Writing German Colonial History Today. Renewed Issues and Perspectives

en coopération avec l’université franco-allemande, l’IHMC, l’université de Lorraine, le CRULH, le Collège doctoral franco-allemand »transferts culturels« et le CIERA

In recent years the engagement with Germany’s colonial past has become one of the most active fields in the historiography, both in and outside Germany as well as its former colonial territories. Historians have extended the scope of research to include the agency of indigenous and local actors, revisit the economic histories of German imperialism and draw transimperial connections. Equally the chronological and geographical limits of German colonialism are readressed and the postcoloniality of both Germany and the former colonies is debated in an ever-increasing range from museum exhibitions, to tourism and foreign politics. We are glad to continue and extend discussions about many of these current research strands with presenters and participants at this conference.