The opening of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin is subject to heated public debates. Birgit Meyer contributed a short essay, in German, “Wir und die Anderen?” (“we and the others?”) to a special issue of the Rotary Magazin, titled “Alles nur geklaut?” (“All just stolen?” – weblink). She explains why anthropology is to play a central role in developing a new understanding of the world against the backdrop of the recognition of the colonial past and the ensuing global entanglements.

For a link to Meyer’s essay click here.