Contested Memories in the Global South

Weekly event series at the University of Kassel

This semester, Prof. Dr. Liliana Gomez (Art and Society) and Prof. Dr. Kristina Dietz (International Relations with a focus on Latin America) are organizing the event series Contested Memories in the Global South.

Dates:

02.11.23: Jan Stehle (Berlin): Contested History in Chile. The conflict over a German-Chilean memorial Colonia Dignidad

23.11.23: Susanne Buckley-Zistel (Marburg): Transitional Justice - a critical introduction

07.12.23: Mónika Contreras Saiz (Berlin) : “Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence”: Broadcasting and reception of Latin American Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and Series, 1970-2023

14.12.23: Katarzyna Puzon (Berlin): On the Record: Sound and Making History

21.12.23: Friederike Pannewick (Marburg): Border crossers of upheaval. The symbolic struggle for the commemoration of heroes and martyrs of the 'Arab Spring'

11.01.24: Stefan Peters (Gießen/Bogotá): Truth and justice in violent peace: Challenges of restorative approaches in Colombian transitional justice

25.01.24: Anne Huffschmid (Berlin): Contesting Disappearance in Latin America: on forensic resistance - and narratives

01.02.24: Martin Schmidl (Kassel): Displaying Dachau

No registration necessary.

Location: Moritzstr. 18, Campus Center, Room 1112, Seminar Room 3