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04/21/2021 - 04/21/2021 | Online

GIGA Forum | Confronting Colonialism in Germany: Are We Doing Enough?

The next GIGA Forum will focus on the reappraising of the German colonial history. The panellists will discuss todays colonial discourse and its impact on our society.

Germany is renowned for laying the ground rules for what became known as the “scramble for Africa” in 1885. Although German colonialism is somewhat part of the country’s university curricula and studied by scholars, German society is yet to reflect upon the legacies of colonisation critically. Consequently, patterns of colonial thought might still be prevalent – perpetuated consciously or unintentionally through daily personal interactions, the media, but also teaching and research. In this GIGA Forum, we will look back on Germany’s colonial past, critically evaluate the colonial discourse, its implications for society, and the role of Social Science in confronting colonialism in Germany.

Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zimmerer is Professor for Global History at the University of Hamburg.

Prof. Dr. Louis Henri Seukwa is Professor for Educational Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.

Naita Hishoono is Executive Director at the Namibia Institute for Democracy.

Moderator:
Dr. Lynda Chinenye Iroulo is Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for African Affairs (IAA).

Information on participating / attending:
We would like to ask you to register for this event. The registration is free of charge. Once you have successfully registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail (make sure you check your spam folder), please contact us: events@giga-hamburg.de. You will receive your personal participation link and further information by e-mail before the online event starts.

Date:

04/21/2021 16:00 - 04/21/2021 17:30

Event venue:

GIGA Hamburg
Online
Hamburg
Germany

Target group:

Scientists and scholars, all interested persons

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Politics, Social studies

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

03/12/2021

Sender/author:

Verena Schweiger

Department:

Fachabteilung Kommunikation

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event68178


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