Overview
- ARD airs the documentary “Hannah Arendt – Denken ist gefährlich” on Monday, Dec. 1 at 23:35, directed by Chana Gazit and Jeff Bieber with Arendt’s texts read by Nina Hoss and extensive archival material.
- The 50th anniversary of Arendt’s death on Dec. 4 is prompting renewed attention to her analyses of totalitarianism as commentators stress their present-day relevance.
- A long-term critical edition led by Freie Universität Berlin is expanding the web portal Hannah-Arendt-Edition.net, with “The Origins of Totalitarianism” due in multi-volume form in early 2026 and “Eichmann in Jerusalem” planned for 2027.
- Coverage revisits Arendt’s account of freedom as realized through collective political action, including her emphasis on equal freedom developed in Vita Activa.
- Her reporting on the 1961 Eichmann trial and the concept of the “banality of evil” remain contested, as a recent Berlin conference again probed the book’s arguments and lasting impact.