This thematic online seminar offers an in-depth exploration of the history of contagious diseases, Nazi society, and Nazi occupation policies with the aid of historical sources and biographies bearing a relation to the Buchenwald concentration camp.
The history of the concentration camp is considered in the larger societal context. By taking a look breaks and continuities in connection with contagious diseases, participants can link their own experiences of the corona crisis with historical insights and gain an awareness of group-related ascriptions of blame and what they mean for dealing with (contagious) diseases. This can help to provide or reinforce orientation and promote critical, history-conscious thought an action.
The seminar can be carried out as a 2-day programme of approx. 6.5 hours a day, or as a 3-day programme of approx. 4.5 hours a day.
