Call for artists: MEMORIAL on Flensburg’s Colonial Past
The city of Flensburg issued a public Call for Proposals for the conceptual design of a memorial site commemorating the colonial ties of Flensburg. Deadline for step one is April 30th, 2026.
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Gallery of monuments to colonial history on the harbour promenade
Since 14 August 2025, 15 posters depicting monuments from European cities have been hanging on the construction fence at the harbour promenade in Flensburg to spark discussions about a monument to commemorate colonial history in Flensburg as well.
Review: Flensburg Campus Talks: Spaces of Decolonial Education (2024/2025)
The Campus Talks on Spaces of Decolonial Education took place at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in the autumn and spring semesters of 2024/25. A review.
The white way of seeing
Sybille Bauriedl and Inken Carstensen-Egwuom have written a text for Ulrike Bergermann about colonial monuments, contested memory politics and the white way of seeing.
Colonial commodity sugar: Flensburg’s global entanglements
There is an article about Flensburg's colonial entanglements on the interactive map "Decolonial [Hi]stories" in the project Decolonial Memory Culture in the City.
Spaces of Decolonial Education – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Racisms under Postcolonial Conditions
In the spring semester 2025, four exciting talks will once again take place in the series “Spaces of Decolonial Education” at the Institute of Educational Sciences at Europa-Universität Flensburg.
Dates for Postcolonial City Walks in spring and summer 2025
![Recht ist ein Sticker auf blauem Untergrund zu sehen. Der Sticker ist rechteckig und rot. Das Rechteck ist in drei Teile unterteilt, so dass drei Boxen untereinander entstehen. In jeder Box steht in weißer Schrift "Wo kommt eigentlich der Ru[h]m her?". In der linken Bildhälft ist im Hintergrund des aufgeklebten Stickers der Flensburger Hafen im Sommer zu sehen. Zwei Menschen laufen Hand in Hand am Hafen entlang.](https://flensburg-postkolonial.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dsc05211-scaled-e1650976396581-768x814.jpeg)
There are new dates for postcolonial city walks in Flensburg between April and July!
“Flensburg 2030+” wins 10,000 euros – the jury also mentions the engagement with colonial heritage
The city of Flensburg has been awarded €10,000 in prize money for its 'Flensburg 2030+' strategy in a nationwide competition for commitment to development. Flensburg's aim to deal with its colonial heritage was also mentioned in the award announcement.
Mapping as a method of decolonial memory practice in European cities
In an article published in 2024 in the journal sub\urban (German only), Sybille Bauriedl (European University Flensburg) and Linda Pasch (University of Bonn) look at postcolonial maps. The article examines the extent to which the maps combine decolonial politics of memory with a critical reflection on map production and the power of maps.
Spaces of Decolonial Education – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Racism under Postcolonial Conditions
Three talks on decolonial education will take place in the autumn/winter 2024 as part of the Flensburg Campus Talks.