Lived History – Refugees and Expellees as Witnesses

How do individuals cope with the loss of their homeland? How do they succeed in making a new start elsewhere? In this workshop we approach these questions through the personal testimonies of those who experienced displacement or expulsion first-hand: post-war German expellees, boat people from South Vietnam and refugees from former Yugoslavia. Video interviews, museum exhibits and historical documents will help us gain a sense of their experiences of violence. We will also address the social challenges posed by losing one’s homeland and having to integrate elsewhere.

Workshop:

• Suitable for: 10th - 13th graders, college and university students, students at vocational colleges.
• Duration: 150 minutes (incl. short break)
• No charge for schools, colleges, universities or providers of youth programmes.
• Group size: up to 15 students, max. 2 groups;
• Languages: German or English
• Bookable: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (last possible start), Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. (last possible start)