The two scholars invited the audience to participate by means of live polls and incorporated Instagram shorts related to the book. The result was a varied and lively evening of dialogue that included input from the two scholars on ethics as an academic discipline and on what constitutes feminist ethics. Referring to the book, they invited the audience to critically question different forms and ideas of family as well as social expectations, and offered nuanced insights on the topics of anger and resistance.
During and after the lecture, an atmosphere developed in the well-attended church pavilion in which participants from different generations opened up, exchanged ideas and talked together about the book and their personal reading experiences. To reflect on their own thoughts and unanswered questions, the speakers invited the participants at the end of the dialogue evening to write a letter to one of the protagonists of the book.
It was a successful evening that encouraged critical reflection on ethics, feminism, existing norms, anger and resistance, and brought together women of different ages with their perspectives. For those who have not yet read Fallwickl's book, the event whetted their appetite for reading it – and aroused Denise Wallat and Eva Maria Hille's curiosity about the possible development of a format at the interface between literature and science.
