#Memory

Arts & Humanities

From Persecution to Emancipation? The Pink Triangle and Queer History

How did the pink triangle, once imposed by the Nazis, get reclaimed by those it was meant to stigmatize? Has the triangle of sadness evolved into one of joy, of fear, of memory? This symbol of queer history contains multitudes.

Arts & Humanities

Definition Under Debate: What Makes a Museum?

When the International Commission of Museums (ICOM) proposed a new museum definition three years ago, a furor erupted. This August, the discussion will continue and come to a vote. Will the divided community find common ground this time?

Arts & Humanities

Leben nach dem Genozid – Ein Gespräch mit Talin Suciyan über armenische Geschichte und Erinnerungspolitik in der Türkei

Wie haben Armenier und Armenierinnen nach dem Völkermord im Jahre 1915 weitergelebt? Und welche Art von Gesellschaft hat sich in den letzten hundert Jahren gebildet? Im Interview sprechen Talin Suciyan und die Anthropologin Deniz Yonucu über eine andere Geschichte der Türkei.

Arts & Humanities

Andrea Pető on “The Forgotten Massacre”

In our first book talk, Prof. Andrea Pető discusses her research on a formerly unknown and “invisible” massacre in Budapest 1944, and the battle for remembrance after World War II.

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