Literaturespeaking topic
What do we actually mean by 'Kafkaesque': a world where an invisible, unreachable bureaucracy accuses you but never tells you what your crime is. Why does that description still feel so familiar today?
— Kafka, The Trial, the concept of the Kafkaesque
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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