The second Interdisciplinary classroom entitled ''Politicized Memories: Battle for the Territory of Collective Memory'' was held on June 21, 2016 and organised by TPO Foundation in cooperation with the Club of History Students – ISHA from Zagreb. The classrooms are implemented by TPO Foundation within the PILAR programme. The lecturers on this very classroom were history, linguistic and civic activism experts who discussed with students about the omnipresent spirits of the past and ways how to learn from past mistakes and pace toward better future. Students from Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the classroom, and lecturers were professors of history Hrvoje Klasić and Dragan Markovina, professor of Croatian language Snježana Kordić and activist and founder of ''Documenta'' association Vesna Teršelič. Professor Klasić reflected on revisionism and relativity of the fascist crimes. He said those changes are evident in numerous examples such as contents in history schoolbooks up to the use of Ustaše symbols. Mythologizing of Tuđman's age and suspension of dealing with the past was the theme of professor Markovina's lecture. The focus of lecture was the memorial of Franjo Tuđman in the very centre of Split voted unanimously by the City Council in 2013. Considering the fact it was practically his secular canonisation and that all scientific and intellectual instances failed in that moment it could be said it is all about monopolisation of historiography, and ultimately deep civilisation polarization in society and within the historiography between those who have submitted the professional standards to the collective and those who would question the fundamental motives essentially exposing themselves to the public lynch on one hand side and to the institutional marginalisation on the other hand side.
Professor Snježana Kordić spoke about the burning issue of language manipulation for the sake of politics as well as that language spoken in the area of the Balkans is actually an example of polycentric standard language, i.e. the language spoken by several peoples and within which differences exist and the speaker is recognized by them from where he/she comes.

The examples of such languages in the world are Arabic, German, Dutch, as well as English etc. She said that variants are not different standard languages because we would not be able to communicate fluently. This lecture caused the avalanche of questions and comments due to its theme that is presented to us in various (negative) ways on a daily basis. Kordić also mentioned the examples from ex Yugoslavia when 16 languages (i. e. variations) were used without any obstacles in daily communication. The solution for the suspension of language nationalisation was the subject uniquely entitled ''Language and Literature'' or ''Language in Teaching Process''.



Vesna Teršelič, the founder of ''Documenta'' association engaged in contribution of development of individual and social processes in dealing with the past with the aim of sustainable peace building in Croatia and wider region deepening the public dialogue and initiating debates about public politics that encourage dealing with the past, was speaking about recording testimonials. As Teršelič said in the times of battle for supremacy in the space of memory of ones and oblivion of others which is rarely silenced, writing and recording of testimonials can be the path toward healing. The short insert from one of the interviews was shown.
Socialising and discussion were continued after the closing of the classroom.