Social Exclusion and Politics of Anti-discrimination
Lecture by Lonnie Bunch (video recording available, in English)
The following evening event is being held in conjunction with the conference Social Exclusion and Politics of Anti-Discrimination and Minority Empowerment in Europe and the United States, organized in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the British Council.
This two-day conference is intended as a forum for transatlantic exchange and will explore the question of which approaches to inclusion, anti-discrimination, and equality policy are needed in immigrant societies in order to realize the democratic principles of political participation and social justice for all members of society.
recording available
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
Lonnie Bunch: The Challenge of Interpreting Race in American Museums
In his lecture, The Challenge of Interpreting Race in American Museums, Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., examines the question of what an appropriate representation of Black history in the American museum landscape might look like.
Video Recordings of the Event
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Welcome and introduction to the conference Social Exclusion and the Politics of Anti-Discrimination and Minority Empowerment in Europe and the United States by Yasemin Shooman, head of the Academy Programs on Migration and Diversity at the Jewish Museum Berlin
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Welcome and opening remarks by Mekonnen Mesghena, head of the Migration & Diversity Division at the Heinrich Böll Foundation
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Introduction to Lonnie Bunch by Yasemin Shooman (in German), followed by the lecture The Challenge of Interpreting Race in American Museums by Lonnie Bunch (in English), beginning at 3:15 minutes into the video
When & Where?
- When5 Dec 2013
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Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
See location on map
