Civil Society

The myriad of activities carried out by migration-related associations, civil society initiatives and group networks testify to the diversity and multiple perspectives that are present in societies shaped by migration. These activities make it possible for people from different communities to speak on their own behalf. Ensuring adequate representation and participation are important democratic prerequisites in this context. Our digital media archive compiles and systematizes best practice examples.

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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

Types of Media MethodsCollection

Fields of action MemorialsSchools

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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

Types of Media Videos & FilmsLiterary TextsContributions from Science

Fields of action Civil Society

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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

Types of Media Literary TextsMethodsCollectionContributions from Science

Fields of action TheatersMuseumsMemorialsSchoolsCultureCivil Society

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