Čornobyl – Tschernobyl: Kulturelles Gedächtnis und kritische Infrastruktur

Workshop and Public Lectures

Literary and Cinematic Reconstructions of the Reactor Accident: Perspectives on Nuclear Threats, Disarmament, Humanitarian Aid, and Activism

In times of crisis and war, nuclear power plants are used as leverage. This makes it possible to inflict immense and long-term harm on the civilian population without resorting to nuclear weapons. The perception of this threat may be due primarily to the historic reactor accident in Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. It has been deeply etched into our collective consciousness and has shaped European literature, film, art, and photography. Against the backdrop of the changing security situation in Europe and around the world, this event—which took place 40 years ago—is regaining its impact. In this workshop, we would like to explore both historical and contemporary perceptions of the reactor accident from various perspectives. Among other things, we will examine literature, civil society initiatives, security and peace research, and approaches to nuclear disarmament.

• 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Literary and Cinematic Reconstruction
  Group discussion of the following readings: Svetlana Alexievich, *Chernobyl: A Chronicle of the Future* (Berlin Verlag, 1997); Christa Wolf, *Accident: News of a Day* (1987), (Suhrkamp, 2009).
  Roman Zipperling, Eastern European Studies (NF-BA), Media Reception of the HBO Series “Chernobyl”
• 2:00–2:45 p.m.: PRYVIT. Help for Chernobyl Children, Inc.
  Regina Fiebig, Board Member of PRYVIT
• 3:00–4:00 p.m.: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power Plants, War
  Prof. Dr. Moritz Kütt, physicist, Hamburg Nuclear Disarmament Laboratory, UHH.

Artist: www.serafima-bresler.com

Information booth:Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.de/frieden/risiko-saporischschja-droht-atomarer-notfall

For more information, visit:www.slm.uni-hamburg.de/osteuropastudien/ueber-osteuropastudien/aktuelles/2026-07-10-tschernobyl-workshop.html