# Reading the Archive along/against the Grain? Lesetechniken im kolonialen Archiv

Reading the Archive along/against the Grain? Lesetechniken im kolonialen Archiv at Restaurant UniTurm, Monday 26 October 2026, 16:15.

- Venue: Restaurant UniTurm, Rämistrasse 71
- With: Silvy Chakkalakal
- Go to page: https://www.uzh.ch/de/events/rv/cultural-analysis.html

![Reading the Archive along/against the Grain? Lesetechniken im kolonialen Archiv](https://noky.io/images/d10d1ac24084072f27fea7ffdb6d4dffd7149e44c08cd8b5e796d50d2bf4727f-2000.webp)

A talk in the lecture series «Kulturanalyse jetzt!» of the study programme Kulturanalyse. Silvy Chakkalakal of the University of Zurich asks what it means to read in the colonial archive. Under the title «Was heisst lesen (jetzt)?» the series explores fundamental questions of reading. Students and everyone interested in current practices and politics of reading are invited.

## Dates

- Monday 26 October 16:15 — Restaurant UniTurm

Written by a model, sources: [uzh.ch](https://www.uzh.ch/de/events/rv/cultural-analysis.html)

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