# Cultures of Remembrance


## Posts

- [Open Call - Educational Travel to Moldova / apel deschis vizită educaționalăîn Moldova](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/open-call-moldova/): Applications are open until 15th of March. Participate in a 5-day program in Chișinău, Moldova, designed to explore the intersections of decolonisation, remembrance work, queer visibility, and activism. (Apel deschis în limbile engleză și română.)
- [Between Silence and Repression. Germany‘s Culture of Remembrance and Palestine](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/between-silence-and-repression/): In this session, our guest speakers Dr. Pegah Byroum-Wand and Ahmad Dakhnous tried to shed light on Germany's culture of remembrance, focusing specifically on Palestine and Palestinian perspectives, introducing the concept of multidirectional memory. 
- ["Self-Organisation on Maidan" a special lecture and discussion with Dr. Emily Channell-Justice](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/self-organisation-on-maidan/): An inspiring evening dedicated to understanding the Maidan protests of 2013–2014 through the lens of political activism, self-organization, and left-wing participation.
- [Online workshop with maqaal collective on archives as a tool of collective remembrance](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/uncategorized/online-workshop-with-maqaal-collective-on-archives-as-a-tool-of-collective-remembrance/): Sparks and insights from the offline workshop in Warsaw and the online workshop on the 5th of December. 
- [Public screening of the movie "With love, Stela" and a Q&A session with Stela Pascal afterwards](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/uncategorized/public-screening-of-the-movie/): On the day of trans* remembrance - 20th of November, we (with the support of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung) invited people to join the screening of the movie "With love, Stela" and the discussion with Stela Pascal afterwards.
- [Networking meeting in Poland. Public event with Zarina Mukanova.](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/networking-meeting-in-poland-public-event-with-zarina-mukanova/): We keep moving on our journey of "Decolonising Cultures of Remembrance". Together with our project partners we are meeting in Poland to get deeper into the topic of decolonial work. We will explore it on different levels: how it is implemented in art, in the work of the museums, in the academic research, in collective practices and in daily activism.  One of the inputs is from Zarina Mukanova on "Between Two Empires (China and Russia): A Decolonial Critique of Kazakhstan’s Contemporary Approaches to Memory Management"
- [Networking meeting in Poland. Public screening of the movie "With love, Stela"](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/networking-meeting-in-poland-public-screening-of-the-movie-with-love-stela/): We keep moving on our journey of "Decolonising Cultures of Remembrance". Together with our project partners we are meeting in Poland to get deeper into the topic of decolonial work. We will explore it on different levels: how it is implemented in art, in the work of the museums, in the academic research, in collective practices and in daily activism.  One of the events is a public screening of the movie "With love, Stela" and a Q&A session with Stela Pascal afterwards
- [Networking meeting in Poland. Public event with Teodor Ajder.](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/networking-meeting-in-poland-public-event-with-teodor-ajder/): We keep moving on our journey of "Decolonising Cultures of Remembrance". Together with our project partners we are meeting in Poland to get deeper into the topic of decolonial work. We will explore it on different levels: how it is implemented in art, in the work of the museums, in the academic research, in collective practices and in daily activism.  One of the inputs is by Teodor Ajder on "Flashbacks of Soviet Critical Art through Moldovan Lenses" 
- [Networking meeting in Poland. Public event with Joanna Wawrzyniak and Paulina Olszewska](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/networking-meeting-in-poland/): We keep moving on our journey of "Decolonising Cultures of Remembrance". Together with our project partners we are meeting in Poland to get deeper into the topic of decolonial work. We will explore it on different levels: how it is implemented in art, in the work of the museums, in the academic research, in collective practices and in daily activism.  One of the inputs is by Joanna Wawrzyniak and Paulina Olszewska on "Duality of Decolonizing and Decolonial Currents in Curatorial Practice"
- [Online Kick-Off - Decolonial and abolitionist perspectives on Remembrance](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/event/online-kick-off-cor/): The event took place on the 1st September, from 18:00 to 21:00 CET on ZOOM.

