German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy In brief Title - German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy Venue - 50 George Square About the event Celebrate our second-year students of German and the culmination of their semester of independent research, curated by the students themselves. Our student have undertaken research related to the history of German colonialism, and they will be on hand to act as guides, answer questions and introduce their topics, which range from early 20th century colonial entertainment (film, fashion, photography, board games, parades), contemporary land rights issues in Namibia, the influence of colonial thought on National Socialism, anti-colonial Westerns produced in the GDR, and commemorative efforts in Germany today There will be activities to test your knowledge, interactive displays of facts and statistics, chances to give feedback, samples of previous years’ work, and a display of recent scholarship and literary works on the topic of German colonialism. You can also read more about the projects in our exhibition guide. At the reception, we will serve wine, non-alcoholic drinks and other refreshments, such as German snacks. How to join The event is free and open to all. No registration is necessary. Are you interested in studying German at Edinburgh? We teach full four-year undergraduate programmes, both single and joint honours. Our staff also teach on interdisciplinary masters programmes such as Translation Studies, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, and Intermediality, as well as supervising MSc by Research programmes and PhDs in German. Find out more about studying German with us Dec 02 2022 18.30 - 20.30 German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy Join us in person for a poster exhibition and reception curated by our second-year students in German and the culmination of their independent research on topics relating to the history of German colonialism. Room G.05 50 George Square University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy In brief Title - German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy Venue - 50 George Square About the event Celebrate our second-year students of German and the culmination of their semester of independent research, curated by the students themselves. Our student have undertaken research related to the history of German colonialism, and they will be on hand to act as guides, answer questions and introduce their topics, which range from early 20th century colonial entertainment (film, fashion, photography, board games, parades), contemporary land rights issues in Namibia, the influence of colonial thought on National Socialism, anti-colonial Westerns produced in the GDR, and commemorative efforts in Germany today There will be activities to test your knowledge, interactive displays of facts and statistics, chances to give feedback, samples of previous years’ work, and a display of recent scholarship and literary works on the topic of German colonialism. You can also read more about the projects in our exhibition guide. At the reception, we will serve wine, non-alcoholic drinks and other refreshments, such as German snacks. How to join The event is free and open to all. No registration is necessary. Are you interested in studying German at Edinburgh? We teach full four-year undergraduate programmes, both single and joint honours. Our staff also teach on interdisciplinary masters programmes such as Translation Studies, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, and Intermediality, as well as supervising MSc by Research programmes and PhDs in German. Find out more about studying German with us Dec 02 2022 18.30 - 20.30 German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy Join us in person for a poster exhibition and reception curated by our second-year students in German and the culmination of their independent research on topics relating to the history of German colonialism. Room G.05 50 George Square University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Dec 02 2022 18.30 - 20.30 German Colonialism – History, Memory, Controversy Join us in person for a poster exhibition and reception curated by our second-year students in German and the culmination of their independent research on topics relating to the history of German colonialism.
