The face of a city, as well as its changes, reflect the history and the influence of the consciousness of its inhabitants. Remembrance and identity can be described as a product of buildings, squares and monuments. Thus, to the same degree urban development and architecture become both tool and subject of remembrance and identity policy. They represent multi-levelled and changing narratives as well as individual and collective constructions of history: e.g. the Soviet war memorial in Tallinn, the Bridge of Mostar, the "Stadtschloss" in Berlin. How can cultural and citizenship education take up the interaction of urban history and citizens, thereby enhancing a modern way of discussing the past in cities characterised by their population´s mobility and heterogeneity?
Inputs
- Interner Link: Regina Bittner, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation (Germany) (PDF-Version: 876 KB)
- Interner Link: David Heath, Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (UK) (PDF-Version: 396 KB)
Project Presentations
- Interner Link: "Plattenvereinigung", presented by Robert K. Huber, zukunftsgeraeusche (Germany) (PDF-Version: 272 KB)
- Interner Link: "Sefer – stories about the Jews from our towns", presented by Iga Kazimierczyk, Center for Citizenship Education (Poland) (PDF-Version: 281 KB)
Report