This episode explores Berlin’s ‘Colonialism’ remembrance concept: how it has taken shape since 2019 through a broad, participatory process involving civil society, academia, the arts and education, and why a decentralised, interconnected space of remembrance must be conceived in tandem with a central site of learning and remembrance.
Ibou Diop and Katja Kinder discuss plural, multidimensional remembrance spanning history, the present and the future: from somatic memory and community knowledge of resistance and resilience to political hurdles and the need to make colonial continuities visible in education and academia, archives and the urban landscape. The episode demonstrates that remembering colonialism concerns us all, as the foundation for justice, belonging and a democratic, pluralistic culture of remembrance.
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In ERINNERUNGSFUTUR, scientists, artists, journalists and activists report on their work and perspectives on cultures of remembrance in Germany and Europe. The series is part of the DialoguePerspectives e.V. podcast. This podcast episode was produced in cooperation with Nicole Schweiß’s kleiner Pause podcast.
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Sprecher*innen: Ibou Diop und Katja Kinder | Moderation: Nicole Schweiß | Musik: Lotus Ensemble; Einleitung: Hannah Blumas, Editorial team: Hannah Blumas, Nihal Çalışır; Audio-Edit: Gal Yaron Mayersohn; Film Glitch by Snowflake ©2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (3.0) license; Illustration: Rosa Viktoria Ahlers; Kurator*innen: Jo Frank, Johanna Korneli, Max Czollek | © 2026 DialoguePerspectives e.V. | http://www.cppdnetwork.com
