The exhibition THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA explores approaches that retrace and uncover traditions of thought, biases, and stereotypes, offering new perspectives through a combination of cultural history, contemporary art, constantly shifting viewpoints, and a diversity of artistic voices.
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Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (SULB)
Campus B1 1 | Universität des SaarlandesTo the Extinct Stars: Memory of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994
The exhibition “An die erloschenen Sterne” (To the Extinct Stars) offers the public the opportunity to connect with the thoughts, memories, and stories of survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The texts and drawings on display are the result of a therapeutic process involving artistic creation and healing imagination, helping those left behind to cope with their grief.
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Universität des Saarlandes Campus, A2 2, Raum 1.20.1
Haiti (2010–2025): Imagining a way out of the country’s security crisis through bordertexture
Jean-Hérald Legagneur (State University of Haiti and fellow at Käte Hamburger Centre CURE) will give a lecture on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 titled: “Haiti (2010–2025): Imagining a way out of the country’s security crisis through bordertexture”. The lecture, held in French, is part of the Atelier Bordertextures series hosted by the Center for Border Studies of the universities of the Greater Region.
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Innovation Center, Campus Saarbrücken, Building A2 1, Seminar room 3.05.1
Luis Hernández Camarero: A Medical (Po)ethics
The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.