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Österreichisch-türkische Zeitgeschichte sammeln und vermitteln
FunderEuropean Commission
Funder Contribution €21,000.00
Funded underERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Small-scale partnerships in adult education
Project code2022-1-AT01-KA210-ADU-000084014
Open Access mandatePublications: NoResearch data: No
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"<< Background >>In this project, the Xenia association in Bludenz, together with a partner from Turkey, wanted to document an important chapter in contemporary Austrian-Turkish history. It concerns the biographies of those people who came to Austria as so-called ""guest workers"" from the 1960s onwards. The stories of these migrants of the remaining generations are a valuable part of the intangible cultural heritage of the town and region of Bludenz, but they have received too little attention in the region's cultural work to date and also in publications and initiatives such as exhibitions. The cooperation with a Turkish partner was intended to counteract this situation. In turn, the project was primarily concerned with sensitizing young adult learners to an important topic of Turkish contemporary history and Austrian-Turkish relations. The project met the needs of both organizations for a scientifically sound and yet broad-based examination of the phenomenon of ""migration"", which was primarily intended to promote dialogue between the generations.<< Objectives >>With this project, the two organizations wanted to make a positive contribution to the discussion of relations between Austria and Turkey in contemporary history. The explicit aim was to honor the stories of those people who migrated to Austria from the 1960s onwards as so-called guest workers and contributed in many ways to the so-called ""economic miracle"". In carrying out the project, we wanted to promote dialog between the generations, as we deliberately invited young adult learners from the Turkish community (mostly from the so-called third generation) to engage with the history of their ancestors who migrated to Austria and to develop suitable methods for this. The Turkish partner, on the other hand, also started with young adults as learners and confronted them with the stories of the migration movements between Turkey and Austria 50-60 years ago in order to raise awareness of this important chapter in their country's history.<< Implementation >>The project was divided into four activities. A transnational meeting in Turkey formed an important part of the exchange and cultural debate. A further meeting in Austria contributed significantly to reaching the community of Turkish origin and to documenting the ""guest worker stories"" using the example of the town of Bludenz. In this respect, cooperation with the ATIB Bludenz association was developed. In their respective sub-projects, the two partners have created the basis for young adult learners to deal intensively with the history of migration movements between Turkey and Austria from the 1960s onwards through workshops and the involvement of experts. This has resulted in collections of interviews and important materials as well as historical documents. Events have contributed to raising awareness of the topic, as have social media activities. Both partners have placed a participatory approach at the heart of the project.<< Results >>Concrete outputs were achieved both at the local level of the two project partners and in the joint work. The former concerns the video-based interviews carried out in the project and the associated collections of material on contemporary history. These form a valuable basis for the creation of ""migration archives"", which is being pursued by both partners. Concrete outputs were created in the form of events such as workshops. A visible expression of the project is a jointly published brochure, which is available beyond the duration of the project and documents aspects of contemporary Austrian-Turkish history. We consider it an important result of the project that numerous young adults (in Austria with a so-called migration background) were encouraged to deal with the history of the so-called ""guest workers"" and thus with their own identity. In this way, we have made an important contribution to raising awareness of the significance of migration phenomena, as well as to mutual understanding between Austria and Turkey."
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"<< Background >>In this project, the Xenia association in Bludenz, together with a partner from Turkey, wanted to document an important chapter in contemporary Austrian-Turkish history. It concerns the biographies of those people who came to Austria as so-called ""guest workers"" from the 1960s onwards. The stories of these migrants of the remaining generations are a valuable part of the intangible cultural heritage of the town and region of Bludenz, but they have received too little attention in the region's cultural work to date and also in publications and initiatives such as exhibitions. The cooperation with a Turkish partner was intended to counteract this situation. In turn, the project was primarily concerned with sensitizing young adult learners to an important topic of Turkish contemporary history and Austrian-Turkish relations. The project met the needs of both organizations for a scientifically sound and yet broad-based examination of the phenomenon of ""migration"", which was primarily intended to promote dialogue between the generations.<< Objectives >>With this project, the two organizations wanted to make a positive contribution to the discussion of relations between Austria and Turkey in contemporary history. The explicit aim was to honor the stories of those people who migrated to Austria from the 1960s onwards as so-called guest workers and contributed in many ways to the so-called ""economic miracle"". In carrying out the project, we wanted to promote dialog between the generations, as we deliberately invited young adult learners from the Turkish community (mostly from the so-called third generation) to engage with the history of their ancestors who migrated to Austria and to develop suitable methods for this. The Turkish partner, on the other hand, also started with young adults as learners and confronted them with the stories of the migration movements between Turkey and Austria 50-60 years ago in order to raise awareness of this important chapter in their country's history.<< Implementation >>The project was divided into four activities. A transnational meeting in Turkey formed an important part of the exchange and cultural debate. A further meeting in Austria contributed significantly to reaching the community of Turkish origin and to documenting the ""guest worker stories"" using the example of the town of Bludenz. In this respect, cooperation with the ATIB Bludenz association was developed. In their respective sub-projects, the two partners have created the basis for young adult learners to deal intensively with the history of migration movements between Turkey and Austria from the 1960s onwards through workshops and the involvement of experts. This has resulted in collections of interviews and important materials as well as historical documents. Events have contributed to raising awareness of the topic, as have social media activities. Both partners have placed a participatory approach at the heart of the project.<< Results >>Concrete outputs were achieved both at the local level of the two project partners and in the joint work. The former concerns the video-based interviews carried out in the project and the associated collections of material on contemporary history. These form a valuable basis for the creation of ""migration archives"", which is being pursued by both partners. Concrete outputs were created in the form of events such as workshops. A visible expression of the project is a jointly published brochure, which is available beyond the duration of the project and documents aspects of contemporary Austrian-Turkish history. We consider it an important result of the project that numerous young adults (in Austria with a so-called migration background) were encouraged to deal with the history of the so-called ""guest workers"" and thus with their own identity. In this way, we have made an important contribution to raising awareness of the significance of migration phenomena, as well as to mutual understanding between Austria and Turkey."
