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Die Würde des Menschen ist antastbar
German
- GenresNonfictionPolitics
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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Ulrike Marie Meinhof
25 books40 followersGerman left-wing militant. She co-founded the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) in 1970 after having previously worked as a journalist for the monthly left-wing magazine Konkret.
She was arrested in 1972, and eventually charged with numerous murders and the formation of a criminal association. Before the trial concluded, Meinhof died in her cell in 1976 in controversial circumstances.
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was born in 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany. In 1936, her family moved to Jena when her father, art historian Dr. Werner Meinhof, became director of the city's museum. Her father died of cancer in 1940, causing her mother to take in a boarder, Renate Riemeck, to make money. In 1946 the family moved back to Oldenburg because Jena fell under Soviet rule as a result of the Yalta agreement. Ulrike's mother, Dr. Ingeborg Meinhof, who worked as a teacher after World War II, died 8 years later from cancer. Renate Riemeck took on the role of guardian for Ulrike and her elder sister.
In 1955 she took her Abitur at a school in Weilburg. She then studied philosophy, sociology, Pädagogik (roughly pedagogy) and Germanistik (German studies) at Marburg where she became involved with reform movements.
In 1957 she moved to the University of Münster, where she met the Spanish Marxist Manuel Sacristán (who later translated and edited some of her writings) and joined the Socialist German Student Union, participating in the protests against the rearmament of the Bundeswehr and its involvement with nuclear weapons as proposed by Konrad Adenauer's government. She eventually became the spokeswoman of the local Anti-Atomtod-Ausschuss ('Anti-Atomic Death Committee'). In 1958, she spent a short time on the AStA (German: Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss, or General Committee of Students) of the university and wrote articles for various student newspapers.
In 1959 she joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)—the banned German Communist Party—and later began work at the magazine konkret, serving as chief editor from 1962 until 1964. In 1961, she married the co-founder and publisher of Konkret, Klaus Rainer Röhl. Their marriage produced twins, Regine and Bettina, on 21 September 1962, and lasted until their separation in 1967, which was followed by divorce the following year.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrike_M...)
She was arrested in 1972, and eventually charged with numerous murders and the formation of a criminal association. Before the trial concluded, Meinhof died in her cell in 1976 in controversial circumstances.
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was born in 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany. In 1936, her family moved to Jena when her father, art historian Dr. Werner Meinhof, became director of the city's museum. Her father died of cancer in 1940, causing her mother to take in a boarder, Renate Riemeck, to make money. In 1946 the family moved back to Oldenburg because Jena fell under Soviet rule as a result of the Yalta agreement. Ulrike's mother, Dr. Ingeborg Meinhof, who worked as a teacher after World War II, died 8 years later from cancer. Renate Riemeck took on the role of guardian for Ulrike and her elder sister.
In 1955 she took her Abitur at a school in Weilburg. She then studied philosophy, sociology, Pädagogik (roughly pedagogy) and Germanistik (German studies) at Marburg where she became involved with reform movements.
In 1957 she moved to the University of Münster, where she met the Spanish Marxist Manuel Sacristán (who later translated and edited some of her writings) and joined the Socialist German Student Union, participating in the protests against the rearmament of the Bundeswehr and its involvement with nuclear weapons as proposed by Konrad Adenauer's government. She eventually became the spokeswoman of the local Anti-Atomtod-Ausschuss ('Anti-Atomic Death Committee'). In 1958, she spent a short time on the AStA (German: Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss, or General Committee of Students) of the university and wrote articles for various student newspapers.
In 1959 she joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)—the banned German Communist Party—and later began work at the magazine konkret, serving as chief editor from 1962 until 1964. In 1961, she married the co-founder and publisher of Konkret, Klaus Rainer Röhl. Their marriage produced twins, Regine and Bettina, on 21 September 1962, and lasted until their separation in 1967, which was followed by divorce the following year.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrike_M...)
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April 16, 2010
Einse Sammlung von Kolumnen der Autorin die in der einflussreichen linken Zeitschrift "konkret" erschienen sind, bevor Ulrike Meinhof als RAF Aktivistin untergetaucht ist. Die meist kurzen Kolumnen bieten einen sehr interessanten Einblick in die politische Landschaft der BRD zu Zeiten von Mauer, kaltem Krieg und der 68er Bewegung. Gute Anmerkungen des Herausgebers Klaus Wagenbach erklären Begriffe die heute nicht mehr bekannt sein dürften. Gute Analysen von Themen die auch heute nichts an Relevanz verloren haben (Emanzipation kontra Gleichberechtigung, Notstandsgesetzgebung, Gewalt und Gegengewalt...) Auch die persönliche Entwicklung der Journalistin Meinhof wird in den chronologisch gesammelten Artikeln sehr gut sichtbar. Vom Glauben an SPD und Parlament hin zu Klassenkampf und Widerstand. Journalismus wie er für mich sein soll, pointiert, kritisch und unabhängig. Pflichlektüre für Linke und besonders für solche die sich dafür halten.
