Workshop in the context of the Research Group “Postcolonial and Postsocialist Interdependencies Across Borders”.

The stakeholder workshop brings together scholars, curators, museum practitioners, and civil society actors to explore how postcolonial and postsocialist pasts and presents intersect in the analysis of space, memory, and belonging. While these fields have often developed in parallel, recent scholarship increasingly highlights their interdependencies and the need for dialogue across regional and disciplinary boundaries. The workshop aims to foster such exchange by addressing conceptual approaches, methodological challenges, and practical implications.
The program combines public lectures with two thematic panel discussions that encourage interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral dialogue. The first panel examines how spatial practices—such as mapping urban environments—shape understandings of complex transnational historical legacies, belonging, and representation. The second panel focuses on memories, curatorial practices and exhibitions as sites where complex and contested pasts are negotiated.
Overall, the event seeks to stimulate critical discussion and contribute to emerging debates on how postcolonial and postsocialist perspectives can be brought into productive dialogue.

To participate, please register via the website.

Contact at ZiF
Maren Winkelhage
zif-group-support@uni-bielefeld.de