Current Fellows' research
- Two Concerts and Their FatesA comparison of the Concert of Powers born at Vienna in 1815, comprising Russia, the United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, and eventually France, with the Concert of Powers that took shape after the end of the Cold War in 1989-91, comprising the United States, the European Union, Russia, China (and p
- Emancypantki: A Forgotten Herstory Reimagined“Emancypantki: A Forgotten Herstory Reimagined” is a book project uncovering the lives, struggles, and ideas of Polish women who fought for emancipation at the turn of the 20th century.
- 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.
- Karl Löwith: Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen [Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Eternal Recurrence of the Same] (GER > RUM)Karl Löwith’s exceptional work Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen (1935) aptly combines the hermeneutics of nihilism with existential phenomenology/ontology.
- New Beginnings: Poles by ChoiceUla Idzikowska explores Poland’s transformation from a nation characterized by emigration to an emerging destination for immigrants.
- Digital HumanismWe live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore.
News
- Ukraine and the World: IWM Launches New Research ProgramThe IWM is pleased to announce the launch of its new research program, Ukraine and the World. Building on the Institute’s longstanding intellectual engagement with Ukraine and Ukrainian scholars, this new program marks…
- 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…
Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquium with Václav ŠtětkaSeminars and Colloquia
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
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Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquium with Václav ŠtětkaSeminars and Colloquia
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
- Vienna Humanities Festival 2025Festivals
News
- Ukraine and the World: IWM Launches New Research ProgramThe IWM is pleased to announce the launch of its new research program, Ukraine and the World. Building on the Institute’s longstanding intellectual engagement with Ukraine and Ukrainian scholars, this new program marks…
- 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…
Current Fellows' research
- Two Concerts and Their FatesA comparison of the Concert of Powers born at Vienna in 1815, comprising Russia, the United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, and eventually France, with the Concert of Powers that took shape after the end of the Cold War in 1989-91, comprising the United States, the European Union, Russia, China (and p
- Emancypantki: A Forgotten Herstory Reimagined“Emancypantki: A Forgotten Herstory Reimagined” is a book project uncovering the lives, struggles, and ideas of Polish women who fought for emancipation at the turn of the 20th century.
- 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.
- Karl Löwith: Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen [Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Eternal Recurrence of the Same] (GER > RUM)Karl Löwith’s exceptional work Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Wiederkunft des Gleichen (1935) aptly combines the hermeneutics of nihilism with existential phenomenology/ontology.
- New Beginnings: Poles by ChoiceUla Idzikowska explores Poland’s transformation from a nation characterized by emigration to an emerging destination for immigrants.
- Digital HumanismWe live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore.
Recent Media
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