Panel discussion: Uncomfortable heritage? The Rediscovery of German History in Szczecin

For decades, the German heritage of the city of Szczecin in Poland was considered something to be forgotten. In democratic Poland, however, civil society has gradually approached and embraced this history. Whether through the preservation of monuments, the restoration of German graves or the publication of German family histories from Stettin, the German cultural heritage of Szczecin has been revalued in recent years. We will discuss the ‘post-German’ in the Pomeranian metropolis with actors from this local landscape of remembrance and present exciting civil society initiatives of recent years.

PROGRAM

Greeting

Dr Nils Köhler, Head of Documentation and Research

Dr Ewa Dąbrowska, Town Twinning Szczecin e.V.

Historical introduction

Prof. Dr Jörg Hackmann, University of Szczecin

Panel discussion with civil society actors

Paulina Romanowicz

Monika Szymanik

Dorota Pundyk

Kinga Rabińska

Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Kornelia Kończal, University of Bielefeld

A small reception will follow.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Doors open: 6:30 p.m.

Language: Event in German and Polish with simultaneous interpretation

Livestream: Livestream of the event on our YouTube channel Displacement, Repression, Reconciliation.

An event in cooperation with the Szczecin Twin Cities Association.