Migration Lab

Academy for Education and Culture in the Migrant Society

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Stories of Migration

Human history is made up of multifaceted stories of migration. But not all of these stories are told and heard. Many of them are either unknown or entirely absent from memory. Some...

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Racism

Racism has many faces, each depending on the specific context, era, history and location. At the same time, racism always pursues the same goal, which is to maintain white power an...

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Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism is not a new phenomenon. And yet it continues to take on new forms and appear in new guises. Another new feature that characterizes the current discussion surrounding...

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Diversity

Diversity shines a light on the heterogeneity of human beings. It captures the intersection of different characteristics, including religion, gender, socio-economic status and migr...

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Empowerment

Empowerment is an important form of resistance against racism and discrimination. In everyday life, many people find themselves excluded from access to social resources, including ...

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History

Colonialism and Nazism spawned ideologies of inequality and exclusion. They also gave rise to the forced migration and systematic annihilation of millions of human beings. This leg...

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Language

Language is an important part of human identity. For precisely this reason, the recognition of linguistic diversity and multilingualism is key to the peaceful coexistence of commun...

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Religion

In Germany, freedom of religion is anchored in and guaranteed by the country’s constitution, known as the Grundgesetz or Basic Law. Still, this hasn’t prevented the emergence ...

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Pedagogical Expertise

The diversity that characterizes societies shaped by migration raises new questions for schools as well as for extracurricular and non-formal educational facilities. Educators and ...

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Encyclopaedia of the Nazi Genocide of the Sinti and Roma in Europe

The reference work aims to make the genocide of the Sinti and Roma during the Nazi era visible and accessible. It provides a detailed overview of the persecution, the murder in concentration camps, and the impact of the genocide.

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Thematic Areas RacismHistory

Types of Media Images & GraphicsCollectionContributions from Science

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target group (young) Adults(professional) PublicJuvenilesPedagogic personnelUpper secondary education

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Rethinking ‘Us’ & ‘Them’: Integration and Diversity in Europe

In immigration societies, who is attributed the role of “us” and who is attributed the role of “the others”? Migration Matters explores this question through a total of 37 videos featuring diverse individuals from research, practice, and civil society.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationDiversity

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Diversity-Oriented Organizational Development. Basics, Principles als Quality Indicators.

Until 2019, RAA supported organizations in their diversity-oriented development through its project. Principles and quality criteria were documented, which organizations can continue to consider in the future to leverage diversity as a resource.

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Thematic Areas Diversity

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Video series: Migration and displacement in times of climate change

Migration and climate change are closely linked. Climate change repeatedly triggers new migration movements by destroying people’s livelihoods, especially in the Global South. This video series addresses this issue and aims to discuss key questions surrounding it.

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Thematic Areas Stories of Migration

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Fields of action Civil Society

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How diverse is the media industry in Germany?

Diversity in the media shapes our perspectives. In this episode, three journalists discuss German newsrooms, the need for representation, and diversity in journalism. Ideal for youth, students, and young journalists, this series sparks discussions on media impact.

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Thematic Areas Diversity

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Forced Abroad – Days of a Forced Laborer

The visual novel is based on original diary entries and tells a little-known chapter of German history – for the first time in the form of a game. The app is accompanied by educational materials for teaching about Nazi forced labor, designed for teenagers aged 12 and older.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationAnti-Semitism

Types of Media Games & AppsMethods

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target group Pedagogic personnelUpper secondary education

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Virtual Migration Museum

A journey through time from 1945 to the present makes the societal transformation instigated by migration tangible. Visitors can explore urban buildings, discover intriguing objects within them, and listen to accounts from witnesses of the time.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationRacismHistory

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target group JuvenilesSecondary education first stage(young) Adults

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Didactic classification of the game ,,My Memory of Us”

My Memory of Us is a moving story about friendship and hope in one of the darkest times of our past. Enter the hand-drawn and beautifully animated 2D world full of discoveries and adventures to solve its mysteries.

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Thematic Areas History

Types of Media Games & Apps

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target group Upper secondary education(young) AdultsPedagogic personnelPrimary educationSecondary education first stage

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Didactic classification of the game ,,The Inner World: The last Wind Monk”

Puzzle your way through a bizarre world full of secrets and save the Flute Nose family in the digital game “The Inner World – The Last Wind Monk” from Studio Fizbin.

