The panel aimed at discussing the assumption that (post)colonial narratives contribute to upset perceptions and tensions between European actors in East and West, especially between Germany, Poland, and Ukraine. It aimed to explore:
Post-Colonial Narratives and Tensions: Exploring how (post)colonial narratives contribute to tensions and misperceptions between East and West European actors, particularly Germany, Poland, and Ukraine.
Relevance for Foreign Policy and Cultural Policies: Analyzing the implementation of (post)colonial approaches in foreign policy and cultural policy analysis, past and present, to inform future models.
Target groups
Academic staff
Students
The Questions for this event
How do (post)colonial narratives shape perceptions and relations among East and West European actors?
What role can (post)colonial approaches play in analyzing foreign and cultural policy in Europe?
How can these frameworks be used to develop future models of policy and cultural understanding?
presenters - speakers - artists -actors
Prof. Pierre-Frédéric Weber
NARDIV Team Member in Work Package 3 Postcolonialism cosmopolitanism vs National Interests
Professor for History and Political Science
Prof. Beata Ociepka
NARDIV Lead for Work Package 3 Postcolonialism cosmopolitanism vs National Interests
Professor and Head of Public Diplomacy Lab
Dr. Christian Noack
NARDIV Lead for Work Package 4 Challenges of Digitisation and misinformation
Professor for East European Studies
Dr. Julia Trzcinska
NARDIV Team Member in Work Package 3 Postcolonialism cosmopolitanism vs National Interests
Assistant Professor of Social Communication and Journalism
Cristina Godun
NARDIV Team Member in Work Package 7 Sustainability
Romanian Translator of Polish Literature and Researcher
For an English translation of the interview, please click here.
The final discussion with the audience, which included students from the University of Szczecin and the Osteuropa-Institute of the FU-Berlin, demonstrated a vivid interest in implementing (post)colonial approaches in European studies and highlighted the need for further research.
