10 Jun
11 Jun

"Past Values: Heritage, Power, and Ethics"

Opening hours / Beginning:

10 June 2026 - 11 June 2026

Venue:

Georgianum Professor-Huber-Platz 1 80539 München

The Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures at LMU is hosting a two-day masterclass with Dr. Rudy Kisler. In this masterclass, the participants will explore the relationship between representations of the past, contemporary cultural politics, and the present-day social norms and behaviors they promote.

Drawing on his research on Jewish-Zionist heritage-making in contemporary Israel, Dr. Kisler will examine both state-sanctioned heritage policies designed to convey national mythologies and local heritage-making practices. In this context, he will present insights from his ongoing Volkswagen Momentum project on the cultural landscape of Bar'am/Bir'am.

The masterclass is part of the Volkswagen Momentum Workshop "Rethinking Jewish Cultures beyond Europe".

For more information please visit the website of the Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures.

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