Exploring Difficult Heritage Through Berlin Museums - Detailseite

Berlin’s rich museological landscape lends itself to in-depth exploration of Germany’s difficult heritage: How are the upheavals of the 20th and 21st centuries, especially, remembered and represented? This course aims to enable the students to get to know a number of Berlin museums focusing on Memory and Post-WWII migration using anthropological methods and to critically analyse them within larger theoretical frameworks of “self” and “other” constructions. The aim is to explore the role of museums in rendering such constructions visible and therefore debatable. In addition to visiting the sites, there are scholarly readings and in-class discussions. The discussions will be based on the museum visits and the students’ questions on the readings.

Language Requirements: English B2

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This course is part of the Berlin Perspectives program for international exchange students. Regular degree-seeking students are also welcome to attend within the elective part of their study program. Courses are offered by the Career Center as part of the elective program üWP.

Berlin Perspectives seminars are specifically designed for undergraduate-level students. As a master's student, please check with your university beforehand to confirm whether the study points can be recognized.

Upon completion of the seminar, students will receive 5 ECTS.

The detailed syllabus for this course is available on the Berlin Perspectives website:
https://hic.hu-berlin.de/en/berlin-perspectives/courses 

Registration for the Summer Semester 2024 is open until 9 April 2024.

Places are allocated via Agnes through a lottery procedure (not on a first-come, first-served basis).

You will be notified by 12 April 2024 if you have been allocated a place.

Please make sure to attend the first session to confirm your participation. If you have changed your mind about the course, kindly sign out in Agnes. Other students will be happy to take your place in the seminar.

If you were placed on the waiting list, there is still a chance of moving up in the first few weeks of the semester if other students decide to drop the course. In that case, please inform the teachers of your interest.