Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order	Mon, 28.11.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva	Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order Mon, 28.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva Series: Seminars and Colloquia The research problematizes local uses of "American" culture wars. How is the American debate on political correctness constructed and narrated in the Bulgarian public sphere, and what are the objectives of this translation? Read more
Global monsters, local fears: How to preserve the crumbling social order Mon, 28.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Milla Mineva Series: Seminars and Colloquia The research problematizes local uses of "American" culture wars. How is the American debate on political correctness constructed and narrated in the Bulgarian public sphere, and what are the objectives of this translation? Read more
	Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde	Fri, 25.11.2022, 19:30	Other	Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann	Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde Andrea Wulf und Daniel Kehlmann Fri, 25.11.2022, 19:30 Speakers: Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Other Anlässlich der Neuerscheinung des Buches Fabelhafte Rebellen: Die frühen Romantiker und die Erfindung des Ich, das es innerhalb kürzester Zeit unter die Top 3 der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste schaffte, lud das Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen zu einem außergewöhnlichen literarischen Gesprächsabend mit der Autorin und Historikerin Andrea Wulf und dem Romancier und Dramatiker Daniel Kehlmann. Read more
Als das Ich Erfunden und die Natur Vermessen Wurde Andrea Wulf und Daniel Kehlmann Fri, 25.11.2022, 19:30 Speakers: Philipp BlomAndrea Wulf, Daniel Kehlmann Series: Other Anlässlich der Neuerscheinung des Buches Fabelhafte Rebellen: Die frühen Romantiker und die Erfindung des Ich, das es innerhalb kürzester Zeit unter die Top 3 der Spiegel-Bestsellerliste schaffte, lud das Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen zu einem außergewöhnlichen literarischen Gesprächsabend mit der Autorin und Historikerin Andrea Wulf und dem Romancier und Dramatiker Daniel Kehlmann. Read more
	Denk Dir die Stadt … Überbelichtete Nächte Brandende	Thu, 24.11.2022, 19:00	Lecture	Anja Zag Golob, Lejla Kalamujić, Petra Nagenkögel	Denk Dir die Stadt … Überbelichtete Nächte Brandende Thu, 24.11.2022, 19:00 Speakers: Anja Zag Golob, Lejla Kalamujić, Petra Nagenkögel Series: Lecture Lejla Kalamujić und Anja Golob präsentierten ihre deutschsprachigen Neuerscheinungen. Read more

	In the Shadow of Big Tech	Wed, 23.11.2022, 09:30	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers	In the Shadow of Big Tech Workshop with Allison Stanger and Guests Wed, 23.11.2022, 09:30 Speakers: Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop provided space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
In the Shadow of Big Tech Workshop with Allison Stanger and Guests Wed, 23.11.2022, 09:30 Speakers: Allison Stanger George MetakidesPaul Timmers Series: Conferences and Workshops Following up on Allison Stanger’s public lecture “Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech” the evening before, this workshop provided space for a deeper reflection on the political and societal implications of the unrestricted power of Big Tech companies. Read more
	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech	Tue, 22.11.2022, 18:00	Lecture	Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn	Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
Open Societies and Democratic Sustainability in the Shadow of Big Tech Tue, 22.11.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Allison Stanger Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture There is growing public awareness that the velocity of technological innovation has outstripped the West’s efforts to harness it to the common good. An unprecedented shift in the balance of power between multinational industry and national governments has been a necessary condition for these new challenges. While many of these problems are in some ways new, they have also been previously encountered. Learning from past thought on existential threats to human values can help us better protect and defend the contemporary free world. Read more
	Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis	Mon, 21.11.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn	Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis Mon, 21.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Can we learn something from ancient philosophy? Yes, Carlos Fraenkel argued, a great deal. Since the Soviet Bloc crumbled, more people than ever are free to live as they please. What liberal societies fail to teach us is how to make good use of all that choice. The last few years have thrown us into ever-growing confusion: extreme weather, populist upheaval, billionaires buzzing through space juxtaposed with capsized migrant dinghies washing up on shores, war in Europe, etc. The ancients, Fraenkel argues, can help us fix the mess. Read more
Ancient Philosophy and Modern Freedom in Times of Crisis Mon, 21.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Carlos Fraenkel Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Can we learn something from ancient philosophy? Yes, Carlos Fraenkel argued, a great deal. Since the Soviet Bloc crumbled, more people than ever are free to live as they please. What liberal societies fail to teach us is how to make good use of all that choice. The last few years have thrown us into ever-growing confusion: extreme weather, populist upheaval, billionaires buzzing through space juxtaposed with capsized migrant dinghies washing up on shores, war in Europe, etc. The ancients, Fraenkel argues, can help us fix the mess. Read more
