right-wing. extreme. dangerous.

The lecture series is a collaboration between the School of Journalism at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Time-Based Media Department at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. It is funded by the Rhineland-Palatinate State Agency for Civic Education and the Institute for Media Design at Mainz University of Applied Sciences.

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Round Table

Formats and strategies of cautionary remembrance in film and online

Fr, 12. Dec 2025 | 09:00 – 12:00 | Hörsaal P2, Philosophicum, JGU Campus, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18

Film: Eine Deutsche Partei (2022)

A look inside the AfD – beyond the media hype | Director: Simon Brückner

Thu, 18. Dec 2025 | 17:30 | Capitol Arthouse Cinema Mainz (Neubrunnenstraße 9, Mainz)

Simon Brückner’s exclusive access at local, state and federal level takes us behind the scenes of a controversial party struggling with internal conflicts. A striking overall picture emerges, composed of carefully observed individual scenes, without external influence or verbal commentary. Followed by: Film discussion with director Simon Brückner.

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Masterclass: Eine deutsche Partei

with Simon Brückner | Moderation: Prof. Erik Winker, Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Fr, 19. Dec 2025 | 09:00 – 12:00 | Hörsaal P2, Philosophicum, JGU Campus, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18

Film: 2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß (2005)

Holocaust Remembrance and Responsibility Towards Racism Today | Director: Malte Ludin

Thu, 8. Jan 2026 | 18:00 | Lux Pavilion of Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Ludwigsstraße 2, Mainz | Followed by a panel discussion

The future of remembrance

Workshop with Prof. Dr. Thomas Meder, Mainz University of Applied Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Dirk Schumann, Georg August University of Göttingen

Fr, 9. Jan 2026 | 09:00 – 12:00 | Hörsaal P2, Philosophicum, JGU Campus, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18

Film: Die Möllner Briefe (2025)

Director: Martina Priessner

Thu, 22. Jan 2026 | 17:30 | Capitol Arthouse Cinema Mainz (Neubrunnenstraße 9, Mainz)

In November 1992, the racist attack in Mölln destroyed the lives of Ibrahim Arslan and his family. Ibrahim, who was seven years old at the time, survived but lost his sister, cousin and grandmother. The town of Mölln received hundreds of letters expressing solidarity, but for almost three decades no one took any notice of them. The film follows Ibrahim as he discovers these letters and meets three of their authors. At the same time, it paints a complex portrait of the ongoing trauma that continues to affect Ibrahim and his siblings to this day.

Masterclass: Die Möllner Briefe

with Martina Priessner | Moderation: Prof. Mirjam Leuze, Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Fr, 23. Jan 2026 | 09:00 – 12:00 | Hörsaal P2, Philosophicum, JGU Campus, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18