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Please Note! – Lecture by Maud Simonet ONLINE

On Wednesday, May 18 2022, we invite you to our fourth talk of the lecture series “The Politics of Voluntariness”. The talk by Maud Simonet from the University of Paris Nanterre, however, will take place digitally only!

We are very much looking forward to Prof. Maud Simonet’s talk on “Exploitation of Volunteers? From Research Questions to Questioning Categories” and to continuing our discussions revolving around perspectives on voluntariness. However, the talk will be held exclusively via Webex. Unfortunately, Maud Simonet is unable to travel to Erfurt and so we are switching to the online format.

Your are cordially invited to participate digitally at the usual time of 6-8pm (c.t.). Just follow the link below to our digital lecture room. There is no registration necessary.

Digital Lecture Room

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What Else Is New?

“Between Choice and Command” – Workshop and Keynote Lecture

On December 1-2, 2025, a workshop organized by Florian Wagner is dedicated to the question of voluntariness and migration and return across and beyond colonial empires. The event is held at the University of Erfurt, among other contributions with a keynote lecture by Dónal Hassett.

mural in Accra, Ghana

Film Screening and Workshop – “Unsilenced Voices”

On December 15 and 16, 2025, a workshop will be focusing on women’s voluntary activism in Ghana and other (post)colonial contexts. Starting with a film screening followed by a discussion of the 2022 documentary film “When Women Speak”  a workshop on recent research perspectives and resources on Friday will discuss “Voluntariness, Women’s Activism and (Post-)Colonial Narratives.”