Noorderzon 2025
Karin Sitalsing
Nova
Kruissingel, 9712 XN GroningenWe are going to talk to Karin about feeling at home somewhere, what that means, and what is needed for it.
Feeling at Home
Karin Sitalsing writes as a freelance journalist for publications including Trouw and Vrij Nederland. As a correspondent for de Volkskrant, she covered the development of the Groningen village Blauwestad, which also inspired her book of the same name published last year. Both this book and her earlier work Boeroes won the award for Best Groningen Non-Fiction Book. Blauwestad questions whether one can feel at home in a place that didn't exist twenty years ago. In Boeroes, Karin tells the story of her ancestors, 'white Surinamese' known as 'Boeroes'. This group has adapted everywhere but may not feel completely at home anywhere. We will discuss with Karin what it means to feel at home somewhere, and what is necessary for that feeling.