Die Figur der Okeanide, das Sinnbild der Ozeanfahrt, in einem Springbrunnen in Altona

Flensburg and Altona as Postcolonial Port Cities

What do Flensburg and Altona have to do with colonialism? Are there connections between the two cities? Similarities or differences? After a short introduction and a lecture, we would like to talk about this with anyone who is interested.

Foto aus der Ausstellung "Curating Discomfort"

Curating Discomfort

'Cuating the Discomfort' is an intervention at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow that critically explores post/colonial power relations in museums. A report on the intervention and why we in Flensburg are inspired by it.

Nahaufnahme eines Stickers auf einer etwas dickeren Metallstange. Der Sticker ist hellblau, in weißer Schrift ist "Decolonize Flensburg" zu lesen. Im Hintergrund ist der Oberköper einer Schwarzen Person zu sehen, die in eine Muschel bläst und den rechten Arm mit einer Machte in der Hand erhoben hat.

Colonial Amnesia in Flensburg

On Monday, June 13, Prof. Sybille Bauriedl will give a lecture on colonial amnesia in Flensburg as part of the lecture series "Unsayable" at the Phänomenta in Flensburg.