Irene Misselwitz
Irene Misselwitz was born in Leipzig in 1945 and worked as an analyst and psychotherapist in her own practice in Jena, Thuringia from 1993–2014. Before that, she had worked as neurologist at the University Psychiatric Clinic Jena for 23 years and as a group therapist since 1978. At present, she also works for MediNetz Thüringen e.V. and as a doctor and an expert in refugee aid. From 1989–2008, she was a trainer for group self-experience. She is a founding analyst and teaching analyst at the Institute for Psychotherapy and Applied Psychoanalysis e.V. in Thuringia with headquarters in Jena. She is also a member of the following professional associations: DAGG, DPV, DGPT, DPPMP. Her scientific interests comprise: group phenomena between ethnic groups (e.g. East – West, Jews – Germans), psychohistorical contexts, i.e. ripple effects of the Nazi and GDR periods or the defensive and coping phenomena within groups, society and individuals.
As of February 2019.

Past Events
Palast der Republik
Day 3: New Alliances
with Boris Buden, Naika Foroutan, Srećko Horvat, Thomas Krüger, Lorenzo Marsili, Vijay Prashad, Bénédicte Savoy, Anna Stiede, Karen Taylor, Margarita Tsomou & Yanis Varoufakis
in the evening: “Musikpalast”with Astronautalis, Tyondai Braxton, Buke and Gase, Anna Calvi, Cantus Domus, Arone Dyer, Andi Haberl (The Notwist) & Kaj Duncan David, Anja Plaschg (Soap&Skin) & stargaze
Palast der Republik
Day 2: 1989/2019 - Come Together
with Boris Buden, Naika Foroutan, Bernd Gehrke, Alexander Giesche, Andrej Holm, Srećko Horvat, Anetta Kahane, Thomas Krüger, Bojana Kunst, Antonia Majaca, Irene Misselwitz, The Performance Bar, Vijay Prashad, Jörg Roesler, Andreas Siekmann, Jan Sowa, Gabriele Stötzer, Margarita Tsomou, Jeremy Wade, Anna Zett a.o.
in the evening: CHEAP
Palast der Republik
Day 1: Re-Vision
with Almuth Berger, Tatjana Böhm, Susan Buck-Morss, Boris Buden, Augusto Corrieri, Bernd Gehrke, Trajal Harrell, Max Hertzberg, Pan Daijing, Bénédicte Savoy, Bernhard Schlink, Technosekte + Henrike Naumann u.a.