Berlin, April 2021
Around the world, debates about memory cast a new light on the monuments in our towns and cities. What should societies remember about their past? Which statues should topple to make way for a fairer future? KULTURAUSTAUSCH interviewed writers, experts and journalists worldwide.
Commented by Kodjo Valentin Glaeser from the advisory board of the Initiative of Black People in Germany (ISD)
Commented by the professor for Social Work and member of the indigenous Canadian Gitxsan Nation, Cindy Blackstone.
Commented by the author and artist D. S. Chougale, India.
Commented by the author and professor for Women’s Studies, Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, USA.
Commented by the historian Hal Spackman.
Commented by the Macedonian journalist Katerina Topalova.
Commented by the Argentinian writer Mauro Libertella.
Commented by the Australian Member of Parliament Lidia Thorpe.
Commented by the South African writer Malaika Wa Azania.
Commented by the Indian novelist Amit Chaudhuri, who has been part of the “Rhodes Must Fall” movement in Great Britain.
Commented by political scientist Titipol Phakdeewanich from Thailand.
Commented by the Italian archeologist Dafna Goldschmidt.
