“LANGUAGE IS A WEAPON AGAINST FASCISM”
An interview with Dr. Julia Bodenburg and Dr. Katharina Grabbe on the “Science Against Fascism” initiative (WigeFa)
The nationwide initiative launched by “studis gegen rechts” and numerous scholars had called for a week of action to draw attention to the danger of fascist tendencies. Fascist tendencies threaten academic freedom and diversity in teaching.
Julia Bodenburg and Katharina Grabbe support the initiative: “According to the Higher Education Framework Act, universities are obligated to empower students so that they can function within a democratic, constitutional, and liberal state. That is what we are defending!”
The full interview appeared in the Westfälische Nachrichten on June 6, 2026.
