“In the brochure ‘Growing Together – Creciendo juntos’, four experts from Namibia, El Salvador and Germany report on their experiences with South-North school partnerships. Important and controversial topics are addressed from different perspectives and make you want to change your own perspective. The interviews are framed by caricatures by Hendrik Rojas, which encourage an examination of terms related to South-North school partnerships. These can also be used independently of the interviews, which is why we offer them as a separate download.” (from KATE’s description). KATE 2013: Growing Together – Creciendo juntos. Four perspectives on school partnerships. Berlin: KATE e.V.
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“Through the weltwärts-The aim of voluntary service is to make it possible to make a ‘personal contribution to a just world’. But what ideas go hand in hand with this service, which operates in a political context marked by unequal power relations? Using postcolonial and feminist theories, the author examines the representations and program structures. She asks about their colonial legacy and benefits for the participants. The discourse analysis focuses on the critical examination of concepts of development in connection with those of a cosmopolitanism, which is considered a pedagogical response to globalization issues. The study reveals the entanglement of…
The audio guide Kolonialismus im Kasten? on the permanent exhibition at the German Historical Museum in Berlin is a project by Manuela Bauche, Dörte Lerp, Susann Lewerenz, Marie Muschalek and Kristin Weber .
“This book is a clear, systematic, original and lively account of how media representations shape the way we see our and others’ lives in a global age. It provides in-depth analysis of a range of international media representations of disaster, war, conflict, migration and celebration.” (from the blurb) Shani Orgad 2012: Media Representation and the Global Imagination. Cambridge: Polity Press If you don’t have a bookstore worth supporting near you, you can also buy the book from the alternative non-profit online bookstore links-lesen.de, which supports political projects with the profits. The link to the book can be found here.
“The revised, updated edition of The Video Activist Handbook provides the basic skills and know-how required for beginning video activism, as well as offering a wealth of ideas on video strategies to those with some prior experience.”(from the blurb) Thomas Harding 2001: The Video Activist Handbook. London: Pluto Press
“Decolonizing Solidarity is a thorough examination of the problems that can arise when activists from colonial backgrounds seek to be politically supportive of indigenous struggles. Blending key theoretical and practical questions, Clare Land argues that the impulses that drive middle-class settler activists to support indigenous peoples will not lead to successful alliances and meaningful social change without an essential process of public political action and critical self-reflection. Based on a wealth of in-depth interviews and original research, with a focus on Australia, Decolonizing Solidarity provides a vital resource for anyone involved in indigenous activism or scholarship.” (from the book description)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwBLwI5Jdfc “Stolen Ground puts a human face on the lingering effects of racism while giving us a rare glimpse, through the eyes of six Asian American men, about the impact of racism on their lives and families. Through their personal stories and intimate reflections about being a ‘model minority’, the men provide a seldom-seen portrait of the extent of their journey through anguish, pain and disillusionment.” (aus der Filmbeschreibung) Stolen Ground | Lee Mun Wah | 1993 | USA | Englisch | Dokumentarfilm | 43 min.
This free radio station (independent, self-determined, grassroots) takes a critical look at society and broadcasts 24 hours, 7 days a week. In addition to music and news, there are themed shows from Germany and the world on gendering and queer life, capitalism, migration, the environment, net safety, legal tips for the unemployed, literature and art, bedtime stories for adults, and much, much more. Click here for the free livestream. Radio Corax also offers workshops to learn radio making and in the course of this to impart basic journalistic and technical knowledge. Shows and projects include: Wendefokus – This is more…
This blog primarily features scholarly arguments from the field of critical heteronormativity studies with a focus on Japan. Kenji T. Nishino, author* of the blog, writes: “I deal with the subject as a Japanologist who does not feel at home. This is not because I don’t enjoy dealing with Japan. It’s because of the feeling of always being in a special position. Gender and sexuality are often considered a closed area in which to conduct research. Findings on women and on homosexuality are achieved, but they do not pose a threat to heteronormative research because they do not affect it.…
This blog analyzes “the continuities of racism in ‘German’ history through various forms of government to the present day, the intertwining of racism and heteronormativity, and Western dominance in today’s FRG.” It represents a continuation of a project minor in Gender Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin. The project seminar and the blog were and are coordinated by Urmila Goel, who also blogs under the name andersdeutsch.
This blog by Urmila Goel comments on racist and heteronormative discourses of the German majority society.