Time
Thursday, 12-16 c.t. There will be eight four-hour sessions: 20 October; 3, 10, 17, and 24 November; 8 and 15 December 2022; and one Sunday session on 13 November/to be confirmedCourse description
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 analyze 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.
Language requirements
English B2
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.
For each completed seminar, students gain 5 ECTS.
The seminars are designed at an undergraduate level. However, they are also open to graduate students, provided that the home university recognizes the study points.
The detailed syllabus for this course is available on the Berlin Perspectives website: https://hic.hu-berlin.de/en/berlin-perspectives/courses
Registration is open until 11 October 2022. Places are allocated in Agnes by a lottery procedure (not on a first come first serve basis).
