Session 1: ‘Remembrance and Education on the Internet and in Other Media’
Speakers:
Paweł Sawicki, Auschwitz Memorial, Katowice
Marlene Wöckinger, TikTok creator, educator, Mauthausen Memorial, Linz
Vjeran Pavlaković, University Rijeka, Department of Cultural Studies, Zagreb
Alina Gorlova, film director and producer, Kyiv
Moderation: Ulrich Herrmann, author and commissioning editor SWR, Baden-Baden
The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.
The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.
The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.