Daniel Kulla
German writer and journalist (born 1977)
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Daniel Kulla (born 1977 in Blankenburg (Harz)) is a German writer and journalist. He briefly served as editor-in-chief of the Saxon youth magazine Spiesser and has published books on intoxication and conspiracy ideologies.[1]
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| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Occupations | Writer, journalist, translator |
| Website | www |
Life and career
Kulla grew up in Thale and performed Zivildienst in Germany.[2]
Kulla organized literary remix projects with other authors, initially publishing them through his own imprint, Systemausfall '90 Verlag, before becoming an editor and author with Werner Pieper in 2001.[2] He wrote Der Phrasenprüfer, a biographical work about Wau Holland, a co-founder of the Chaos Computer Club.[3]
In his 2007 book Entschwörungstheorie. Niemand regiert die Welt, Kulla examined the history and dangers of ideological conspiracy thinking, distinguishing it from more open-ended forms of conspiracy theorizing.[1] In a 2011 interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, he argued that conspiracy ideology arises from mainstream society and intensifies existing currents of nationalism, racism and antisemitism.[1]
In 2000, Kulla briefly served as editor-in-chief of the Saxon youth magazine Spiesser.[1] He has written irregularly for the weekly newspaper Jungle World.[4] Together with Torsun Burkhardt, singer of the Berlin electropunk band Egotronic, he wrote the documentary novel Raven wegen Deutschland.[5] He has also given lectures and readings on subjects including conspiracy ideology, The Coming Insurrection, occupied workplaces in Argentina, and intoxication and intimacy.[6]
Kulla's book Leben im Rausch. Evolution, Geschichte, Aufstand, first published in 2012 and reissued in 2014, develops a concept of intoxication as a fundamental capacity of nervous systems to make use of their own "noise".[7][8] Reviewing the book in taz, Sebastian Dörfler wrote that Kulla related intoxication to capitalist forms of valorization and to its social functions, dangers and possible uses.[9] In an interview with jetzt, Kulla said that intoxication is "neither good nor bad" and can either reinforce or disrupt domination.[10]
Outside literature, Kulla has recorded songs with Egotronic and with Björn Peng.[11] Working under the name classless Kulla with the Hamburg musician Istari Lasterfahrer, he released the albums Nein, nein, das ist nicht der Kommunismus (2008), Wir hatten doch noch was vor (2010) and Auf- & Zustände (2012).[12][13][14]
After periods in Dresden and Berlin, he returned to live in Thale.[2]
Works
- Katzes Schrödinger. Dresden, 1997. ISBN 3-934864-04-X
- Eine perfekte Welt mit Pickeln. Dresden, 1999. ISBN 3-934864-00-7
- Eins auf's Auge. Es könnte alles falsch gewesen sein. Dresden, 1999. ISBN 3-934864-01-5
- Weichkern-AufSchnitt. Die endgültige Versöhnung von einfach allem mit einfach allem. Dresden, 2000. ISBN 3-934864-03-1
- Fresse in die Kamera. Und die eine oder andere Ummischung. Dresden, 2001. ISBN 3-934864-05-8
- Warum schlug Marek seinen Kopf gegen die Mauer? Und die eine oder andere Ummischung von zahlreicher Hand. Anthology with contributions by Ulrich Holbein, Werner Pieper, Micky Remann, Arvid Leyh and others. Löhrbach, 2001. ISBN 3-922708-43-9
- Der Phrasenprüfer. Szenen aus dem Leben von Wau Holland, Mitbegründer des Chaos Computer Clubs. Löhrbach, 2003. ISBN 3-922708-25-0
- Aus der Produktion. SuKuLTuR, Berlin, 2004. ISBN 3-937737-37-5
- Entschwörungstheorie. Niemand regiert die Welt. Löhrbach, 2007. ISBN 978-3-925817-13-7
- Kapitulatus! Das Illuminal. SuKuLTuR, Berlin, 2009. ISBN 978-3-937737-99-7
- Raven wegen Deutschland (with Torsun). Mainz, 2011. ISBN 978-3-931555-42-9
- Leben im Rausch. Evolution, Geschichte, Aufstand. Mainz, 2014. ISBN 978-3-95575-018-3 (first published in Löhrbach, 2012. ISBN 978-3-922708-85-8)
Translations
- Die Abschaffung der Arbeit by Bob Black. Löhrbach, 2003. ISBN 978-3-922708-04-9
- Dieser zeitlose Moment by Laura Huxley. Löhrbach, 2003. ISBN 978-3-930442-56-0 (with Sharon Levinson and Werner Pieper)
- Sind Unternehmen die besseren Menschen? by Paco Xander Nathan. Löhrbach, 2004. ISBN 978-3-922708-30-8
- Wir sind ein Bild der Zukunft (ed. by A.G. Schwarz, Tasos Sagris, Void Network). Hamburg, 2010. ISBN 978-3-942281-82-9 (with Nina Knirsch, Karl Rauschenbach and Bernd Volkert)
- Kampf im Herzen der Bestie. Militanter Widerstand in den USA by Dan Berger. Hamburg, 2011. ISBN 978-3-942281-89-8 (with Bernd Volkert)
- Sin Patrón, Herrenlos, Arbeiten ohne Chefs. Instandbesetzte Betriebe in Belegschaftskontrolle. Das argentinische Modell: besetzen, Widerstand leisten, weiterproduzieren (ed. by Lavaca; translated and introduced by Daniel Kulla). 2015. ISBN 978-3-940865-64-9
