Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	The World after 5 November 2024	Mon, 09.09.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Soli Özel	The World after 5 November 2024 Mon, 09.09.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Soli Özel Series: Seminars and Colloquia With the presidential elections in the USA that will take place on 5 November 2024, this “year of elections,” in which half the world population went to the polls and on many occasions surprised pundits, incumbents and other luminaries, will have its grand finale. In this Fellows' Colloquium, Soli Özel discussed the implications of the results of the upcoming US elections. Read more
The World after 5 November 2024 Mon, 09.09.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Soli Özel Series: Seminars and Colloquia With the presidential elections in the USA that will take place on 5 November 2024, this “year of elections,” in which half the world population went to the polls and on many occasions surprised pundits, incumbents and other luminaries, will have its grand finale. In this Fellows' Colloquium, Soli Özel discussed the implications of the results of the upcoming US elections. Read more
	The New Paganism: How the Postmodern Became the Premodern	Wed, 10.07.2024, 19:00	Lecture	Misha Glenny Timothy Snyder	The New Paganism: How the Postmodern Became the Premodern Wed, 10.07.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture In his talk, Timothy Snyder addressed current burning issues from a historian's perspective. Read more

	The New Sciences of the Artificial and Why We Need Philosophy	Thu, 27.06.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Viola SchiaffonatiErich Prem	The New Sciences of the Artificial and Why We Need Philosophy Thu, 27.06.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Viola SchiaffonatiErich Prem Series: Lecture The current acceleration in the design, deployment, and use of autonomous and intelligent systems (notably AI and intelligent robotics) calls for an urgent reconsidering of the realm of artificiality. In this Digital Humanism Lecture, Viola Schiaffonati discussed the philosophical foundations of this new and interdisciplinary field of study. Read more
The New Sciences of the Artificial and Why We Need Philosophy Thu, 27.06.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Viola SchiaffonatiErich Prem Series: Lecture The current acceleration in the design, deployment, and use of autonomous and intelligent systems (notably AI and intelligent robotics) calls for an urgent reconsidering of the realm of artificiality. In this Digital Humanism Lecture, Viola Schiaffonati discussed the philosophical foundations of this new and interdisciplinary field of study. Read more
	Routine Brutality: How Russia Normalized War	Mon, 24.06.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov Maxim Trudolyubov	Routine Brutality: How Russia Normalized War Mon, 24.06.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov Maxim Trudolyubov Series: Seminars and Colloquia Most of those who are now creating hell on earth in Ukraine and sending Russians to their deaths do not possess any form of satanic greatness. They see themselves as dutiful professionals, resourceful entrepreneurs, or people of culture distanced from “politics.” Read more
Routine Brutality: How Russia Normalized War Mon, 24.06.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Kirill Rogov Maxim Trudolyubov Series: Seminars and Colloquia Most of those who are now creating hell on earth in Ukraine and sending Russians to their deaths do not possess any form of satanic greatness. They see themselves as dutiful professionals, resourceful entrepreneurs, or people of culture distanced from “politics.” Read more
	Ideology of Hindutva as It Developed and Its Present Praxis	Mon, 17.06.2024, 16:30	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Subhoranjan Dasgupta	Ideology of Hindutva as It Developed and Its Present Praxis Mon, 17.06.2024, 16:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Subhoranjan Dasgupta Series: Seminars and Colloquia Veer Savarkar, considered by many to be a prime proponent of Hindutva, envisioned an India where "people belonging to different religions, sects or races would be treated with perfect equality." Following this, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India, equated the Islamic mazar and the Christian church with a Hindu shrine. However, the relentless persecution of various religious minorities has not stopped. Thus, Professor Dasgupta asked: Has the ideology of Hindutva tried occasionally to amend itself but without attaining any tangible result? Read more
Ideology of Hindutva as It Developed and Its Present Praxis Mon, 17.06.2024, 16:30 Speakers: Misha Glenny Subhoranjan Dasgupta Series: Seminars and Colloquia Veer Savarkar, considered by many to be a prime proponent of Hindutva, envisioned an India where "people belonging to different religions, sects or races would be treated with perfect equality." Following this, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India, equated the Islamic mazar and the Christian church with a Hindu shrine. However, the relentless persecution of various religious minorities has not stopped. Thus, Professor Dasgupta asked: Has the ideology of Hindutva tried occasionally to amend itself but without attaining any tangible result? Read more
