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The University of Kassel through the ages. Contemporary Witness Talks with Alumni - Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion with Martina Werner, Dr. Kerstin Wolff, Thomas Ewald and Anant Kumar
Martina Werner: After training as a hotel manager, she studied economics at the GhK. At the same time, she became involved in local politics and was a city councilor for Kassel. From 2014-2019, among other things, she represented Kassel as a Member of the European Parliament.
Dr. Kerstin Wolff: Since 1999, Kerstin Wolff has headed the research department of the Archive of the German Women's Movement Foundation here in Kassel. She is also a lecturer at the University of Kassel, and her research focuses on the history of the women's movement in Germany.
Thomas Ewald: From 1976-1981 he studied German language and literature and social studies/history for the teaching profession at the University of Kassel. 10 years of educational work with disadvantaged youth at the vhs, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt and the Kreishandwerkerschaft Hofgeismar-Wolfhagen. From 1993 to 2020 head of department at the vhs Region Kassel for history, politics, philosophy and literacy as well as for projects in the context of continuing vocational education for the unemployed.
Anant Kumar: Born in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Anant Kumar is the youngest son of a family of teachers. He studied German, Sociology and International Protection of Human Rights at the University of Kassel, the University of Vienna and the University of Montpellier. Kumar wrote his master's thesis on Alfred Döblin's "Manas."
You can watch the event via livestream: https: //uni-kassel.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c0a461b6-e3e0-470d-b1e6-adf30085ba0c
About the event series:
Over the years, many generations of students have attended Kassel University. They have played a significant role in shaping the history of the university and also the city of Kassel, from the comprehensive university to the university and beyond.
As part of the anniversary "50 years of the University of Kassel", eyewitness talks and a panel discussion with former students and doctoral candidates will take place. These are organized and hosted by students of the Masters "History and the Public" of the University of Kassel (Department 05, Social Sciences).
The 3G rules apply. If the event cannot take place in presence, there will be a stream. Further information and the program: https://50jahre-unikassel.de/gesellschafts-wissenschaften/
Further information about this event
Venue:
Gießhaus
Mönchebergstraße 5
34127 Kassel, Germany
Information and downloads:
Contact person:
PD Dr. Mieke Roscher
Fachbereich 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Fachgruppe Geschichte
Privatdozentin im Lehrgebiet für Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte (Human-Animal Studies)
+49 561 804-7989
roscher[at]uni-kassel[dot]de