The 6th annual conference of Forum BildDruckPapier – organised in cooperation with the Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg, the Altonaer Museum and the Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg – is dedicated to the topic of "Colonial Imagery. Popular Prints and Their Role in the Transmission of Stereotypes". It focuses on motifs, clichés and racist stereotypes that were disseminated, reproduced and internalised through the medium of popular prints. It also examines the associated mechanisms and strategies for establishing colonial viewing habits that continue to have an impact to this day.
For the main section of the conference, contributions are being sought until 18 February 2024 that deal with colonial images and their diverse economic, social and societal interdependencies using the example of popular prints. What motif traditions are they based on? What messages were associated with them? What power, what effect did / do they have? What role did those involved in their creation and distribution play? How do we deal with the images today?
Typical media can be:
- Advertising prints (posters, brochures, postcards, product advertising, trading cards)
- Teaching aids and paper toys (wall charts, textbooks and children's books, Épinal prints, card games, board games)
- Journalism and colonial literature (caricatures, leaflets, publications by colonial organisations, missionary associations, etc.)
- Devotional prints
Lectures: 20 min. + 10 min. discussion, in German or English, no publication planned
Expenses: Unfortunately, honorariums and reimbursements for travel, accommodation and participation cannot be paid.
Abstract: max. 2.500 characters incl. spaces + short vita
Deadline: until 18.2.2024 to bild-druck-papier@web.de