Cross-Media, Interdisciplinary Storytelling

Audiowalk

Ěrinnern: ein antirassistischer Audiowalk zur deutschen Kolonialgeschichte

“Remembering: An Anti-Racist Audio Walk through German Colonial History” is a 90-min guided walking tour that I concepted, wrote, and narrated. It explores traces of Germany’s colonial past in Berlin’s urban spaces, focusing on the lesser-known history of German colonialism in China. The audio walk was edited by Eva Morlang and produced in collaboration with Bildungsnetzwerk China. Aimed at both German schools and the general public, it addresses topics including colonialism, migration, media, and racism.

The walk has been experienced by hundreds of listeners. Chinese translation coming in 2025.

Reviewed by Tagesspiegel (in German).

Together with Bildungsnetzwerk China, I developed the "Remembering" learning poster to enhance the audiowalk experience for students.

The poster includes educational tasks, a historical timeline, and a map of the audiowalk stations.

How (Not) to Report About Africa/Asia

Racial biases and colonial tropes about non-western countries and communities persist in everyday media coverage. The workshop is focused on major English and German print media published in the week of the event. Together, we will identify and dissect clichés and stereotypical narratives and examine the concept of “journalism neutrality”. Through collective critique and creative reimagining, participants will engage in a hands-on experience to develop more inclusive and empowering narratives and images.

Charlotte Ming & Dominique Haensell

Photo by Elena Jia Lan Saerberg

Selected workshops, walking tours and lectures

Performative Workshop: Colonial Translocations of Plants and Taste, Gropius Bau, 2024

Walking Tour: Unforgetting: German Colonial Past in China, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, 2024

Walking Tour: Bildungsnetzwerk China x Bosch International Alumni Center Berlin, 2024

Workshop: How (Not) to Report About Africa/Asia, Bard College-Berlin, 2024

Lecture: German Colonial Past in China, Eric-Kandel-Gymnasium Ahrensburg (200 students in attendance), 2024

Keynote Lecture: Conference (Post-)kolonialismus, Bildungszentrum-Ritterude, Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (BAFzA), 2023

Workshop: How (Not) to Report About Africa/Asia, Dekoloniale Festival x Universität der Künste Berlin Hybrid Plattform, 2023

Workshop: Worlds of Spice, a Food Workshop with Tao Leigh Goffe, Dekoloniale Festival x Universität der Künste Berlin Hybrid Plattform, 2023

Lecture: The State of Visual Storytelling in China, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, 2022

Lecture: The State of Visual Storytelling in China, VII Foundation, 2022

2-Day Workshop: How to Visualize Marginalised Communities, Goethe Institute-Beijing, 2021

Lecture: Visual Journalism, Communication University of Zhejiang and the University of Bolton, 2019