Ana Beatriz Ribeiro

A Global Studies doctoral degree holder and former newspaper reporter, avid eater, pseudo-philosopher and poet, occasion-propelled singer, semi-professional socializer, movie addict, Brazilian-American nomad. In this space, she will share some of her experiences and (mis)adventures regarding various topics, with special attention to social issues.

#MoviesOmU: English language and other foreign movies in the original in Leipzig, June 4-10

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Here's our regular listing of movies being shown in English and other original languages (with labels such as OmU, OF and OV) at Leipzig cinemas for the next seven days. Although not dubbed, they often come with German subtitles, so you can still access the movie if you don't know the original language but know

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#WeeklyHaiku: Leipzig

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Not love at first sight/ Your beauty hooked me with time/ Hidden nooks to find (Ana Beatriz Ribeiro)

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Leipzig Events: Talk – “The Politics of Fear: Right-Wing Populist Discourses in Europe and Beyond,” June 4

Laying bare the normalization of nationalistic, xenophobic, racist and antisemitic rhetoric, Prof. Ruth Wodak builds a new framework for this ‘politics of fear’ that is entrenching the social divides of nation, gender and body in Europe and beyond. The result reveals the micro-politics of right-wing populism: how discourses, genres, images and texts are performed and

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10 songs for the beginning of a relationship

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Possible romantic inspiration - and cringe-worthy picks.

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#MoviesOmU: English language and other non-dubbed version showings in Leipzig, May 28-June 3

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Here's our regular Wednesday listing of movies being shown in English and other original languages at Leipzig cinemas for the next seven days. This week marks the beginning of the Sommerkino auf der Feinkost, with a huge screen set up at the Feinkost complex in Südvorstadt for the summer evenings. In the city center, this

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Leipzig Events: Asia in the African imaginary and from the perspective of a South African scholar, June 3

A very well-accomplished but apparently quite modest fellow glocal will be speaking in Leipzig on Wednesday, June 3. It's the inaugural lecture of Prof. Scarlett Cornelissen, the recently appointed Leibniz Professor at Leipzig University's Research Academy. It's entitled "Asia in the African Scholarly Imaginary," and sounds intriguing to me, so I'll be there. The

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