Witzenhausen and colonialism

In the year of remembrance 2023/24, 125 years after the founding of the German Colonial School, a wide range of topics relating to history, remembrance, responsibility and the future were addressed in a variety of formats. The response to the events showed that there is great interest in engaging with and discussing different positions. Dealing with history is never finished and is a continuous process.

For this reason, the open working group of groups, institutions and individuals from the university and the town community continues to meet.

Witzenhausen and colonialism

From colonial past to present-day responsibility?

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26.09.24. 11 a.m. Campus Steinstraße H12 Lecture hall and laboratory building

2023 marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the German Colonial School (DKS) in Witzenhausen. The DKS marks the foundation of the agricultural history of Witzenhausen as a research and teaching location. At the same time, the DKS is clearly part of a colonial tradition in which serious human rights crimes were committed.

Film and discussion about the women's colonial school in Rendsburg with Joana Schröder

Friday, April 26
Admission: 19.00  Film starts: 19.30
Free admission

Capitol Cinema Witzenhausen

Wir hatten eine Dora in Südwest
Germany / Namibia | 1991 | Director: Tink Diaz | Documentary | Recommended for ages 14 and up | German (English passages German voice-over| 70 minutes | Women / Gender / Colonialism / Racism

Joana Schröder
Curator of the exhibition "From Rendsburg into the wide world. The Colonial Women's School" at the Rendsburg Museum (July 9 to October 8, 2023).