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Seminar
SoSe 14: Remembering Colonialism. Comparisons, Connections, Conflicts
Christoph Kalter
Information for students
The seminar itself will take place from noon to 2 p.m. only, in room A 125. For all those whose who are interested, there will be 5 supplementary appointments from 7 to 9 p.m., where fictional or documentary movies related to the subject matter of the seminar will be shown. Attending the latter is on a strictly voluntary basis close
Additional information / Pre-requisites
The seminar itself will take place from noon to 2 p.m. only, in room A 125. For all those whose who are interested, there will be 5 supplementary appointments from 7 to 9 p.m., where fictional or documentary movies related to the subject matter of the seminar will be shown. Attending the latter is on a strictly voluntary basis. close
Comments
In this seminar, we will first develop a basic theoretical understanding of memory and memory politics, and then focus on empirical cases. Here, we will take a closer look on the way colonialism is remembered in France and Portugal and the countries formerly colonized by them. The memorial legacy of German colonialism might provide another example. We may also address the memory of slavery as a colonial practice with an obviously transnational scope. We will look at a wide array of memory media and actors, ranging from state representatives and politicians to war veterans, decolonization refugees, and migrants' associations as well as academics, artists, and journalists
. While analyzing the dynamics of nationalized memories, we will also attend to non-national and transnational memory practices; while focusing on comparisons, connections, and conflicts, we will try to think of ways of how to fit our case studies into a global history of colonial memories - a history which today remains unwritten.
In this seminar, we will first develop a basic theoretical understanding of memory and memory politics, and then focus on empirical cases. Here, we will take a closer look on the way colonialism is remembered in France and Portugal and the countries formerly colonized by them. The memorial legacy of German colonialism might provide another example. We may also address the memory of slavery as a colonial practice with an obviously transnational scope. We will look at a wide array of memory media and actors, ranging from state representatives and politicians to war veterans, decolonization refugees, and migrants' associations as well as academics, artists, and journalists
. While analyzing the dynamics of nationalized memories, we will also attend to non-national and transnational memory practices; while focusing on comparisons, connections, and conflicts, we will try to think of ways of how to fit our case studies into a global history of colonial memories - a history which today remains unwritten.
Requirements: Regular and active participation, willingness to take on small tasks during the semester, optional seminar paper. close
28 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2014-04-15 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-04-22 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-04-29 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-05-06 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-05-13 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-05-20 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-05-27 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-06-03 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-06-10 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-06-17 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-06-24 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-07-01 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-07-08 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-07-15 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2014-04-15 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-04-22 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-04-29 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-05-06 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-05-13 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-05-20 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-05-27 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-06-03 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-06-10 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-06-17 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-06-24 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-07-01 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-07-08 18:00 - 21:00
Tue, 2014-07-15 18:00 - 21:00