Creative opposition to digital fascism: seminar invites students to de-radicalise
How can we actively oppose right-wing radicalisation online? And how can we combat hatred and hate speech on social media? Between 2 and 5 September, students from all disciplines are invited to explore just these issues in greater depth and to learn how to counteract them creatively during a block seminar on strategies for de-radicalisation on social media (»Künstlerisch forschende Strategien zur De-Radikalisierung auf Social Media«).
Workshop participants consider the mechanisms of right-wing radicalisation that are used online, for example on TikTok, and examine how the dynamics of hate and hate speech are spread. They will then work together to develop their own artistic concepts and interventions demonstrating how digital radicalisation can be analysed critically, disrupted creatively and positive counter-narratives reinforced. In short, how to counteract radicalisation.
The outcomes will be presented on 7 September 2025 during a public finissage at the Museum of Forced Labour under National Socialism. The accompanying programme will comprise discussions and artistic contributions.
Students from all disciplines are warmly invited to participate: No prior knowledge is required, only an interest and desire to actively participate is needed. The seminar provides students with an opportunity to rethink digital spaces and implement their own ideas in practice.
Please register via email: jasmin.degeling@uni-weimar.de and joni.knobbe@uni-weimar.de
Workshop: 2–5 September, 10 am–4 pm, Bauhausstraße 11, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Finissage and presentation: 7 September, Museum of Forced Labor under National Socialism, Jorge-Semprún-Platz 2, 99423 Weimar
Workshop coordinators: Caspar Weimann and Luzia Oppermann (onlinetheater.live), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jasmin Degeling (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)