Narratives are the starting point for every form of change, at the same time they provide an essential basis for maintaining normative structures. An ever-increasing number of competing narratives are complicating the understanding not only of the so-called present, but also of the past(s) and possible futures. These sometimes challenging (in the sense of contradictory) narratives of the world open up the possibility as well as the necessity of rethinking one's own narratives along with their underlying situatedness and mediality, especially in mutual exchange. How are image and text constellated in order to challenge narratives that affirm norms (canon critique, colonialism, etc.)? The panel will focus on the plasticity of memory and the access to images that constitute or question it.

Speakers

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"Debates on Postcolonial Studies and Anti-Semitism: A (german) controversy without conflict?"
Andrea Geier

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"Dwelling in the space of awe – Narrative constellations as constructive elements in philosophical critique"
Judith-Frederike Popp

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