Events

RTG 2686 collaborating with Weserburg. Museum für moderne Kunst, CITY 46 Bremen, Afrikanetzwerk Bremen | Organized by Dr. Nelson Sindze Wembe

About the film | In his feature film debut, musician, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist Baloji explores in a compelling way how profoundly belief shapes the fate of his four main characters. OMEN is a visually powerful film incorporating elements of surrealism and magical realism—an impressive testament to the creative energy of contemporary African cinema.

This collaborative workshop will engage in a close reading and critical analysis of primary source documents (in English translation) from 4 key moments in post-World War II German history: an excerpt of a transcript from a focus group discussion among working-class women held in 1950 in Frankfurt/Main, in which themes of Nazi sexual politics and the tenacious persistence of antidisability animus and “eugenic” propaganda are evident; excerpts from the testimony of coercive sterilization survivors and a historian advocating on their behalf at a session of the Bundestag in 1987; politicians’ cross-party motion of 2011 calling for a federal memorial to the victims of the Nazi “euthanasia” murders; and AfD and CDU campaign posters expressing opposition to inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools. […]

As Part of the exhibition Anys Reimann. Mirrorball, a Bremen premiere: the screening of Assembly (2025) by U.S. artist Rashaad Newsome, addressing artificial intelligence, colonial power structures, and the complexity and resilience of queer Black experiences.

The two Namibian guest researchers at Hochschule Bremen, Jazz Abrahams and Casper Bowora, provide insights into their country: what shapes the identity of young Namibians today, what they are proud of, and which economic and social tensions are relevant to them. Together with their German […]

During a study trip to Argentina, Helen Stephan was particularly interested in how life for trans* people differs when there is a depathologized access to gender-affirming healthcare. In this personal research report, Helen Stephan would like to discuss some of her experiences with the integration into academic practices at the University of Buenos Aires, inspiring ethnographic situations, and the possibility of future collaborations.