Events / Ludger Hagedorn

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Flieg, mein Lied	Sat, 15.11.2025	Other	Ludger Hagedorn Tanja Maljartschuk Yuri AndrukhovychMaria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl	Flieg, mein Lied Sat, 15.11.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tanja Maljartschuk Yuri AndrukhovychMaria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl Series: Other In der neuen Reihe Ukrainische Bibliothek in deutscher Sprache (Wallstein Verlag) erscheinen erstmals zentrale Werke der ukrainischen Literatur in sorgfältig edierten Übersetzungen und rücken die lange übersehenen Klassiker ins Licht. Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch stellten das Projekt vor und sprachen über ihre persönlichen Bezüge, mit den ersten Bänden von Taras Schewtschenko und Lesia Ukraїnka. Read more
Flieg, mein Lied Sat, 15.11.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tanja Maljartschuk Yuri AndrukhovychMaria Weissenböck, Ganna Gryniva, Gerti Drassl Series: Other In der neuen Reihe Ukrainische Bibliothek in deutscher Sprache (Wallstein Verlag) erscheinen erstmals zentrale Werke der ukrainischen Literatur in sorgfältig edierten Übersetzungen und rücken die lange übersehenen Klassiker ins Licht. Tanja Maljartschuk und Juri Andruchowytsch stellten das Projekt vor und sprachen über ihre persönlichen Bezüge, mit den ersten Bänden von Taras Schewtschenko und Lesia Ukraїnka. Read more
	The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity	Mon, 03.11.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak	The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity Mon, 03.11.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Piotr Augustyniak argued that, in political terms, the entry into the sphere of modernity signified the transition from the clan order to the order of the polis, culminating for the first time in the civic society of classical Athens. Read more
The Myth of Orestes and the Critique of Modernity Mon, 03.11.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Piotr Augustyniak Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Piotr Augustyniak argued that, in political terms, the entry into the sphere of modernity signified the transition from the clan order to the order of the polis, culminating for the first time in the civic society of classical Athens. Read more
	Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies	Tue, 07.10.2025	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc	Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies Tue, 07.10.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc Series: Lecture In many countries that have recently gone through political transitions, nationalism has re-emerged as a powerful force. Nationalist politics cast women’s and minorities’ rights as threats to the nation’s survival, tying them to fears of migration, low birth rates, or religious tradition. Marta Bucholc argued that reproductive rights are a central arena where the future of democracy and equality is being decided. Read more
Nationalism and Reproductive Rights in Post-Transitional Societies Tue, 07.10.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Marta Bucholc Series: Lecture In many countries that have recently gone through political transitions, nationalism has re-emerged as a powerful force. Nationalist politics cast women’s and minorities’ rights as threats to the nation’s survival, tying them to fears of migration, low birth rates, or religious tradition. Marta Bucholc argued that reproductive rights are a central arena where the future of democracy and equality is being decided. Read more
	Vienna meets Prague: JETZT.	Sat, 14.06.2025	Festivals	Ludger HagedornDavid Böhm	Vienna meets Prague: JETZT. Sat, 14.06.2025 Speakers: Ludger HagedornDavid Böhm Series: Festivals Wie lange dauert das Jetzt? Und ist eigentlich immer Jetzt? Solche Fragen beantwortet das Buch mit dem Titel JETZT. Für die Abschlussveranstaltung von Vienna meets Prague 2025 hat David Böhm nicht nur sein Buch mitgebracht, sondern zum Thema der Zeit eine ganze Ausstellung konzipiert. Read more
Vienna meets Prague: JETZT. Sat, 14.06.2025 Speakers: Ludger HagedornDavid Böhm Series: Festivals Wie lange dauert das Jetzt? Und ist eigentlich immer Jetzt? Solche Fragen beantwortet das Buch mit dem Titel JETZT. Für die Abschlussveranstaltung von Vienna meets Prague 2025 hat David Böhm nicht nur sein Buch mitgebracht, sondern zum Thema der Zeit eine ganze Ausstellung konzipiert. Read more
	Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works	Tue, 29.04.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn	Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works Tue, 29.04.2025 Speakers: Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his Fellows' Colloquium, Hans Akkermans argued that innovation should be understood as a specific type of Complex Adaptive System that he dubs “technosociality.” He also attempted to address three aspects of the needed democratization of technology. Read more
