Within the European Project ‘E-Words–Europeans Win Ostracism. From Remembrance to a Dialogue Society’, coordinated by Dr Aline Sierp, interested citizens will connect to the University of Krakow and Sibiu on Monday 19 March at 13.00 at the Van Eyck Academy to discuss identity issues in the context of the recent Holocaust Law in Poland. Lunch is provided, all are welcome.
Within the European Project ‘E-Words–Europeans Win Ostracism. From Remembrance to a Dialogue Society’, coordinated by Dr Aline Sierp, interested citizens will connect to the University of Krakow and Sibiu on Monday 19 March at 13.00 in the Van Eyck Academy during the MAACH conference. The audience is invited to discuss identity issues in the context of the recent Polish Holocaust Law. Lunch will be provided, everybody is welcome.
The webinars are part of a European project financed by the European Commission and won by Dr Aline Sierp, together with colleagues from the University of Siena, Sibiu and Krakow. The project E-WORDS will run for 18 months and deal with the memory of the experience of ostracism. E-WORDS addresses young European citizens, especially students, to provide them with a sound understanding of the historical & political processes which led to the rise of totalitarianism in 20th century Europe (Nazi-Fascism in Western Europe, Communism in Eastern Europe) & the subsequent ostracism of many citizens. To achieve this, E-WORDS will facilitate the dialogue between young Europeans & the witnesses of European past totalitarianisms, sharing their own remembrance.
Through an innovative analysis of key words, E-WORDS promotes reflection on what ostracism means today. It furthermore fosters debate on European cultural diversity and common values to promote peace, reconciliation, respect. For this purpose different activities are organized by the partners: webinars to facilitate debate, seminars to share testimonials by former prisoners, theater performances, artistic labs, film projections and round tables.
