Eigen welzijn eerst
Why has the middle class become increasingly susceptible to extreme ideas? And why has the ideal of progress given way to a penchant for self-preservation? In the theatre evening Eigen welzijn eerst, Roxane van Iperen shows how the need for security can derail into radical sentiments.
Run time 90 minutes
Genre perspective
Language Dutch
Eigen welzijn eerst
Within 20 years, populist parties across Europe have moved from being a marginal phenomenon to the centre of power. Keeping what you have and nostalgia for the past have become more and more the dominant outlook on life.
During this evening, Roxane will be interviewed about the rise of populism, the retreat of citizens - away from progress thinking and equality of opportunity - in an era where cultural answers to economic problems are being given.
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An evening on the 'fear of falling' of the middle class, momfluencers, the wellness right and the thirst for radical sentiment. Roxane goes beyond her successful essay to show what society needs to break free from the fear of the unknown other.
Roxane van Iperen is the author of bestsellers such as 't Hooge Nest, Eigen welzijn eerst and Dat beloof ik. In 2021, she wrote the book week essay The Genocide Fax.
