Diversity can inspire

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Lecture by Prof. Frank Böhme (HfMT) Scientific expeditions, commercial travelers and missionaries were equipped with modern reproduction technology - the phonograph - at the end of the 19th century. They were given the task of recording music abroad and sending it to Berlin or Vienna. From then on, these sound recordings were regarded as objects of research and were incorporated into institutional archives. This interest culminated in a large-scale collecting frenzy and consciously or unconsciously served to convey colonial ideological patterns of thought. In retrospective analysis, this also reveals a close interaction between power and knowledge and represents an important aspect in the examination of the colonial legacy. Whether in Africa, Asia or the prisoner-of-war camp during the First World War, the photographs force us to think anew about the collections and their presentation.

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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.