Current Fellows' research
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Hydropower Infrastructure at the Crossroad of Socialist Development and EU AccessionDragan Đunda's project deals with the political ecology of hydropower infrastructure in Serbia––with its contradictions, path dependency, and alternatives.
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Technocratic MyopiaThat democratic authorities are systematically focused on short-term considerations is a charge often made. This "democratic myopia" thesis typically becomes the basis for advocating the empowerment of technocratic institutions, e.g. in economic or environmental policy.
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A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime IntroductionLizaveta German will devote this fellowship to drafting a book about key episodes of Ukrainian art history from the 1960s to the present day, providing a road map of Ukrainian art for audiences completely unfamiliar with its history, past and present.
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Architecture and Emancipation: Specifics and Paradoxes of Socialist Women's Emancipation Using the Example of Women ArchitectsThis project raises the question of how the category of gender and Western feminist theoretical approaches can be used to examine the socialist architectural environment and its inequalities.
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Editorial Roundtable 2024John Palattella will be involved as an organizer in IWM’s annual Editorial Roundtable and the Vienna Humanities Festival. He will also work on translations of essays by the poet Nico Bleutge and offer editorial advice to fellows at IWM.
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Ideology as a Market: Ideological Engineering in Today’s RussiaIn her latest work, currently in the writing stage, Marlene Laruelle explores what she calls "Russia’s ideological grammars"; that is, the overarching frameworks of legitimacy through which one apprehends the world.
Jobs and Open Calls
Partner Calls
Here, we offer a list of fellowships and opportunities offered by partners and collaborators of the IWM, which may be of interest to current and past IWM fellows.
News
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Nächsten Montag im Volkstheater: Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über KantDieses Jahr feiern wir den 300. Geburtstag von Immanuel Kant, dem Begründer der modernen Philosophie. In Kooperation mit dem Wiener Volkstheater lädt das IWM am 6. Mai 2024 zu einem Gespräch über den Philosophen aus…
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Storms and Networks Symposium at the BelvedereOn 7 May 2024, the Austrian Gallery Belvedere, in collaboration with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), is hosting the interdisciplinary symposium Storms and Networks. The event will be held in English and…
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Debating Europe This Sunday: Biden or Trump? The US Elections and Their Impact on EuropeThe next edition of the Debating Europe series at the Burgtheater Vienna, a collaboration between the Burgtheater, ERSTE Foundation, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), and DER STANDARD,…
Upcoming events
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Part of Wiener FestwochenLectureCET
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
Upcoming events
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Part of Wiener FestwochenLectureCET
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
News
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Nächsten Montag im Volkstheater: Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über KantDieses Jahr feiern wir den 300. Geburtstag von Immanuel Kant, dem Begründer der modernen Philosophie. In Kooperation mit dem Wiener Volkstheater lädt das IWM am 6. Mai 2024 zu einem Gespräch über den Philosophen aus…
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Storms and Networks Symposium at the BelvedereOn 7 May 2024, the Austrian Gallery Belvedere, in collaboration with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), is hosting the interdisciplinary symposium Storms and Networks. The event will be held in English and…
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Debating Europe This Sunday: Biden or Trump? The US Elections and Their Impact on EuropeThe next edition of the Debating Europe series at the Burgtheater Vienna, a collaboration between the Burgtheater, ERSTE Foundation, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), and DER STANDARD,…
Current Fellows' research
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Hydropower Infrastructure at the Crossroad of Socialist Development and EU AccessionDragan Đunda's project deals with the political ecology of hydropower infrastructure in Serbia––with its contradictions, path dependency, and alternatives.
-
Technocratic MyopiaThat democratic authorities are systematically focused on short-term considerations is a charge often made. This "democratic myopia" thesis typically becomes the basis for advocating the empowerment of technocratic institutions, e.g. in economic or environmental policy.
-
A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime IntroductionLizaveta German will devote this fellowship to drafting a book about key episodes of Ukrainian art history from the 1960s to the present day, providing a road map of Ukrainian art for audiences completely unfamiliar with its history, past and present.
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Architecture and Emancipation: Specifics and Paradoxes of Socialist Women's Emancipation Using the Example of Women ArchitectsThis project raises the question of how the category of gender and Western feminist theoretical approaches can be used to examine the socialist architectural environment and its inequalities.
-
Editorial Roundtable 2024John Palattella will be involved as an organizer in IWM’s annual Editorial Roundtable and the Vienna Humanities Festival. He will also work on translations of essays by the poet Nico Bleutge and offer editorial advice to fellows at IWM.
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Ideology as a Market: Ideological Engineering in Today’s RussiaIn her latest work, currently in the writing stage, Marlene Laruelle explores what she calls "Russia’s ideological grammars"; that is, the overarching frameworks of legitimacy through which one apprehends the world.
Recent Media
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