Cordula Daus will present her research and the published booklet
"The Trujillo-Syndrome" (FantômeVerlag). Names are powerful
tools. They don't need any reason nor sense. With the act of
naming a space, a possession or even love is claimed. Names
contain the magic side of language itself - the hidden seduction
to create a reality by naming. "The Trujillo-Syndrome" tells the
intricate story of a tiny Spanish city whose name exists 21
times in the world. During the 16th century Trujillo was the
birthplace of up to 600 conquerors and adventurers who left to
the New World. Until today the Spanish Trujillo claims to be the
"cradle of Latin America". What kind of memory is contained in a
name? What happens if a name implodes and turns out to be a
nightmare? Cordula Daus lives and works as a
Kulturwissenschaftlerin in Berlin. In 2009 she founded the New
Society for Applied Toponymy (NGT).