	War and the Future of Ukraine - Conference	Fri, 18.11.2022, 10:00	Conferences and Workshops	Katherine YoungerPaul Chaisty, Roy Allison, Gwendolyn Sasse, Timothy Garton Ash	War and the Future of Ukraine - Conference Fri, 18.11.2022, 10:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerPaul Chaisty, Roy Allison, Gwendolyn Sasse, Timothy Garton Ash Series: Conferences and Workshops 10am on Friday, 18 November 2022 to 2pm on Saturday, 19 November 2022 Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College Chair: Katherine Younger (Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna); Paul Chaisty (OSGA, St Antony's); Roy Allison (REES, St Antony's); Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS, Berlin); Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony's). Convenors: REES, OSGA; ESC & RESC, St Antony's; Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna; Centre for East European and International Studies, Berlin. Read more
War and the Future of Ukraine - Conference Fri, 18.11.2022, 10:00 Speakers: Katherine YoungerPaul Chaisty, Roy Allison, Gwendolyn Sasse, Timothy Garton Ash Series: Conferences and Workshops 10am on Friday, 18 November 2022 to 2pm on Saturday, 19 November 2022 Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College Chair: Katherine Younger (Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna); Paul Chaisty (OSGA, St Antony's); Roy Allison (REES, St Antony's); Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS, Berlin); Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony's). Convenors: REES, OSGA; ESC & RESC, St Antony's; Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna; Centre for East European and International Studies, Berlin. Read more
	„Wir werden auf Russisch ermordet.“ Plädoyer für eine involvierte Sprache	Thu, 17.11.2022, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Misha GlennyGeorg Witte	„Wir werden auf Russisch ermordet.“ Plädoyer für eine involvierte Sprache Thu, 17.11.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Misha GlennyGeorg Witte Series: Lecture Der Ukrainekrieg hat den Osteuropadiskurs nachhaltig erschüttert. Nаchdem geokulturelle Konfrontationen des „Ostens“ und „Westens“ seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs fast schon erledigt schienen, beobachten wir derzeit ein bemerkenswertes Wiederaufleben der Block-Konfrontationen. Es stellen sich unerwartete Fragen: Wie ist ein Osten neu und wieder zu denken unter den Prämissen einer Dekolonisierung Russlands, gerade im Hinblick auf kulturelle und sprachliche Hegemonien? Kann die russische Kultur „bestraft“ werden (Oleksiy Radynski), und wenn ja, von wem und wie? Gewinnt der Westen eine neue historische Bedeutung ausgerechnet als antihegemoniale Projektionsfläche? Schließlich: Was heißt es vor diesem Hintergrund, unseren eigenen Diskurs zu dekolonisieren? Read more
„Wir werden auf Russisch ermordet.“ Plädoyer für eine involvierte Sprache Thu, 17.11.2022, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Misha GlennyGeorg Witte Series: Lecture Der Ukrainekrieg hat den Osteuropadiskurs nachhaltig erschüttert. Nаchdem geokulturelle Konfrontationen des „Ostens“ und „Westens“ seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs fast schon erledigt schienen, beobachten wir derzeit ein bemerkenswertes Wiederaufleben der Block-Konfrontationen. Es stellen sich unerwartete Fragen: Wie ist ein Osten neu und wieder zu denken unter den Prämissen einer Dekolonisierung Russlands, gerade im Hinblick auf kulturelle und sprachliche Hegemonien? Kann die russische Kultur „bestraft“ werden (Oleksiy Radynski), und wenn ja, von wem und wie? Gewinnt der Westen eine neue historische Bedeutung ausgerechnet als antihegemoniale Projektionsfläche? Schließlich: Was heißt es vor diesem Hintergrund, unseren eigenen Diskurs zu dekolonisieren? Read more
	The Odesa Childhood of Isaac Babel	Mon, 14.11.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Aleksander Kaczorowski Katherine Younger Mischa Gabowitsch	The Odesa Childhood of Isaac Babel Mon, 14.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Kaczorowski Katherine Younger Mischa Gabowitsch Series: Seminars and Colloquia Odesa, the hometown of Isaac Babel (1894–1940), was the youngest and most cosmopolitan city of the Romanov Empire. What is the true nature of this city, which today is associated with television reports of Russian bombings and the local gangsters made famous in Babel’s stories, but in the writer’s time was primarily a great financial and intellectual center of Jewish life? How did Odesa shape Isaac Babel? How does his literary vision contribute to the modern myth of Odesa? Read more
The Odesa Childhood of Isaac Babel Mon, 14.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Kaczorowski Katherine Younger Mischa Gabowitsch Series: Seminars and Colloquia Odesa, the hometown of Isaac Babel (1894–1940), was the youngest and most cosmopolitan city of the Romanov Empire. What is the true nature of this city, which today is associated with television reports of Russian bombings and the local gangsters made famous in Babel’s stories, but in the writer’s time was primarily a great financial and intellectual center of Jewish life? How did Odesa shape Isaac Babel? How does his literary vision contribute to the modern myth of Odesa? Read more
	Turkey in the Cold War: Anti-Communism, Political Islam, and Turkish-German Relations	Mon, 07.11.2022, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Behlül Özkan Ayşe Çağlar	Turkey in the Cold War: Anti-Communism, Political Islam, and Turkish-German Relations Mon, 07.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Behlül Özkan Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation analyzed the impact of anti-communism on relations between the two NATO frontier countries of Turkey and the former West Germany, as well as on Political Islam in both countries. Read more
Turkey in the Cold War: Anti-Communism, Political Islam, and Turkish-German Relations Mon, 07.11.2022, 16:00 Speakers: Behlül Özkan Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation analyzed the impact of anti-communism on relations between the two NATO frontier countries of Turkey and the former West Germany, as well as on Political Islam in both countries. Read more