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 migration stories are glorified, while others are obscured and treated as problems. Indeed, stories of migration are always framed by public and political interests.

This thematic area acknowledges the polyphony of narratives in pluralist societies. It examines varied memories and explores less well-known perspectives on migration. It looks at individual, collective, intertwined, marginalized, competing, complex and not (yet) told migration stories.

How are stories of migration told in Germany? How are they framed socially and politically? Whose memories count? What value and potential do migration stories hold in the context of educational and cultural work?

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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

Types of Media Videos & Films

Fields of action Memorials

target group (professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Fields of action Memorials

target group pedagogic personnelupper secondary education

Sprachen GermanEnglishDutch

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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

Types of Media AudioImages & GraphicsGames & AppsMethods

Fields of action SchoolsCultureCivil Society

target group juvenilespedagogic personnelsecondary education first stageupper secondary education(professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Types of Media Images & GraphicsVideos & FilmsMethods

Fields of action Civil Society

target group pedagogic personnelsecondary education first stageupper secondary education(young) adults(professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Types of Media Images & GraphicsCollection

Fields of action Museums

target group (young) adults(professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Types of Media MethodsCollection

Fields of action Civil Society

target group pedagogic personnel(professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Fields of action CultureCivil Society

target group juveniles(young) adults

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

Types of Media Videos & Films

Fields of action CultureCivil Society

target group pedagogic personnelupper secondary education(professional) public

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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

target group juvenilessecondary education first stageupper secondary education(young) adults

Sprachen German

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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

Sprachen GermanEnglish

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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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If you’ve created your own educational media or an innovative project related to the topic of migration and/or societies shaped by migration, we would love to receive your submission.

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