matinee a special reading atmosphere. For those who want to experience literature not just by reading, but in a cultural space, this is the right place. ([augsburg-tourismus.de](https://www.augsburg-tourismus.de/de/poi/brechthaus?utm_source=openai))
What Visitors Can Expect
The event combines a short lecture and a discussion into a concentrated literary experience. The focus is on the experience of exile, published resistance, and the question of how literature continues to live under pressure. Admission is free, and registration is by phone. Brecht House thus opens a space for historical thinking, linguistic precision, and an exchange that takes literature as a cultural practice seriously. Anyone interested in exile literature, book history, and the political dimension of writing should experience this matinee live. ([brechthaus-augsburg.de](https://www.brechthaus-augsburg.de/termine/kurzvortrag-von-dr-hanco-juergens-mit-anschliessender-diskussion/?utm_source=openai))
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