Kulturerbe: Vom Klima bedroht. Mit Johanna Leissner

In the wake of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, a fascinating migration pattern has emerged. Armenia and Georgia, nestled in the heart of the South Caucasus, have become havens for Russian and Ukrainian migrants. The influx of these new players in the cultural scene has set off a seismic ripple across the region.

Who are these cultural actors? What stories do they bring with them? How have their artistic foot-prints transformed the local cultural canvas? Tigran Amiryan, founder and president of the Cultural and Social Narratives Laboratory, joins us today. As a semiologist and contemporary culture researcher, he unravels the threads of transformational processes in Armenia and Georgia.

More studies on the topic of ‘Relocation’ can be found under https://culturalrelations.ifa.de/forschen/forschungsergebnisse/.

Two years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. At 5 a.m., sirens were wailing across the country and explosions were heard everywhere. Since then, a group of over 30 NGOs has come together to document and collect the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during this war to bring them to court. In this episode „Die Kulturmittler:innen“ we talked to Nadia Volkova. The lawyer is the director of the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group and part of the Ukraine 5 AM Coalition. She explained the work of the coalition, the support from the civilian population and Germany’s responsibility towards Ukraine. The Ukraine 5 AM Coalition is honoured with the ifa Award this year. ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen recognises the contribution of individuals and institutions to foster transcultural relations through their social, socio-political or artistic work.

All previous episodes of „Die Kulturmittler:innen“ and more information about the ifa Award can be found on the website of ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen ifa.de.

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Verständnis und Vertrauen – diese Werte prägen den globalen Kulturaustausch und erscheinen in Zeiten von Krisen und Kriegen wichtiger denn je. Gitte Zschoch, Generalsekretärin des ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen spricht mit Host Amira El Ahl über aktuelle Chancen und Herausforderungen von internationaler Kulturarbeit, wie Gesprächsräume in zunehmend illiberalen Gesellschaften geschaffen werden können und wie “die Welt ein sichererer Ort wird”.

Alle bisherigen Episoden von “Die Kulturmittler:innen” sind auf der Webseite des ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen zu finden.

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In dieser Folge richten wir unseren Blick auf die Situation der Medien und die Pressefreiheit im Nahen Osten. Mit Host Amira El Ahl blickt Christopher Resch, Pressereferent für Reporter ohne Grenzen und ehemaliger freier Journalist auf die Lage in Westasien und Nordafrika, die Presse- und Medienfreiheit in der Region und auf die Rolle, die Medienhäuser und soziale Netzwerke dort einnehmen. Diese Folge wurde Ende November 2023 aufgezeichnet. Hintergrundinformationen und Beiträge aus der Region bietet das Portal www.qantara.de in arabischer, englischer und deutscher Sprache, das vom ifa in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Welle herausgegeben wird.

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China’s Rise as a global economic powerhouse is one of the most consequential events of our time. This meteoric ascent challenges the existing world order, and in response, China has strategically harnessed its cultural diplomacy to bolster its influence worldwide. In this episode of „Die Kulturmitter:innen – Deep Dive“ we speak with Ximena Zapata, a specialist in China-Latin America relations and international cooperation in Latin America. She just published a study about China’s cultural diplomacy and its way to achieve its ambitious objective of consensual hegemony.

If you want to read the whole study of Ximena Zapata, click here: https://culturalrelations.ifa.de/forschung-detail/chinas-cultural-diplomacy-multilateralism/

Artists and cultural institutions often cross borders by challenging conventional, religious, social, and political norms. As a result, they are under intense scrutiny, subjects to repression and even attacked by other parts of civil society. What measures are in place to ensure the protection of these artists? And how can international cultural relations contribute to safeguarding artistic freedom? This is the subject of the research project by Sara Whyatt and Ole Reitov, both experts for the UNESCO on this topic and today’s guests in this episode of Die Kulturmitter:innen - Deep Dive.