September 6, 2020
"... şimdiye kadar yalnızca yazılı beyanlar, zararsız etkinlikler ve sözlü çabalardan ibaret
olan şeye ne kadar mücadele denebilir ..." Meinhof'u bu soruya taşıyan süreci izliyoruz. Onun verdiği cevabı biliyoruz, bizim vereceğimiz cevap ne olacak?
Kadın özgürleşme mücadelesi ile ilgilendiğini, bu konuda yazdığını bilmiyordum. Ana konusu bu olan yalnızca iki metin var fakat satır aralarındaki yorumlarının dahi bu denli zengin ve derin oluşu beni epey şaşırttı. Gümbür gümbür bir ikinci dalgacıymış meğer.
olan şeye ne kadar mücadele denebilir ..." Meinhof'u bu soruya taşıyan süreci izliyoruz. Onun verdiği cevabı biliyoruz, bizim vereceğimiz cevap ne olacak?
Kadın özgürleşme mücadelesi ile ilgilendiğini, bu konuda yazdığını bilmiyordum. Ana konusu bu olan yalnızca iki metin var fakat satır aralarındaki yorumlarının dahi bu denli zengin ve derin oluşu beni epey şaşırttı. Gümbür gümbür bir ikinci dalgacıymış meğer.
August 16, 2025
4,5/5- Es ist wirklich spannend und beeindruckend zu sehen wieviele gesellschaftliche Themen sich aus Ulrike Meinhofs Zeit in unsere übertragen lassen. Es wird über Krieg und Frieden geschrieben, Arbeitskampf, korrumpierte Politiker*innen uvm., aber es ist schon 60 Jahre her, sehr traurig irgendwie, obgleich sehr spannend.
Ein weiterer interessanter Aspekt an diesem Werk ist die Betrachtung der radikaler werdender linken APO in den 60er Jahren. Zu Anfang (Mitte- Ende der 50er) gibt es noch Hoffnung in die SPD, dass diese als „linke Kraft“, wenn auch reformistisch, ein notwendiges Übel ist, welches den Menschen tatsächlich hilft. Dann wird sich aber durch realpolitische Entscheidungen der Partei mehr und mehr von dieser entfernt. Leider kann man das womöglich auch schon auf die PdL übertragen.
Durch Tatsachen wie den Vietnam-Krieg sieht man dann auch diese Entwicklung sehr gut.
Ulrike Meinhof konnte auch wirklich gut schreiben.
Ein weiterer interessanter Aspekt an diesem Werk ist die Betrachtung der radikaler werdender linken APO in den 60er Jahren. Zu Anfang (Mitte- Ende der 50er) gibt es noch Hoffnung in die SPD, dass diese als „linke Kraft“, wenn auch reformistisch, ein notwendiges Übel ist, welches den Menschen tatsächlich hilft. Dann wird sich aber durch realpolitische Entscheidungen der Partei mehr und mehr von dieser entfernt. Leider kann man das womöglich auch schon auf die PdL übertragen.
Durch Tatsachen wie den Vietnam-Krieg sieht man dann auch diese Entwicklung sehr gut.
Ulrike Meinhof konnte auch wirklich gut schreiben.
March 14, 2016
Öncelikle Levent Konca'ya gereken yerlerde düştüğü notlar ve çevirisi için çok teşekkür etmek gerek.
Kitap, Sunuş kısmında da açıklandığı gibi Ulrike Meinhof'un konkret'de yazdığı yazılardan oluşuyor ve kronolojik olması Meinhof'un dilinin ve düşüncelerinin zamanla nasıl sivrildiğini gösteriyor.
60'lar Almanyasının iç siyasetini pek bilmeyen biri için başlarda okuması zor olabilir ama en basitinden işçi göçlerine (Kuli mi, İş Arkadaşı mı? Almanya'daki Konuk İşçiler) ve 2. Dünya Savaşı sonrası Nazi generallerinin yargılanma sürecine (Görgülü Bir Adam- Bir Gün Karl Wolff Davası) Almanya'nın gözünden bakma imkanı sunduğu için okumaya değer.
