On 24 June 2025, the author Christian Baron visited the University of Oldenburg at the invitation of the Institute for German Studies and the Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation. He spoke to students about his autobiography "A Man of His Class", which was published in 2020. Baron's book, which deals with his upbringing as a working-class child with an alcoholic and violent father in Kaiserslautern in the 1990s, was on the Spiegel bestseller list. The resulting TV feature film (directed by Marc Brummund in 2024) was awarded the 2025 German Television Prize as "Best Television Film of the Year".

In the interview, Christian Baron talks about his career, his work as a journalist and writer and the genesis of the book. The interview was conducted by Bachelor students from the "Social Origin and Literature" seminar led by Prof Dr Urte Helduser. The questions were asked by Marvin Kühn and Annica Stobbe.

You can watch the interview here on YouTube.