Home: A Place, A Feeling, A Yearning, An Inner Construct…
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
18-9-2017 10:00 AM
Description
In the time of globalization and migration, voluntary and involuntary, the question, “What is home?” has reached new and heightened relevance. As life has become increasingly restless and uprooted, people are ever more searching for a sense of belonging, community and identity. Markus Schächter, a German journalist and media manager, defines home as “origin and arrival,” a journey from a set starting point to a designation, whereas for the German philosopher Ernst Bloch home is rather a utopia, “something that shines into everyone’s childhood, but where no one has yet been.” “Home is not a place, home is a feeling,” sings the German songwriter Herbert Grönemeyer, and Beate Mitzscherlich, a German psychologist, defines home as an inner construct that is found in close human relationships. This presentation will explore and illustrate these many facets of home and relate them to the refugee situation in Europe today.
Recommended Citation
Schwarzmeier, Regine, "Home: A Place, A Feeling, A Yearning, An Inner Construct…" (2017). Humanities Symposium. 36.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2017/2017/36
Home: A Place, A Feeling, A Yearning, An Inner Construct…
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
In the time of globalization and migration, voluntary and involuntary, the question, “What is home?” has reached new and heightened relevance. As life has become increasingly restless and uprooted, people are ever more searching for a sense of belonging, community and identity. Markus Schächter, a German journalist and media manager, defines home as “origin and arrival,” a journey from a set starting point to a designation, whereas for the German philosopher Ernst Bloch home is rather a utopia, “something that shines into everyone’s childhood, but where no one has yet been.” “Home is not a place, home is a feeling,” sings the German songwriter Herbert Grönemeyer, and Beate Mitzscherlich, a German psychologist, defines home as an inner construct that is found in close human relationships. This presentation will explore and illustrate these many facets of home and relate them to the refugee situation in Europe today.
Comments
Monteverde Plenary Address
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences