About me

Studies Political Science at the Free University of Berlin. Currently for a semester abroad at The University of Sydney. Graduated in Bachelor studies of Political Science and German Studies at Martin-Luther-University in Halle (Saale), Germany.

Freelance Journalist for German newspapers such as Tagesspiegel, Taz, Siegessäule, Queer.de and others. A former editor at the Berlin-based protestant weekly “Die Kirche” (the church), covering current affairs and politics.

Speaks and writes in German and English.

Topics are LGBTIQ-activism, human rights, social movements and religion.

Portfolio

Text

• AthensLive: “Civil Partnership in Greece, a Year Later”, January 2017
• Queer.de: “Dancing against the every-day discrimination”, January 2017 (in German)
• Author of the investigative Blog Leo Watch, since December 2016 (in German)
• Griechenland Zeitung: “A Pact against Austerity”, September 2016 (in German)
• Generation Crisis Projekt: “Leftist Parties Lacked Economic Imagination”, April 2016

Radio

• Radio Corax: “Rezension ‘Europa kaputt. Für das Ende der Alternativlosigkeit'”, Mai 2016 (in German)
• Radio Corax: “Impressions And Forecasts On The Election in Greece”, September 2015 (in German, English transcript)

Video

• Documentary “Queer Lives Matter – How LGBT-Activists Change The World”, 30 minutes, co-funded by Crowdfunding (not released yet)

• AthensLive: Report about the trial against the Golden Dawn members, February 2017

• NewsPeeks: “Fighting Treason Charges”, Interview with Markus Beckedahl, March 2016

• Newspeeks: “Creators and Copyright in the Digital Age”, Interview with Matthias Spielkamp, March 2016

Contact

Mail: markus.kowalski (at) posteo.de
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