Meeting Wednesday evening at the Technical University of Berlin
The case of Jörg Baberowski: Oppose right-wing and militarist ideology at Germany’s universities
By
our reporters
5 July 2017
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The case of Jörg Baberowski:
Oppose right-wing and militarist ideology at Germany’s universities
Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 6:30pm
TU Berlin, main building, Room H2013
A meeting under the heading “The case of Jörg Baberowski: Oppose right-wing and militarist ideology at Germany’s universities” will take place this evening at the Technical University of Berlin (TU). The meeting has been jointly organised by the student associations (Astas) of the TU and the University of Bremen and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE).
Representatives of all three organisations will discuss the importance of the case of Jörg Baberowski for the struggle against right-wing and militarist ideology at German universities.
In a joint statement for the meeting, the participating organisations make clear that what is at stake is not a personal dispute, but rather fundamental political questions. “The return of German militarism and growing social inequality have been accompanied by a sharp turn to the right amongst certain academic layers,” the statement reads.
A central figure in this development is Humboldt University (HU) Professor Jörg Baberowski, who agitates against refugees, drums up support for imperialist wars and plays down the crimes of the Nazis. “This right-wing extremist talk show professor has been supported for years by broad sections of the media, other professors and academic institutions,” the statement explains.
In many respects, Baberowski formulates a highly conscious program for massive state…