The focus: art and education in the focus: discrimination -critical perspectives in Landau!

The focus: art and education in the focus: discrimination -critical perspectives in Landau!

On July 7, 2025, an important event will take place on the RPTU in Landau, which deals with discrimination -critical perspectives at the interface of education and art. The lecture is entitled "Calculation and art" and is made by Professor Dr. Carmen Mörsch from the Mainz University of Art. At a time when the cultural sector has a serious diversity problem, this discussion gains relevance.

according to idw-online.de aims to strengthen the votes against populist and exclusive narratives. It is part of the lecture series "Education in the (post) migration society", which is organized by the Karlsruhe University of Education and the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Kaiserslautern-Landau. The subject areas include school and university education, migrant education initiatives and cultural education.

demand for structural changes

Experts from anti-discrimination work emphasize that members of various groups experience discrimination against art formation and cultural institutions. The call for a diversity -oriented opening of the sector is getting louder. However, many institutions have to question themselves and learn to recognize discrimination in order to bring about real changes, such as kubi-online.de

anti -discrimination work is often carried out under misleading labels such as interculture or diversity, which restricts the effectiveness of the measures. The social and education sector is faced with resistance when it comes to initiating structural changes that go beyond cosmetic measures. Projects such as "Art.school.Differences" show that candidates with migration biographies are often affected by exclusions and that positive measures are required to support marginalized artists.

cultural education and commitment

In a hierarchically structured, dominance cultural society, the importance of cultural education should not be underestimated. It should not only promote participation, but also support social diversity and lead to more social inclusion. The federal government sees cultural education as a democratic resource that is intended to create equivalent approaches for all children and adolescents. The Federal Association for Cultural Child and Youth Education (BKJ) sees this a way to strengthen the social commitment of children and adolescents. The Federal Center for Political Education (BPB) defines cultural education as an area that promotes the participation of society and ensures cultural participation, such as kubi-online.de describes.

However, a comprehensive examination of discrimination -critical aspects also requires a critical view of the access barriers within cultural education. Responsibility for a attitude critical of discrimination in cultural education must be brought into the institutions.

The event on July 7, 2025 is offered free of charge from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interested parties can register by e-mail to karla-vorleungen@rptu.de to take part in the discussion or listen online. Further information on the lecture series can be found on the website of the Karlsruhe University of Education.