Diversity can inspire

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Panel discussion with experts Introduction and moderation: Dr. Bilinc Ercan-Catanzaro (HfMT Vice President for Diversity and Social Responsibility) Together with renowned artists and academics as well as university members, Vice President Dr. Bilinç Ercan-Catanzaro would like to get to the bottom of the question of exclusionary structures at artistic universities in a round table discussion and discuss ways to enable access for previously underrepresented social and cultural groups without compromising artistic excellence and at the same time not running the risk of creating stigmatizing "support offers" for certain social groups. The focus should not only be on access, but also on reflection on the recognized artistic canon and curricula. The guests for this lecture series are: Selen Kara, co-director at Schauspiel Essen, whose production of Fatma Aydemir's "Doktormutter Faust" recently premiered there. Dr. Nepomuk Riva, ethnomusicologist at the University of Würzburg and author of the study "Experiences of discrimination and racism among black students at German music academies". Prof. Sabina Dhein, Vice President of the HfMT and Director of the Theater Academy and Derya Yıldırım, singer, multi-instrumentalist, at home in Turkish-European crossover and alumna of the HfMT.

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Diversity Study Weeks

Under the motto Diversity can Inspire, the HfMT is organizing the Diversity Study Weeks in the winter semester 2023/24. Together we celebrate diversity, because it is not just a buzzword, but the heart of our interaction and creative development at an artistic and academic university.

During the six Study Weeks, we will deal with the following topics: Inclusion, classism, proximity & distance, anti-discrimination and participation in education, coloniality and equality for women, inter-, trans- and non-binary people. To this end, we have organized panels, artistic events, lecture series, seminars and much more. These events enrich the range of courses on offer and are open not only to all students, but also to lecturers and staff at the university and, in some cases, external visitors. Come along!

Embedded in the Study Weeks is a lecture series on intersectional topics. Through an artistic-scientific approach, the lecture series aims to raise awareness of the diversity present at the HfMT in all its forms, as well as to identify gaps in diversity and investigate their causes.

to the program overview of the Diversity Study Weeks

The Study Weeks take place as part of the Initiative for Diversity at German Universities of the German Rectors' Conference, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.