24 June 2026

'Four Walls, Two Classes – On Rents and Inequality ' Lecture on 2 July

On Thursday 2 July at 5 pm, the Saarland University Society and the Teaching and Learning Centre (ZeLL) will host a lecture as a part of their science forum in the 'Aula' assembly hall (A3 3) on the Saarbrücken campus. Lara Schulschenk, a sociologist, journalist and expert on renting, will give a lecture entitled ' Four Walls, Two Classes – On Rent and Inequality'. The lecture is open to the public.

The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.

Housing is a human right. Yet housing costs have become a significant financial burden: around 5.4 million people in Germany are living in poverty because of their rent, and the ratio of rental costs to wages has shifted considerably in recent years. The housing market is becoming a mechanism for the redistribution of wage income to wealth – a process that deserves greater attention both in academic circles and among the general public.

The link between the housing market, social inequality and democracy is one of Lara Schulschenk’s key areas of focus, which the journalist and sociologist also explores in her book *No Sweet Home – How the Rent Madness is Destroying Our Homes and Our Social Cohesion*.  

For organisational reasons, please register in advance: unigesellschaft(at)uni-saarland.de
For enquiries, please contact: Susanne Kern-Schumacher: Email: unigesellschaft(at)uni-saarland.de