#Buchtipp: Bernward Schmidt (Hrsg.), »Norm und Positionalität. Fachkulturelle Verortungen aktueller #Kirchengeschichte« #OpenAccess #Theologie #MaterialTurn #DigitalHumanities
Today, we go into the 2nd day of our conference on "Memory Processes in Imperial Lifeworlds". We look at all kinds of different objects, and discuss what roles they play in ongoing processes of #decolonization. Naturally, the question of restitution is […]
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Our conference "Memory Processes in Imperial Lifeworlds" is starting in its second day. Here, Marie Julien Danga (Bertoua) explains the complicated history of a now infamous object in the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, the throne of the king of Bamum.
#decolonization #objecthistory #materialturn #Africa
Tomorrow, we start our conference on the role of objects in #decolonization processes with a series of compelling contributions. Here, Stephen Foose (Marburg) explains his work on passports 👇
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#objecthistory #materialturn #Africa #colonialism #memorystudies
Watches, passports, flags, gloves, artworks or big monuments: Objects shape our everyday lives. They play a role in history, and it's not always the one people thought they would. Objects also make the past visible in the present, they shape our memory of […]
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1/ 2 Our conference 18–20 March 2026 explores how objects moving between “the West” and “the Rest” shaped #decolonization and our memory of #colonialism.
Here, @kpo.bsky.social + @rheinze.myatproto.social introduce the conference and the questions it raises.
#materialturn #Africa #memorystudies
Tagung in Köln zum #materialturn im #mittelalter
(2/4) Maria Ruotsalianen from the Jyväskulä branch of @coegamecult.bsky.social has the coauthored article "Deconstructing esports: Why we need to acknowledge bodies in a move toward more equitable esports practices."
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#gamestudies #esports #materialturn