The Bergen-Belsen International Summer School is aimed at international undergraduate students from different disciplines interested in the challenges of commemorative culture in a global, digital and medial context.
The summer school offers lectures, guided tours, workshops and discussions held in English. Its aim is to develop visions for the future of educational work at museums and memorials.
The Bergen-Belsen International Summer School wants to give participants a deeper insight into the work of Bergen-Belsen as an international place of remembrance and learning while also exposing the students to the perspectives and projects of international speakers and scholars. The Summer School is intended to be a forum for discussing various questions, such as:
- Which theories and concepts describe memory, remembrance and bearing witness?
- Which interest groups shape the memory of the Nazi era and the Holocaust?
- What role does a scholar’s own position play when researching the past?
- What are the special characteristics of different types of sources, such as files, witness accounts and pictures?
- How do feature films depict historical events?
- How do these depictions influence the viewers’ awareness of history and image of the past?
- How can something be made visible if there is no evidence of it or it has been forgotten?
Application
Welcome to the application for the Bergen-Belsen International Summer School “Perspectives on Memory: Research, Testimonies and the Media”, which will take place from August 1-7 2016 in Bergen-Belsen, Germany.
The Bergen-Belsen Memorial will cover the expenses for food, accomodation and programme. You organise your travel to and from the Summer School and pay the expenses yourself as well as costs for the visa. Please note that this is a binding registration.
Please register by 27 May 2016 via the Application Form
You will be informed about the acceptance of your application after May 30 2016. If you have questions, please write an email to veranstaltung.bergen-belsen@stiftung-ng.de
Information for Participants
The Bergen-Belsen International Summer School is a one week programme by Bergen-Belsen Memorial.
The summer school offers lectures, guided tours, workshops and discussions held in English. Its aim is to develop visions for the future of educational work at museums and memorials.
The Bergen-Belsen Memorial will cover participants’ board (double room), food, and attendance fee. It will not cover the transfer costs to and from the summer school and fees for visa.
Registration closes on 27 May 2016.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://gbbbb.org/summerschool/