Innovation as Technosociality: Myth, Magic, and How Innovation Really Works Tue, 29.04.2025 Speakers: Hans Akkermans Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his Fellows' Colloquium, Hans Akkermans argued that innovation should be understood as a specific type of Complex Adaptive System that he dubs “technosociality.” He also attempted to address three aspects of the needed democratization of technology. Read more
	Global Upheavals, Local Struggles	Thu, 03.04.2025 - Thu, 03.04.2025	Conferences and Workshops	Ivan Vejvoda Ludger Hagedorn Misha Glenny Sanja M. BojanicPetar Bojanić, Gazela Pudar Draško, Hedvig Morvai	Global Upheavals, Local Struggles Thu, 03.04.2025 - Thu, 03.04.2025 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Ludger Hagedorn Misha Glenny Sanja M. BojanicPetar Bojanić, Gazela Pudar Draško, Hedvig Morvai Series: Conferences and Workshops As geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, and environmental crises intensify, how is Europe—and particularly the Western Balkans—positioned within these global transformations? By examining current disruptions for democracy, governance, and socio-economic stability, this panel provided insights into the Western Balkans’ role in shaping Europe’s future at a time of profound transformation. Read more
Global Upheavals, Local Struggles Thu, 03.04.2025 - Thu, 03.04.2025 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Ludger Hagedorn Misha Glenny Sanja M. BojanicPetar Bojanić, Gazela Pudar Draško, Hedvig Morvai Series: Conferences and Workshops As geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, and environmental crises intensify, how is Europe—and particularly the Western Balkans—positioned within these global transformations? By examining current disruptions for democracy, governance, and socio-economic stability, this panel provided insights into the Western Balkans’ role in shaping Europe’s future at a time of profound transformation. Read more
	Nationalisms Without Nations?	Mon, 31.03.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek	Nationalisms Without Nations? Mon, 31.03.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Ondřej Slačálek's discussed the contemporary rise of a variety of nationalisms that do not need to develop nations as a positive cultural project. Among others, he addressed the question what—if anything—we can learn about contemporary European and Northern American nationalisms through a dialogue with classical theories of nationalism. Read more
Nationalisms Without Nations? Mon, 31.03.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Ondřej Slačálek Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Ondřej Slačálek's discussed the contemporary rise of a variety of nationalisms that do not need to develop nations as a positive cultural project. Among others, he addressed the question what—if anything—we can learn about contemporary European and Northern American nationalisms through a dialogue with classical theories of nationalism. Read more
	Literarische Landschaften der Ukraine	Thu, 20.02.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ludger HagedornAntje Contius, Ursula Ebel, Julia Stachiwska, Bohdan Kolomijtschuk, Natalka Sniadanko	Literarische Landschaften der Ukraine Thu, 20.02.2025 Speakers: Ludger HagedornAntje Contius, Ursula Ebel, Julia Stachiwska, Bohdan Kolomijtschuk, Natalka Sniadanko Series: Panels and Discussions Die kürzlich erschienene Ausgabe Nr. 295 der vierteljährlichen Zeitschrift die horen stellt aktuelle Literatur aus der Ukraine vor. Ein beeindruckendes literarisches Porträt einer Gesellschaft mit all ihrem Mut und ihrer Verzweiflung im Angesicht eines zermürbenden Krieges. Read more
Literarische Landschaften der Ukraine Thu, 20.02.2025 Speakers: Ludger HagedornAntje Contius, Ursula Ebel, Julia Stachiwska, Bohdan Kolomijtschuk, Natalka Sniadanko Series: Panels and Discussions Die kürzlich erschienene Ausgabe Nr. 295 der vierteljährlichen Zeitschrift die horen stellt aktuelle Literatur aus der Ukraine vor. Ein beeindruckendes literarisches Porträt einer Gesellschaft mit all ihrem Mut und ihrer Verzweiflung im Angesicht eines zermürbenden Krieges. Read more
	Making Sense of an Unsettling World	Thu, 13.02.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder	Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
	Růžena Vacková as a Critic	Mon, 27.01.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová	Růžena Vacková as a Critic Mon, 27.01.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová Series: Seminars and Colloquia By situating Růžena Vacková’s writings within broader sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the presentation shed light on her contributions to Czech criticism and her underappreciated influence on the intellectual landscape of that time. Read more
Růžena Vacková as a Critic Mon, 27.01.2025 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Nikola Bečanová Series: Seminars and Colloquia By situating Růžena Vacková’s writings within broader sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the presentation shed light on her contributions to Czech criticism and her underappreciated influence on the intellectual landscape of that time. Read more