The right to freedom - the history of civil liberties

The history of civil liberties: Saturday 13 March 2027, 13:00–15:00, Risskov Bibliotek, Risskov. Admission is free.

Freedom is one of our most fundamental values. We take for granted the right to think, speak and believe as we wish, and that the state does not intervene without cause. This has not always been the case.

Historian and lecturer Bo Buchreitz reviews the history of civil liberties: from Magna Carta in 1215 through the Enlightenment and the French Revolution to the international human rights of the 20th century. Along the way, he examines how freedom went from a privilege for a few to a universal right, and the conflicts behind that change.

Today, an ever larger part of life takes place digitally, where private technology companies control access to information, communication and communities. Through the theory of technofeudalism, Buchreitz asks whether rights fought for over 800 years still suffice in the digital age, or whether the struggle for freedom is beginning again.

Room: Pavillonen.