Graffiti on the outer wall of a hut in Paicho, Gulu, Northern Uganda, Photo: Philipp Schulz
Wed, 18.12.2024, 7 pm
On the Role of Love and Care in Armed Conflicts
Josephine Apraku & Dr. Philipp Schulz in conversation with Dr. Belinda Grace Gardner
Free admission
War and violence determine the everyday lives of many people, social conflicts and divisions are intensifying in vast parts of the world. In this situation of separation and exclusion, the exhibition Politics of Love proposes a political practice of love that focuses on the interplay of differences and diversity.
In this context, Josephine Apraku and Dr Philipp Schulz will shed light on love as a creative dynamic of equal togetherness from different perspectives. The concept of love is used in personal relationships and collective social contexts as well as being a force for peace and meaning in the face of armed conflicts.
Apraku, who specialises in research on racism and colonialism, focuses on overcoming structures of oppression and power relations in romantic relationships. Schulz, a researcher at the University of Bremen, is investigating the role of love and care in the face of the effects of war in his current research project. Does love still have a chance in a time when brutality and hostility seem to be on the rise? Or is it more essential than ever for the development of prospects for a more just and peaceful future? The discussion will be led by art historian and curator Dr Belinda Grace Gardner.
Josephine Apraku (*1986, Berlin) is an African studies scholar, author and lecturer with many years of experience as a trainer for intersectional, anti-racist educational work. In addition to research and teaching on racism and colonialism, Apraku is the author of several publications, including Kluft und Liebe (2022), which deals with manifestations and the overcoming of power relations, racism and sexism in romantic relationships. In 2024, Mein Workbook zu Rassismus was honoured by the Stiftung Buchkunst as one of the most beautiful German books.
Dr. Philipp Schulz (*1988, Alfeld a.d. Leine) completed his PhD at Ulster University, Northern Ireland, in 2018. As a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) at the University of Bremen, he is currently leading a research project on the role of love and care in armed conflicts in collaboration with Dr. Roxani Krystalli, University of St Andrews. His research and teaching focuses on international relations, peace and conflict studies, feminist security studies and the gender dynamics of political violence and armed conflict.
The event takes place in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Hamburg e.V., sponsored by the State Agency for Civic Education Hamburg.
