{"id":5824,"date":"2017-05-01T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T09:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epeka.si\/?p=5824\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T19:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:51:16","slug":"xenophobia-revisited-world-war-ii-lessons-not-learned-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epeka.si\/en\/xenophobia-revisited-world-war-ii-lessons-not-learned-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenophobia Revisited – World War II and the lessons (not) learned in the 21st century"},"content":{"rendered":"

21 – \u00a026 May, 2017
\nWeimar, Germany<\/h3>\n

The Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., is a partner in the project \u201cXenophobia Revisited – World War II and the lessons (not) learned in the 21st century\u201d. The project activity will take place from April 26th to May 1st 2017 in Weimar.<\/p>\n

Especially in light of the so-called \u2018Refugee Crisis\u2018 of 2015 and the resurgence of xenophobic, far-right movements across Europe in its wake, it has become increasingly clear that the lessons once learned in the horrors of World War II are yet to be understood by broader parts of today\u2019s European population.
\nOur idea for \u2018Xenophobia Revisited\u2019 is to use the recent rise of right-wing, anti-minority sentiments in Europe as an occasion to re-evaluate the methods and methodologies of remembrance work and how the lessons learned from World War II can be better anchored in today\u2019s European societies.
\nIn doing so, the seminar aims to evaluate and improve current methods of remembrance work and education about WWII, highlight best practices using modern media and widen the participants\u2019 reach in presenting the lessons learned from the Second World War and thus encourage active citizenship across national lines today. The workshop will be especially focused on questions such as:<\/p>\n