Identity Wars - Identitätskriege (Carsten Jensen, Schriftsteller und Europapreisträger) - ENGLISH

“We live in a liquid world, where nothing is stabil.” - “Future wars will be about identity.” - “We need a European Union that is much stronger - and more democratic.” These are just a few of the statements of the Danish writer Carsten Jensen, who writes in his latest novel "Den første sten"/"The First Stone" about the senselessness of the war in Afghanistan. Carsten Jensen is the first awardee of the “EUF Europa Prize - donated by the University Council“, a prize honoring engaged Europeans. The interviewer is once again Kathrin Fischer, press spokeswoman of the EUF. This interview contains so many clever sayings that you can hardly count them. That is why it is interesting not only because of the many insights into the war in Afghanistan. Aspiring authors and fans of the author will also experience many new things. The interview was conducted mostly in English. Elfte Folge der Reihe "Gespräche über den Zustand der Welt" https://euf.li/lf63n Abonniere uns: https://euf.li/gv2x9 Gespräch als Podcast: https://anchor.fm/euf oder auf deiner Plattform Im Gespräch: Carsten Jensen, Schriftsteller und erster Preisträger des „Europa-Preises der EUF - gestiftet vom Hochschulrat“ und Kathrin Fischer, Pressesprecherin der EUF Website der Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF): https://www.uni-flensburg.de Die Uni auf Facebook:   / europauniflensburg   Gedreht im Offenen Kanal Flensburg (OK): http://www.okflensburg.de Inhalt / contents list: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:15 The “Europapreis“ and its awardee 0:01:28 What does the price mean to you? 0:04:20 The development story of the war novel “Den første sten“ (“Der erste Stein”) / Danish soldiers in Afghanistan 0:08:43 “A writer is a window cleaner” 0:12:42 Why did you go to Afghanistan in 1988? 0:15:24 Staying with the Danish soldiers in Afghanistan in 2009 0:23:03 The episode of Commander Steffensen, a warlord, a mayor and a journalist 0:29:34 Did the Afghan War make any sense? 0:35:33 An ongoing war is good for the United States 0:37:02 “You can’t stop the outside world from entering” 0:38:05 The episode of a Danish secret agent 0:41:08 Identity crisis/ Identity wars 0:50:06 “You have the duty to be an optimist“ 1:00:40 Populism promises to free us from burdens 1:03:05 We must shape our future 1:07:04 European Union could be a force for a better world 1:10:01 We need another kind of politicians Kamera: Max Jirka, Offener Kanal Ton, Bildregie und Aufnahmeleitung: Volker Moschkau, Offener Kanal Grafik und Postproduktion: Christian Berger, EUF