Searching for Winnetou: An Indigenous Perspective on a German Invention 7/11/22 7 pm Deutsches Hygiene Museum

Film Screening and Q&A with Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway).
7/11/22, Mon., 7 pm
The event takes place in English language.
Moderated by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Moritz Ingwersen

>>> Trailer zum Film

As the current debate about a rejuvenation of Winnetou for German television demonstrates, uncertainty about how to deal with cultural appropriation and colonial stereotypes is still prevalent in Germany, especially when it comes to the portrayal and representation of Indigenous people. This evening, award-winning Indigenous writer and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor from the Curve Lake First Nation in Canada reverses the ethnographic gaze. We will screen his documentary Searching for Winnetou (2018), in which he sets out with a mix of wonder, humour, and curiosity to understand what the odd German fascination with the Indigenous peoples of North America is all about. As he makes his way to the Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg, the Wild West hobbyist scene in Bavaria, and the Karl May Museum in Radebeul, he raises questions about the German romanticization of Indigenous cultures that seem more relevant than ever.

The screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A with Drew Hayden Taylor moderated by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Moritz Ingwersen (TU Dresden).