Dinge des Protests - Gespräch

In the organizer's words:

From toilet brushes to political communication - we are taking Labor Day as an opportunity to talk to you about the connection between social movements and material culture "the day after" - on May 2.

Using examples from recent protest movements, we will analyze together the path from emotion to object/poster to political communication.
How did it come about that the toilet brush became a symbolic object of protest in Hamburg St. Pauli in 2014 - and what is the difference between the toilet brush and the anti-nuclear button, which has been an unmistakable symbol of political expression for decades?

What political communication do social movements produce or provoke when they refer to paving stones, hoodies or even batons? And what role do museums play when it comes to preserving and communicating things and their specific - sometimes temporary - meanings?

Our discussion partners:

Prof. Dr. Sonja Windmüller (cultural anthropologist, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel) researches the cultures of garbage and the role of objects in everyday life and in museum practice.

Dr. Simon Teune (sociologist, Freie Universität Berlin) examines protest movements as well as protest symbols of the energy transition and climate crisis.

Moderation: Manuel Bolz, MARKK

The event will be held in German at Zwischenraum.