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Thematic Areas History

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target group Upper secondary educationPedagogic personnelPrimary educationSecondary education first stage

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Multi-peRSPEKTif: TO FEEL A STRONG CONNECTION THROUGH HISTORY

Who shapes sites of memory and how can they be transformed? This documentary serves as an illustration of a multi-perspective exploration of various locations associated with the Nazi era and its legacies.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationDiversityEmpowermentHistory

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Stolpersteine App – Map, Biographies, Backgrounds, and Teaching Concepts

The app displays Stolpersteine in North Rhine-Westphalia on a map, provides short biographies, and offers guidance for using the app in educational contexts.

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Thematic Areas Anti-SemitismHistoryPedagogical Expertise

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target group Upper secondary education(professional) PublicJuvenilesPedagogic personnelSecondary education first stage

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To remember globally

Through the method of digital GLOBAL ERINNERN (Global Remembering) cartography, the project by glokal e.V. contributes to the exploration of historical and present connections between the Global North and South, making them accessible to various target groups.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationRacismAnti-SemitismEmpowermentHistory

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target group (young) Adults(professional) PublicPedagogic personnelSecondary education first stageUpper secondary education

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Empowerment and Learning in Europe’s Migration Societies

The Methods Handbook presents the results of the post-migrant European journey, in which vibrant migration societies were made visible. It combines methods of communication as well as substantive results of the ‘Postmigrant Europe’ program.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationDiversityEmpowerment

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Game Glasfäden – From the East to the East

An interactive comic about the history of Vietnamese contract workers, with a duration of just under 30 minutes and a supplementary booklet with background information, the app is excellent for classroom use.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationHistoryPedagogical Expertise

Types of Media Games & Apps

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target group Juveniles(young) Adults

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„We are here because you were there“ – Black Perspectives on Flight & Migration

The event series addresses colonial continuities in Germany and Europe through discussions with activists Jennifer Kamau from International Women* Space, Bethi Ngari from Women in Exile, and Muna AnNisa Aikins.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationRacismEmpowermentHistory

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target group Pedagogic personnelUpper secondary education(professional) Public

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Didactic classification from the game ,,Through the darkest of Times”

This game lets you coordinate a civilian resistance group in Nazi-era Berlin: fight for freedom, weaken the system and lead your group through the darkest of times. “Through the darkest of times” is a game about the resistance against National Socialism during the Third Reich.

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Thematic Areas History

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target group Pedagogic personnelSecondary education first stageUpper secondary education

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Companions

They protect, warm, and comfort us. They have accompanied us for a long time or are useful everyday helpers. Whether unassuming, quirky, or even ambivalent: we all have things that are important to us, with which we associate special memories – What are your companions?

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationHistory

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Didactic classification of the game ,,Papers please”

The Game Papers Please puts you into the position of a fictional country’s border official. The Zentrum für didaktische Computerspielforschung (English: Centre for research regarding didactical use of computer games) wrote a classification about this game.

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Thematic Areas History

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target group Upper secondary educationJuvenilesPedagogic personnelSecondary education first stage

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Flight and Escape in Historical Perspective

How can the situation of German Jews in the 1930s serve as a starting point for reflecting on escape and migration today? The Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee Conference and the Schiller-Gymnasium Berlin provide insights into practical work.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationAnti-SemitismHistoryPedagogical Expertise

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target group (young) AdultsJuvenilesSecondary education first stageUpper secondary education

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Didactic classification of the digital game “Papers Please”

In Papers Please, players slip into the role of a border official in a fictitious state. The Center for Didactic Computer Game Research at the Freiburg University of Education has written a classification of the game.

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationPedagogical Expertise

Types of Media Games & AppsContributions from Science

Fields of action Schools

target group Upper secondary educationJuvenilesPedagogic personnelSecondary education first stage

Sprachen PolishTurkeyKoreanGermanEnglishFrench

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2009)

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationEmpowermentHistoryPedagogical Expertise

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Multidirectional Memory and Entangled (Hi)stories

How are memories told? What memories are shared? How does the hegemonic, and “overwhelmingly national perspective” deal with the challenge that more stories and memories demand entry into historiography and public memory?

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Thematic Areas Stories of MigrationRacismAnti-SemitismDiversityEmpowermentHistoryLanguageReligionPedagogical Expertise

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