İşin daha ''protestodan direnişe'' kısmında, Farah Diba'ya Açık Mektup'u okur okumaz aklıma The Baader Meinhof Complex(2008) geldi ve film -her ne kadar RAF üyelerinin ölümleri konusunda tartışmalı olsa da- kitap boyunca ilerleyen olayları, kişileri tanımamda büyük rol oynadı. Kitabı okumayı düşünenlere öneririm.
Aklımda yer eden iki makaleden bahsederek bitireyim. Kitabın 'Jürgen Bartsch ve Toplum' makalesi ''suçlu'' bir çocuktan yola çıkarak sadece Almanya'nın değil diğer bir çok ülkenin de pedagojik sorunlarının şablonunu çok güzel çıkarmış. ''Yanlış Bilinç'' makalesiyle de marksist feminist teoriyi gözler önüne sererek bizi de ''bağırmaya'' davet etmiştir bu militan.
Kitap, Sunuş kısmında da açıklandığı gibi Ulrike Meinhof'un konkret'de yazdığı yazılardan oluşuyor ve kronolojik olması Meinhof'un dilinin ve düşüncelerinin zamanla nasıl sivrildiğini gösteriyor.
60'lar Almanyasının iç siyasetini pek bilmeyen biri için başlarda okuması zor olabilir ama en basitinden işçi göçlerine (Kuli mi, İş Arkadaşı mı? Almanya'daki Konuk İşçiler) ve 2. Dünya Savaşı sonrası Nazi generallerinin yargılanma sürecine (Görgülü Bir Adam- Bir Gün Karl Wolff Davası) Almanya'nın gözünden bakma imkanı sunduğu için okumaya değer.
İşin daha ''protestodan direnişe'' kısmında, Farah Diba'ya Açık Mektup'u okur okumaz aklıma The Baader Meinhof Complex(2008) geldi ve film -her ne kadar RAF üyelerinin ölümleri konusunda tartışmalı olsa da- kitap boyunca ilerleyen olayları, kişileri tanımamda büyük rol oynadı. Kitabı okumayı düşünenlere öneririm.
Aklımda yer eden iki makaleden bahsederek bitireyim. Kitabın 'Jürgen Bartsch ve Toplum' makalesi ''suçlu'' bir çocuktan yola çıkarak sadece Almanya'nın değil diğer bir çok ülkenin de pedagojik sorunlarının şablonunu çok güzel çıkarmış. ''Yanlış Bilinç'' makalesiyle de marksist feminist teoriyi gözler önüne sererek bizi de ''bağırmaya'' davet etmiştir bu militan.
September 11, 2022
so so so interessant und lehrreich, auch auf die heutige politik bezogen. soo froh es gelesen zu haben, auch wenn’s zeitweise sehr fordernd war
March 14, 2016
Almanlık belki de o kadar güzel birşey değil? 60-70 arasında Meinhof'un gözünden bir Almanya eleştirisi
March 31, 2025
Incredible.
Ulrike Meinhof was an incredibly intelligent, sharp, intellectual and precise writer. Both artistic and dryly factual in her writing, she touched so many topics others wouldn’t dare.
There were at least two ‘chapters’ that got my eyes wet, one of which - the very last one - had me crying throughout all of its ten pages. I couldn’t stop crying, constantly having to stop reading to wipe the tears out of my eyes. Several others gave me goosebumps and most got me nodding along in high frequency.
I can’t recommend reading Meinhof enough. She was a great writer and journalist that ultimately felt she could achieve more change through direct action than words. She has my utmost respect.
Ulrike Meinhof was an incredibly intelligent, sharp, intellectual and precise writer. Both artistic and dryly factual in her writing, she touched so many topics others wouldn’t dare.
There were at least two ‘chapters’ that got my eyes wet, one of which - the very last one - had me crying throughout all of its ten pages. I couldn’t stop crying, constantly having to stop reading to wipe the tears out of my eyes. Several others gave me goosebumps and most got me nodding along in high frequency.
I can’t recommend reading Meinhof enough. She was a great writer and journalist that ultimately felt she could achieve more change through direct action than words. She has my utmost respect.
March 2, 2011
I studied Ulrike Meinhof in a class about modern terrorism. The awesome mom of my German roommate knew how fascinated I was by her writing, and mailed me a copy of this book as a surprise. Really interesting to see how she evolves from relatively moderate to extremist in the original language.
December 23, 2012
Çogzel. Sanayi devriminden beri yaşanan problemlerin aynısını güzel güzel incelemiş dönem Almanyasında. Bir çok sıkıntı bugün de başımızda hani.
August 16, 2014
wie der Impuls von der Gesellschaft nicht aufgenommen wurde........
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