EU project OPPORTUNITES
Talking to each other instead of about each other: University invites you to REX on the topic of migration
Talking to each other instead of about each other: The EU project OPPORTUNITIES spent four years developing new rules for the European migration debate // Photo Colourbox
The international documentary films Sankofas and A Certain Freedom were made as part of the OPPORTUNITIES project. The multilingual films with English subtitles will be shown at the REX Filmtheater on the evening of the event. "Both films give a voice to people who look at migration from an internal perspective. They share their experiences with us and tell stories that get under our skin. A special opportunity to hear what migrants themselves have to say," emphasises project manager Prof. Dr Roy Sommer from the Centre for Narrative Research at the University of Wuppertal.
The organisers also welcome one of the co-producers of A Certain Freedom, Cinzia Brentari, who will provide insights into the making of the film.
Admission to the event is free.
More background on the project
In the Horizon 2020 project "Crises as OPPORTUNITIES: Towards a Level Telling Field on Migration and a New Narrative of Successful Integration", funded by the European Union, researchers from the Centre for Narrative Research at the University of Wuppertal have spent the last four years investigating the question of how we talk about migration in Europe and have come to the conclusion that this needs to change.
The overall project was scientifically coordinated by narrative researcher Prof Dr Roy Sommer, who developed and tested new rules for the European migration debate together with 14 cooperation partners. The project advocated a sustained critical examination of European migration discourses since the refugee movements of 2015 and a fair migration debate. The total funding during the project period amounted to over 3,276,000 euros.
The joint project brought together researchers, NGOs and artists from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Senegal.
