This year’s Summer School will consist of an introductory lecture by Rob van der Laarse (Amsterdam). As a professor of Heritage and Memory of War and Conflict he focuses (amongst other topics) on the cultural roots and post-war memory of the Holocaust, and Europe's competing memories after 1989. The first days in the Bergen-Belsen Memorial feature guided tours in the Memorial’s permanent exhibition and on the former campgrounds. These will be complemented by workshops on transitional justice and memory politics in different countries, such as Chile and the former Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. Furthermore, film director Joshua Oppenheimer (Copenhagen), will be there to discuss his films The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence and the way Indonesia deals with the mass killings of 1965-66.
For the second part of the week, we will transfer to Frankfurt/Main. There the Anne Frank educational centre will present their new permanent exhibition (which opens on the 12th of June) and give an insight into the workshops they offer to school kids, teachers and other professionals. We will also discover the traces of the past that remain visible throughout Frankfurt am Main during a tour.
For this year’s Summer School participants are also offered the possibility to organise themselves in a bar camp session and present their own research or projects. Other ways of actively engaging during the programme (commenting lectures, blogging, posting on social media) are encouraged.
Registration
The working language of the Bergen-Belsen International Summer School is English. The participants’ language skills must be sufficient to enable them to understand the preparatory texts, follow the lectures and tours and actively participate in the discussions. Participants must be 18 or older.
Accommodation will be in double rooms. The costs for the programme, accommodation and meals will be borne by the Bergen-Belsen Memorial. Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for their own arrival and departure as well as any necessary visas. The Memorial will not subsidise the travel costs.
Registration is possible via the online application form until the 15 May 2018. You will find this form and additional information on our blog: http://gbbbb.org/summerschool/