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Shadows of Empire How (not) to remember Britain`s tricky past
Dienstag, 20. Juni 2023 19:00–20:30 Uhr
| Kursnummer | 0517 |
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Dr. Robert Craig
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| Datum | Dienstag, 20.06.2023 19:00–20:30 Uhr |
| Gebühr | kostenlos |
| Ort |
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"Must Rhodes Fall?" In the past few years, and particularly since the 'Black Lives Matter' protests of 2020, there have been ever louder calls for Britain to face up to the legacy of its imperial and colonial past. An Oxford statue of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) – both a brutal imperialist and a willing philanthropist – became a particularly controversial focal point in this debate. Should it stand? Should it fall? Should it be curated in a museum? Destroyed? Pushed into a dark corner and forgotten about? And what do our answers say about both our relationship with the past, and our values in the present and future?
In this talk, Dr Robert Craig wants to think about these questions through his own experience as both a literary and cultural theorist and a native Brit. He will ask what the British can learn from Germany's difficult (and ongoing) process of "Vergangenheitsbeschäftigung" – and how Europe in general can come to terms with national histories that have often been far from glorious.
"Must Rhodes Fall?" In the past few years, and particularly since the 'Black Lives Matter' protests of 2020, there have been ever louder calls for Britain to face up to the legacy of its imperial and colonial past. An Oxford statue of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) – both a brutal imperialist and a willing philanthropist – became a particularly controversial focal point in this debate. Should it stand? Should it fall? Should it be curated in a museum? Destroyed? Pushed into a dark corner and forgotten about? And what do our answers say about both our relationship with the past, and our values in the present and future?
In this talk, Dr Robert Craig wants to think about these questions through his own experience as both a literary and cultural theorist and a native Brit. He will ask what the British can learn from Germany's difficult (and ongoing) process of "Vergangenheitsbeschäftigung" – and how Europe in general can come to terms with national histories that have often been far from glorious.
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Eine Veranstaltung in Kooperation mit dem Deutsch-Englischen Club Bamberg e.V.
und Europa in Bamberg e.V.
Dr. Robert Craig Hauptdozent
Dr. Robert Craig, gebürtiger Brite, ist promovierter Germanist und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik an der...
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