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Carolin Emcke was born on 18 August, 1967 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany (now Germany), is a German author and journalist (born 1967). Discover Carolin Emcke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Journalist
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56 years old |
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Leo |
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18 August, 1967 |
| Birthday |
18 August |
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Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality |
West
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Carolin Emcke Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Carolin Emcke Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Carolin Emcke worth at the age of 56 years old? Carolin Emcke’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. She is from West. We have estimated Carolin Emcke's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Carolin Emcke (born 18 August 1967) is a German author and journalist who worked for Der Spiegel from 1998 to 2006, often writing from areas of conflicts.
She received her Abitur in 1986.
She studied philosophy, political science, and history in Frankfurt am Main, at the London School of Economics, and at Harvard University.
Emcke received her Ph.D. at Frankfurt under the supervision of Axel Honneth with a thesis on collective identities.
In 2008 she published Stumme Gewalt: Nachdenken über die RAF ("Mute force: reflections on the Red Army Faction"), a memorial to her godfather, Alfred Herrhausen, who was murdered by the Red Army Faction on 30 November 1989.
The work is aimed at encouraging dialogue between groups in societies, without violence, revenge, and disrespect.
Emcke received the Theodor Wolff Prize for the book.
From 1998 to 2006 she worked for Der Spiegel, often reporting from conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Colombia, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, and Pakistan.
In 2003/04 she was a lecturer in Political Theory at Yale University.
Since 2004 Emcke has moderated a monthly discussion series titled Streitraum at the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin.
In 2006 and 2007 she worked as an advisor to the Hamburg Media School.
From 2007 to 2014, she worked as an international reporter for Die Zeit.
Her book Echoes of Violence – Letters from a War Reporter was published in 2007 at Princeton University Press.
From 2007 to 2014 she was a writer and international reporter for DIE ZEIT (incl. in Israel, West Bank, Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, Haiti, US).
In 2008, she published Stumme Gewalt ("Mute force"), in 2013 How We Desire (German: Wie wir begehren), in 2016 Against Hate (German: Gegen den Hass), and in 2019 Yes means yes and... (Ja heißt ja und...).
In her 2013 book, How We Desire, Emcke writes about a homosexual coming of age in the 1980s.
Since 2014, she has been working as a freelance-writer and columnist for Süddeutsche Zeitung and El Pais.
She has served on the jury of the Bavarian Book Prize.
Emcke has held seminars and lectures on topics such as globalisation, theories of violence, and cultural identity.
In January 2014, she conducted an interview with German football player Thomas Hitzlsperger about his coming out for Die Zeit.
Carolin Emcke was honoured with several awards such as the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels in 2016, and a Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ("Federal Cross of Merit") in 2017.
Carolin Emcke was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, the daughter of an Argentinian mother and a German father.
In her essay Against Hate (2016), Carolin Emcke speaks out on racism, fanaticism, and anti-Democratic forces.
The book was published in various languages.
Emcke gave the opening speech at the 2016 Ruhrtriennale, on the topic of translation.
She was awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels on 23 October 2016 at the Paulskirche, with a laudation by Seyla Benhabib.
In her book Yes means yes, and... (2019) she explores, in the wake of #MeToo, how we should think and talk about desire and power, exploitation and racism.
After International Women's Day in 2019, The Guardian featured her together with three other feminists.
