As promised, this is the second of a two-part discussion featuring Claudia Sandberg and Bernd Bösel.

In our previous episode – Romans, Hitler, Hollywood – we focused on heritage cinema and notions of truth. Here, we consider questions of authenticity, exile, shame and the connection between humour and pain.

The work of Kerstin Putz, literary scholar and curator of exhibitions at the Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library in Vienna, is mentioned. You can find out more about Kerstin’s work here: https://www.chbeck.de/autor/?authorId=441556719

You can find out more about us via the links below.

Claudia Sandberg, scholar and filmmaker from the University of Melbourne: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/750238-claudia-sandberg and https://unimelb.academia.edu/ClaudiaSandberg?from_navbar=true

Bernd Bösel, philosopher and media scholar from the University of Potsdam: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/medienwissenschaft/professur-fuer-medientheorie-medienwissenschaft/mitarbeiter/dr-bernd-boesel and https://uni-potsdam.academia.edu/BerndB%C3%B6sel

Chris Muller, scholar in media theory and Cultural Studies from Macquarie University: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/chris-muller

Ben Nickl, Pop Culture and humour studies scholar from the University of Sydney: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/benjamin-nickl.html

Helen Wolfenden, spoken word audio scholar and practitioner from Macquarie University: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/helen-wolfenden

Find out more about Real is not Real Enough here: https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/kul/lok/gap.html