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The ’Other’ as a task of Education in Multicultural Europe. Contents 1) The necessity of the ’other’ ( O.F. Bollnow, 1903-1991) The Radical other 2) Mimesis (C. Wulf) 3) The European ’Others’. The Necessity of the ’Other’. long dependence physically, psychologically, socially
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The ’Other’ as a task of Education in Multicultural Europe Contents 1) The necessity of the ’other’ ( O.F. Bollnow, 1903-1991) The Radical other 2) Mimesis (C. Wulf) 3) The European ’Others’
The Necessity of the ’Other’ • long dependence physically, psychologically, socially • imperfection of human being • possibility to say “me” • asymmetry between generations • demand to own activity (Aufforderung zur Selbsttätigkeit) • goal to neutralise the asymmetry • radical other
Radical other • borders of understanding • ”even if there are some moments of understanding, there is always unconquerable strangeness; fascinating and tempting, but also frightful and threatening. And this feeling gets the stronger, the more one tries to intrude into it” (Bollnow 1986)
Mimesis • Mimetic action, its necessity and indefinability • ”imitate” • not mechanical, not copying, not reproduction, • creative, action • to describe, express, admire • originally: good in moral sense • A painted picture is a represented picture of the original • ” That is not a hammer” • created picture between me and object - Beetwenness
Mimesis in Education • parents as example: child mimics parents and social environment • pick up features and create an own “world” • between two extremes: avoiding - fusing • description of process difficult • many factors • what is object of the mimic process? no differences, own existence threatened xenophobia
The European ’Others’ • education not a task of individual state • more attention to similarities and differences • political and institutional level • the action of individual not independent from cultural background • European history: destruction of cultural tradition • Europeanization = neglecting subcultures? • respect for diversity • value of the ”other”
Discussion • The aspects of reflection: • 1) the other (encounter) • 2) the radical other (Mimesis, mimetic process); • 3) to teach “otherness” • 4) self-heterogeneity of Europe • Choose a way to reflect the lesson: • paint a picture • make a comic • make a little drama • make a poem • write a little essay • stage an academical debate