Munich – At the end of World War I, with the collapse of the great empires and the definition of new borders, a new era began in Europe characterised by deportations, returns countries of origin, identity conflicts, and struggles for minority rights. Processes that, in part, can not be said to be concluded today. In this context, some historians discuss the fate of Alsace and Lorraine, South Tyrol and the northern Adriatic. Marco Bresciani, who focuses on the northern borders of Italy in the aftermath of World War I, and of Italian anti-Fascism movement, will talk about his work today starting at 18.30, at the Italian Institute of Culture in Munich. Accompanying him will be Michael Schwartz, who will examine the “ethnic purges” in the modern age, and Thomas Serrier, who will talk about border regions and trans-regional cultures of memory in Europe. The meeting will be moderated by Thomas Schlemmer, from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. (9Colonne)