## Pages

- [Queer Holocaust Voices – the Price of Silence](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/queer-holocaust-voices-the-price-of-silence/): An article on queer women history under the Nazi regime by Olga Bubich.
- [Glossary](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/exhibition/glossary/)
- [Cultures of Remembrance / exhibition](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/exhibition/): Exploring diverse narratives on National Socialism and World War II
- [Bridges of Remembrance - exhibition in Berlin](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/bridges-of-remembrance-exhibition-in-berlin/): Exhibition Cultures of Remembrance The general goal of the project is to critically examine how World War II, National Socialism and the fight against it is remembered in different regions and different groups. Due to the current war in Ukraine, we are also investigating connections between the current war and historical events in the context of World War II. Within the framework of our project, we are publishing a multimedia archive and an exhibition in Berlin that deals with the different narratives and questions around the topic of remembering the Second World War. We have already collected a number of […]
- [Bridges of Remembrance: study trip open call](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/bridges-of-remembrance-study-trip-open-call/): Bridges of Remembrance: study trip open call Deadline for applications: 3rd of August 2023 Hello, This is an open call for applications for participants for the educational project “Bridges of Remembrance,” specifically for the upcoming study trip to Georgia from October 9th to October 15th, 2023, framed by some online preparatory and follow-up meetings. The open call is open for people from every nationality but we will take special account of people from Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. The general goal of the project is to critically examine how World War II, National Socialism, and the fight against it are remembered […]
- [Cultures of Remembrance is back / Request for Experts for these Themes](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/experts-open-call-2023/): Cultures of Remembrance is back / Request for Experts for these Themes Hello dear all, We are happy to announce that our project “Cultures of Remembrance” will continue in 2023. Under the motto “Bridges of Remembrance” we will organize online workshops, an exhibition and a meeting in Georgia. In the next few days we will publish Open Calls for exhibition contributions and the travel. But before that, we need your help in finding speakers for the online workshops. Please write to us (best until end of April) if you have any tips on the following topics: Remembrance of the victims […]
- [Open call for contributions to our website and exhibition](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/bridges-of-remembrance-open-call/): Bridges of Remembrance: open call for contributions to our website and exhibition Deadline for proposals: 14th of May 2023 This is a call for participation in the project “Bridges of Remembrance”. In particular, for the participation in developing our multimedia archive and an exhibition in Berlin. Deadline for proposals: 14th of May 2023. The general goal of the project is to critically examine how World War II, National Socialism and the fight against it is remembered in different regions and different groups. Due to the current war in Ukraine, we are also investigating connections between the current war and historical […]
- [Archive](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/media-archive/): Archive This multimedia archive combines different approaches, media and methods that we consider necessary for transnational remembrance work. Originally, the contributions on this page only dealt with the question of how World War II, National Socialism and the fight against it is remembered in different regions of Europe. Due to the current war in Ukraine, the way historical narratives are engaged in this war has also become the topic of this website. The contributions on this page are diverse and from different perspectives. We hope they give impulses for an emancipatory discussion of history! Lectures Lectures on different aspects of […]
- [Methods of education](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/methods-of-education/): Methods of education​ One of the main goals of the ”Cultures of Remembrance” project is to investigate various narratives connected with World War II and the Holocaust: where they come from, how they are formed, how they are presented in different memorable places in different countries, and how they are transformed throughout time. The website and mini-projects within it present those narratives from different angles and, most importantly, they encourage discussion. What approach should teachers choose when talking about narratives at school and university? Which topics should be covered? What to do with “uncomfortable” topics and how to handle controversial […]
- ["Before Night Falls" online exhibition](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/before-night-falls-online-exhibition/): “Before Night Falls” online exhibition The basic functions of the platform are: 1. You can move along set paths by using the arrow keys. You can zoom in and out by scrolling with the mouse. 2. You can start a Jitsi video conference with up to 4 people anywhere on the platform once your avatars are close together. In addition, there are certain areas on the platform surface that, when entered, lead to a Jitsi conference room with an unlimited number of participants. The book symbol leads to texts, the music box symbol leads to audio contributions (there are always two […]
- [Essays](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/essays/): Essays Here you will find texts about the Second World War, as well as the current war in Ukraine with historical reference. The articles outline the narrative used to justify the war in Ukraine and show parallels and continuities in warfare/propaganda. Anastasia Chebotaryova Artificial juxtaposition: Holodomor and Holocaust Anastasia Karkotskaya “You confuse where the capitals are, you are so stuck in Moscow” Dzmitry Krokhin Succession of Soviet and Russian war propaganda Jeanna Kolesova War and myth: the cult of the Great Patriotic War and the militarization of Russian society Katsiaryna Nothing Changes *** The narrative of GPW in the world […]
- [Soundscapes](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/soundscapes/): Soundscapes Body and Acoustic Experiments at Sights of Remembrabce Often turning to memory, we look into it from the needs of the current day: the past forms the language of the present. In this way, states can develop a normalized memory of important events and turn to it to solve current political problems. To combat this normalization, it is important to look for a new language in the places of remembrance – where society’s ideas about itself and its history are preserved and created. Our experiments with body and sound are attempts to find this language. Radio Ladoga This sound […]
- [Lectures](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/lectures/): Lectures Contents Collaborationism and Holocaust: the case of Ukrainian police in Kyiv Daniil Sytnyk Daniil Sytnyk – a postgraduate student of the Doctoral School of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (daniil.sytnyk@ukma.edu.ua). Research interests: collaboration during World War II. The memory of the Second World War lives to this day, because it affected the families of each of us. Among those living then under the German occupation were different people: someone was just trying to survive in difficult conditions of hunger, someone was trying to fulfill their career ambitions; others became marauders and murderers, or their victims. The theme of collaborationism […]
- [Cultures of Remembrance](https://cultures-of-remembrance.com/en/): Cultures of Remembrance Сultures of Remembrance is a project that aims to critically examine how World War II, National Socialism and the fight against it is remembered in different regions. Together with a broad network of activists, historians and people who joined the journey we develop alternative concepts for commemoration and challenge current narratives.  With the next step “Decolonising Cultures of Remembrance”, the project questions current narratives on history and their (mis)use in the light of ongoing war in Ukraine, growing tensions and the rising far-right movement. With two travels, online exhibition, workshop program and festivals in Moldova, Poland and […]


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