Current Fellows' research
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- Beyond Rationality: A Relational and Feminist Reconceptualization of AIThis project aims at developing a novel conceptualization of artificial intelligence (AI) through the lenses of relational and feminist epistemology, challenging the traditional rationalist and individualistic foundations of AI.
- Transitional Justice for Russia and Accountability in the Age of ImpunityThe 20th century established a moral project of confronting mass violence and systemic injustice through processes of remembrance, justice, and coming to terms with the past under the concept of Vergangenheitsbewältigung.
- Decolonizing Knowledge on War-Driven Displacement: The Russo-Ukrainian War, Migration Studies, and the Ethics of Knowledge ProductionThis research critically examines the production of knowledge about the war-driven displacement of people from Ukraine, focusing on the neglect of Russia’s imperialism and the “migranticization” of displacement.
- Digital HumanismWe live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore.
- Humans Behind AI: Analyzing Low-Skilled Job Opportunities on Crowdworking PlatformsThis project explores how the expansion of artificial intelligence is transforming the digital labor market through the rise of crowdworking platforms. AI systems require large volumes of human-labeled data for training, so demand is growing for microtasks.
News
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025: Keynotes by Didier Eribon, Federica Gregoratto, Lyndal Roper, Natasha WheatleyON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN - This is the guiding theme of the eighth Vienna Humanities Festival. In three weeks, Vienna will once again become a hub for captivating discussions and critical debates, as some of the world's most…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in SeptemberWe are excited to introduce our new fellows, who will arrive at the IWM in September, marking the start of the new academic year after the summer break. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by…
- ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for ApplicationsThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), together with the Polish Academy of Sciences and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has established a mentoring initiative for…
Upcoming events
- Responsible AI for Societal TransformationLecture
- Geopolitical Workshop with James C. O’BrienConferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Katarzyna WężykSeminars and Colloquia
- Fellows' Colloquium with Václav ŠtětkaSeminars and Colloquia
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Upcoming events
- Responsible AI for Societal TransformationLecture
- Geopolitical Workshop with James C. O’BrienConferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Katarzyna WężykSeminars and Colloquia
- Fellows' Colloquium with Václav ŠtětkaSeminars and Colloquia
News
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025: Keynotes by Didier Eribon, Federica Gregoratto, Lyndal Roper, Natasha WheatleyON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN - This is the guiding theme of the eighth Vienna Humanities Festival. In three weeks, Vienna will once again become a hub for captivating discussions and critical debates, as some of the world's most…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in SeptemberWe are excited to introduce our new fellows, who will arrive at the IWM in September, marking the start of the new academic year after the summer break. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by…
- ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for ApplicationsThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), together with the Polish Academy of Sciences and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has established a mentoring initiative for…
Current Fellows' research
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- Beyond Rationality: A Relational and Feminist Reconceptualization of AIThis project aims at developing a novel conceptualization of artificial intelligence (AI) through the lenses of relational and feminist epistemology, challenging the traditional rationalist and individualistic foundations of AI.
- Transitional Justice for Russia and Accountability in the Age of ImpunityThe 20th century established a moral project of confronting mass violence and systemic injustice through processes of remembrance, justice, and coming to terms with the past under the concept of Vergangenheitsbewältigung.
- Decolonizing Knowledge on War-Driven Displacement: The Russo-Ukrainian War, Migration Studies, and the Ethics of Knowledge ProductionThis research critically examines the production of knowledge about the war-driven displacement of people from Ukraine, focusing on the neglect of Russia’s imperialism and the “migranticization” of displacement.
- Digital HumanismWe live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore.
- Humans Behind AI: Analyzing Low-Skilled Job Opportunities on Crowdworking PlatformsThis project explores how the expansion of artificial intelligence is transforming the digital labor market through the rise of crowdworking platforms. AI systems require large volumes of human-labeled data for training, so demand is growing for microtasks.
Recent Media
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