	The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story	Fri, 14.06.2024, 20:00	Lecture	Martin Pollack	The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture Fri, 14.06.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Martin Pollack Series: Lecture This year’s Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture was held by Martin Pollack. He offered a personal view on Austria’s enthusiastic participation in the rise of the murderous National Socialist regime and its lasting influence on politics and society. Read more
The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past. A Never-Ending Story Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture Fri, 14.06.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Martin Pollack Series: Lecture This year’s Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture was held by Martin Pollack. He offered a personal view on Austria’s enthusiastic participation in the rise of the murderous National Socialist regime and its lasting influence on politics and society. Read more
	Two Versions of the Common Good: How Catholic Integralism Seeks to Subvert Liberalism	Mon, 10.06.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	H. David Baer Ludger Hagedorn	Two Versions of the Common Good: How Catholic Integralism Seeks to Subvert Liberalism Mon, 10.06.2024, 16:00 Speakers: H. David Baer Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium presentation, David Baer focused on the way Catholic integralists attempt to subvert principles of liberalism by leveraging the seemingly innocuous and universally acceptable concept of the common good. Read more
Two Versions of the Common Good: How Catholic Integralism Seeks to Subvert Liberalism Mon, 10.06.2024, 16:00 Speakers: H. David Baer Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium presentation, David Baer focused on the way Catholic integralists attempt to subvert principles of liberalism by leveraging the seemingly innocuous and universally acceptable concept of the common good. Read more
	Vienna Meets Prague: Kuratorenführung und Künstlergespräch zu Photograph – Pantograph	Fri, 07.06.2024, 17:00	Festivals	Ludger HagedornAndrej Kasík	Vienna Meets Prague: Kuratorenführung und Künstlergespräch zu Photograph – Pantograph Analoge Photokunst von Andrej Kasík mit Motiven aus Prag und Lemberg/Lviv Fri, 07.06.2024, 17:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornAndrej Kasík Series: Festivals Der Pantograph (wörtlich „Allesschreiber“, „Alleszeichner“) ist ein analoges Zeichengerät für die originalgetreue Duplizierung/Verkleinerung/Vergrößerung von Zeichnungen. In Zeiten vor der digitalen Bildbearbeitung war er unersetzliches Hilfsmittel der Reproduktion und besonders der technischen Zeichnung. Wie vielleicht kein zweites Ding auf der Welt steht der Pantograph symbolisch für die Fotokunst des Andrej Kasík. Auch Kasík ist ein analoger „Alleszeichner“, der in seinen Fotos die Welt auf geheimnisvolle Weise spiegelt, dupliziert, Großes reduziert oder in der Vergrößerung der Details Neues erscheinen lässt. Read more
Vienna Meets Prague: Kuratorenführung und Künstlergespräch zu Photograph – Pantograph Analoge Photokunst von Andrej Kasík mit Motiven aus Prag und Lemberg/Lviv Fri, 07.06.2024, 17:00 Speakers: Ludger HagedornAndrej Kasík Series: Festivals Der Pantograph (wörtlich „Allesschreiber“, „Alleszeichner“) ist ein analoges Zeichengerät für die originalgetreue Duplizierung/Verkleinerung/Vergrößerung von Zeichnungen. In Zeiten vor der digitalen Bildbearbeitung war er unersetzliches Hilfsmittel der Reproduktion und besonders der technischen Zeichnung. Wie vielleicht kein zweites Ding auf der Welt steht der Pantograph symbolisch für die Fotokunst des Andrej Kasík. Auch Kasík ist ein analoger „Alleszeichner“, der in seinen Fotos die Welt auf geheimnisvolle Weise spiegelt, dupliziert, Großes reduziert oder in der Vergrößerung der Details Neues erscheinen lässt. Read more
	Vienna Meets Prague: Wiener Klavierquartett	Thu, 06.06.2024, 19:00	Festivals	Katharina Engelbrecht, Magdalena Eber, Jan Ryska, Maximilian Flieder	Vienna Meets Prague: Wiener Klavierquartett Thu, 06.06.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Katharina Engelbrecht, Magdalena Eber, Jan Ryska, Maximilian Flieder Series: Festivals Schon kurz nach seiner Gründung im Frühjahr 2013 ließ das Wiener Klavierquartett (vormals Stratos Quartett) mit seinem ersten Erfolg aufhorchen. Im Herbst 2013 gewann es den 1. Preis beim 20. Internationalen Brahms-Wettbewerb in der Sparte Kammermusik und wurde als erstes Klavierquartett in die ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) aufgenommen. Read more
Vienna Meets Prague: Wiener Klavierquartett Thu, 06.06.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Katharina Engelbrecht, Magdalena Eber, Jan Ryska, Maximilian Flieder Series: Festivals Schon kurz nach seiner Gründung im Frühjahr 2013 ließ das Wiener Klavierquartett (vormals Stratos Quartett) mit seinem ersten Erfolg aufhorchen. Im Herbst 2013 gewann es den 1. Preis beim 20. Internationalen Brahms-Wettbewerb in der Sparte Kammermusik und wurde als erstes Klavierquartett in die ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) aufgenommen. Read more
	Vienna Meets Prague: Údolí Včel	Wed, 05.06.2024, 19:30	Festivals		Vienna Meets Prague: Údolí Včel The Valley of the Bees // Tal der Bienen Wed, 05.06.2024, 19:30 Speakers: Series: Festivals Ein Film aus der großen Zeit der tschechoslowakischen Kinematographie. Ein Meisterwerk in schwarz und weiß, das wieder zu entdecken ist. Read more