Together with interested students we want to explore which objects, topics and projects we want to include in our exhibition.

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Français

Nous cherchons des étudiant∙e∙s (et leur représentant∙e∙s) pour la préparation d’une exposition. Lors de l’atelier, des historien∙ne∙s de l’Université de Fribourg choisiront avec vous les photos, les affiches et les objets que nous souhaitons présenter dans notre exposition. Quels sont les sujets, thèmes et projets que vous trouvez les plus intéressants en rapport avec les étudiants, leurs organisations et leur internationalisme ?

Heure & lieu : 13 juin, 10-12 heures, Université de Fribourg,  Miséricorde (Av. de l’Europe 20, MIS 03 3016) (Plan de situation)

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Deutsch

Für die Vorbereitung einer Ausstellung suchen wir Studierende (und Studierendenvertreter*innen). Im Workshop wollen wir Historiker*innen der Uni Fribourg mit euch die Fotos, Poster und Gegenstände auswählen, welche wir in unserer Ausstellung zeigen wollen. Welche Sujets, Themen und Projekte findet ihr im Zusammenhang mit Studierenden, ihren Organisationen und ihrem Internationalismus am interessantesten?

Zeit & Ort: 13. Juni von 10-12 Uhr, Universität Freiburg, Miséricorde (Av. de l’Europe 20, MIS 03 3016) (Situationsplan)

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Description & Goals

Firstly, the exhibition aims to intervene into current debates on the role of the universities, such as their political and public character as sites of knowledge production or protest, their public funding, and international or transnational scope with student mobility.

Secondly, we want to present an insight into the multitude of fields in which students have intervened historically. Recent research shows the variety of areas that the student community has invested in, challenging it and bringing about ‘social innovations’. These include tourism, university sport and international cooperation (a. o. Europe). During the Cold War, students played an important role in cross-bloc relations. In Switzerland, too, students emancipated themselves from a restrictive vision of neutrality, which was dominant in the country’s foreign policy at the time.

Finally, we want to approach the figure(s) of the student within the society, in past and present. Students form highly temporary social groups, engaged in a wide range of changing activities. At the same time, this social group is distinguished in the long term by similar living conditions and occupations.

The exhibition that will be prepared in this workshop is part of the research project From Student Internationalism to Erasmus (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Czech Science Foundation).

Information: Prof. Matthieu Gillabert (matthieu.gillabert[at]unifr.ch), Timothy Schürmann (timothy.schuermann[at]unifr.ch)

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