Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Rollercoaster: Elections and Diplomacy, 2024	Wed, 25.09.2024, 19:00	Festivals	Misha GlennyCatherine Ashton	Rollercoaster: Elections and Diplomacy, 2024 Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Wed, 25.09.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyCatherine Ashton Series: Festivals In this keynote lecture of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, Catherine Ashton drew on her vast experience and current engagement in politics across the globe to elaborate on what impact the numerous elections of 2024 will have on a world already wracked by crises, from Ukraine to Gaza, and growing geopolitical tensions, like those between China and the US. Read more
Rollercoaster: Elections and Diplomacy, 2024 Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Wed, 25.09.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyCatherine Ashton Series: Festivals In this keynote lecture of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, Catherine Ashton drew on her vast experience and current engagement in politics across the globe to elaborate on what impact the numerous elections of 2024 will have on a world already wracked by crises, from Ukraine to Gaza, and growing geopolitical tensions, like those between China and the US. Read more
	Revolución to Roxy	Tue, 24.09.2024, 20:00	Festivals	Misha GlennyPhil Manzanera	Revolución to Roxy Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Tue, 24.09.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyPhil Manzanera Series: Festivals In the opening keynote event of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, legendary musician Phil Manzanera recalled his time during the Cuban Revolution in a discussion with IWM Rector Misha Glenny, and payed tribute to his Latin American musical traditions with a guitar performance. Read more
Revolución to Roxy Vienna Humanities Festival 2024 Tue, 24.09.2024, 20:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyPhil Manzanera Series: Festivals In the opening keynote event of the Vienna Humanities Festival 2024, legendary musician Phil Manzanera recalled his time during the Cuban Revolution in a discussion with IWM Rector Misha Glenny, and payed tribute to his Latin American musical traditions with a guitar performance. Read more
	Patočka on the Death of Europe and Its Future: Some Questions	Mon, 23.09.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	James Dodd Ludger Hagedorn	Patočka on the Death of Europe and Its Future: Some Questions Fellows' Colloquium with James Dodd Mon, 23.09.2024, 16:00 Speakers: James Dodd Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia James Dodd’s presentation focused on Jan Patočka’s thoughts on the philosophical idea of Europe. Dodd discussed Patočka’s reflections on Europe, its identification with philosophy, and the role of the complex of spiritual, political, and historical legacies of Europe in imagining a post-European future. Read more
Patočka on the Death of Europe and Its Future: Some Questions Fellows' Colloquium with James Dodd Mon, 23.09.2024, 16:00 Speakers: James Dodd Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia James Dodd’s presentation focused on Jan Patočka’s thoughts on the philosophical idea of Europe. Dodd discussed Patočka’s reflections on Europe, its identification with philosophy, and the role of the complex of spiritual, political, and historical legacies of Europe in imagining a post-European future. Read more
	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 Fellows' Colloquium with Soli Özel 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 Fellows' Colloquium with Soli Özel 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 Digital Humanism Lecture with Viola Schiaffonati 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 Digital Humanism Lecture with Viola Schiaffonati 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 Fellows' Colloquium with Maxim Trudolyubov 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 Fellows' Colloquium with Maxim Trudolyubov 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 Fellows' Colloquium with Subhoranjan Dasgupta 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 Fellows' Colloquium with Subhoranjan Dasgupta 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 Fellows' Colloquium with H. David Baer 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 Fellows' Colloquium with H. David Baer 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