Their study will be published next year. To explore other recent research studies on artistic freedom and temporary relocation programmes for artists at risk, visit: https://bit.ly/mri-studien

To learn more about the Martin Roth-Initiative and its programmes for artists at risk, click here: https://bit.ly/martin-roth-initiative

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Myanmar seemed to be on a well-paved road to democracy, after political reforms had been initiated in 2011 and the first free elections had been held after 25 years in 2015. The military coup in 2021 ended it abruptly. Ever since, a civil war has been simmering, in which thousands have been arrested and killed. Among those arrested was the democratically elected leader of the country, Aung San Suu Kyi. She started out as one of the revolutionary icons in the democratic protests in 1988, known as the 8888 protests. In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but was later on heavily criticized for her stance on the Rohingya genocide in 2017.

Our guest, Ma Thida – surgeon, author, and human rights activist – joined the prodemocratic movement behind Suu Kyi. In 1993, she was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison for her political engagement and support of Suu Kyis party. After six years, she was released due to her health conditions and international pressure. In this episode of ‘Die Kulturmittler:innen’, Ma Thida talks about the role of icons in revolutions and literature as a tool for freedom and protest while giving us an insight on recent developments in her country.

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While the art of curating was once led by museums, its role has been transformed over the years. A curator nowadays wears many hats: They are curators, producers, mediators – working across fields and disciplines, across borders and mediums, and across physical and virtual spaces. The freelance curator and architect Paula Nascimento is part of this ever-changing process. Having participated in interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, the Angolan curator has a unique perspective on her profession that she shares with us in this episode.

Nascimento explains the many layers of curating and how she herself has experienced it in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects. In this episode, we also take a look at the role of international exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennial, where Nascimento co-curated the Angolan pavilion in 2013. It was the first and only time, an African country received the golden lion for its national representation. And finally, she gives us an insight into virtual art spaces, with ifa’s digital exhibition “ARE YOU FOR REAL – Phase 1” that she curated together with various artists and curators.

If you want to learn more about the digital exhibition, ARE YOU FOR REAL, click here: https://www.ifa.de/tournee/are-you-for-real/

For more information on the potential of transnational cooperations in curating, you should read our study “What does ‘curating’ mean today?” by the art historian Annette Tietenberg. You can find the full study here: https://culturalrelations.ifa.de/en/research/details/what-does-curating-mean-today/

All previous episodes of “Die Kulturmittler:innen”, e.g. on feminist foreign policy or our special episodes on Ukraine, can be found here: https://www.ifa.de/ifa-podcast/

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Colonial legacies continue to shape international cooperation and climate policy. While actors in the climate debates seem to be aware of that, the question remains: what is specifically being done about it? In this episode researchers Marina Caetano and Pedro Affonso Ivo Franco talk about their study “Analysing Decolonial Climate Perspectives: The Case of the Brazilian Legal Amazon Region” and explain their position that a decolonial perspective needs to be central to the global response to climate change.

Read the full study here: Analysing Decolonial Climate Perspectives https://culturalrelations.ifa.de/en/research/details/analysing-decolonial-climate-perspectives/ You will find more research on topics of international cultural relations supported by ifa here: https://culturalrelations.ifa.de/en/research/

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Dürre, Überflutungen und Flächenbrände. Wir sehen die Auswirkungen der Klimakrise fast täglich in den Nachrichten. Worüber bisher aber kaum berichtet wird: wie diese Katastrophen unser materielles und immaterielles Kulturerbe beschädigen oder sogar gänzlich zerstören. Deshalb sprechen wir in dieser Folge von „Die Kulturmittler:innen“ mit Johanna Leissner. Sie arbeitet für das Fraunhofer-EU-Büro in Brüssel und forscht seit über 20 Jahren zum Erhalt des kulturellen Erbes, wobei ihr Schwerpunkt auf den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels liegt. Im Interview erzählt sie, wie sehr die Klimakrise weltweit Kulturstätten bedroht, inwiefern auch immaterielle Kulturgüter davon betroffen sind, und welche Lösungsansätze und Strategien existieren, um Kulturerbe zu schützen.

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