Hatted Men and Penned Women In the article, the author examines current methods and practices of "restoring" women in history, highlighting a socially just interpretation of the past and proposing a feminist alternative for future historiography. By Tata Burduli
From the Repository to the Agora, the Museum in the Service of History The author of this article aims to discuss how the role of the museum has been transforming from the storage of national treasury to an agora, a space for introspective learning, public debate, and inter-community solidarity. The author argues for the significance of such a transition for young people and society at large. By Ana Lolua
The South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory Politics 2022 - Agenda The Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office – South Caucasus Region, together with Ilia State University and the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SOVLAB), organizes its annual South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory Politics to discuss history research and teaching in the South Caucasus (SC) – traditions and innovations in history teaching methods, the main historical narratives conveyed through history education, and current debates on the role of history in forming young people’s identity.
Georgia’s Youth and History: Experience, Attitudes and Values Georgia’s Youth and History: Experience, Attitudes and Values, was a study conducted in 2021 by WeResearch with the support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office – South Caucasus region. It aimed to examine young people’s attitudes towards Georgian history and how the subject is taught. The research focused on what they know about history, how they understand it, their interests in the subject, the primary sources of information they use, and how they assess the experience of learning history.
Regional Conference on Memory Politics Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office, together with Ilia State University and Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SOVLAB) organized the South Caucasus Regional Conference on Memory Politics.
1989: Protest Rallies and their Influence on Georgian History The present paper provides an overview of developments preceding the protest rallies of 9 April 1989 in chronological order and their symbolic characteristics. Download
Project for the Institutional Development of the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (2018-2020) (ongoing porject) In 2018-2020 the goal of the cooperation between hbs South Caucasus and Soviet Past Research Laboratory is to strengthen SOVLAB institutionally and support sustainable development of educational and research resources that are focused on the critical rethinking of the Soviet period.
Pilot Project for the Institutional Development of the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (2017) (pilot project) In 2017 the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation will support institutional development of the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SOVLAB). Goal of the pilot project is to promote issues related to Georgia’s Soviet past through mobilizing SovLab's resources.
Lectures in Gori: the “Unknown” Soviet Past (2017) (closed project) A non-governmental organization Cooperation for Peace and Progress (CPP) in partnership with the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation implemented a project Lectures in Gori: the “Unknown” Soviet Past in 2017.
“Soviet Trauma” in Rural Women’s Memory (2016) (ongoing project) TASO Foundation in cooperation with the Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Regional Office implements project “Soviet Trauma” in Rural Women’s Memory.