Die Veranstaltung findet in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Geschichte der Carl von Ossietzky Universität und dem AK Koloniale Kontinuitäten Oldenburg statt.

Swakopmund is a popular tourist attraction on Namibia’s desert coastline. While its neatly cultivated centre and picturesque beaches lend the town a cosy atmosphere, its hegemonic history is unevenly remembered in public spaces. This unevenness is expressed through ostentatious and subtle glorifications of Swakopmund’s persisting colonial character, which forms part of its marketability and is largely driven by a German-speaking minority with disproportionate access to power; a result of Germany’s colonisation.

Critical perspectives of the past and historical legacies continue to be marginalised, with institutions like the Swakopmund Genocide Museum facing numerous challenges in an attempt to counter this trend. However, recent developments have signalled a potential change in direction. These can be read as a turning point in public memory culture, while it can also to be argued that a controlled change in memory culture merely serves a political purpose and represents a reconciliatory platitude, without any meaningful transformation. 

Durchführung: Laidlaw Peringanda, activist, Chairman of the Namibian Genocide Association and founder of the Swakopmund Genocide Museum
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