CSE Hosts Webinar on Remembrance Culture in Germany
On October 27, 2021, the Center for the Study of Europe (CSE), an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted a virtual lecture by Anna Meier, Assistant Professor in the School of Politics & International Relations at the University of Nottingham, on “White Supremacist Violence and Collective Memory in Germany.” The event was moderated by Jessica Stern, Research Professor at the Pardee School.
Meier’s lecture is based on her early-stage research exploring remembrance culture in Germany and whether Germany could serve as a model for the United States and the larger project the country faces of fighting white supremacist violence. Meier notes that remembering the past is not the same as a reckoning with it.
Some of the questions Meier’s research grapples with are: What is the relationship between current violence and the stories we tell about past violence? What does it mean to “remember” violence and why do we use the language of “remembrance” (versus, say, “reckoning”)? How do our answers change when we are talking about violence linked to sites of hegemony versus violence that challenges hegemony?
A recording of the event can be viewed below.
The mission of the Center for the Study of Europe is to promote understanding of Europe through its cultural heritage; its political, economic, and religious histories; its art, literature, music, and philosophy; as well as through its recent emergence as a new kind of international form through the European Union (EU). Operationally, the center provides a focal point and institutional support for the study of Europe across Boston University through coordination of teaching missions, support of research, community-building among faculty and students, and outreach beyond the University. Visit the center’s website for more.