Events / Ludger Hagedorn

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise	Mon, 29.01.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise Mon, 29.01.2024 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, John Palattella discussed the importance and variety of languages of wonder in nature writing as well as in poetry, and wager why they are vital to our lives. Read more

	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023	Wed, 29.11.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova	Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 Wed, 29.11.2023 Speakers: Anastasiia Omelianiuk Börries Kuzmany George Metakides Hana Kopecka Jan Farfal Jan Musil Johana Wyss Kinga Siewior Liz Calhoun Ludger Hagedorn Mikhail Minakov Misha Glenny Natalia Volvach Olesya Yaremchuk Slobodan Markovich Stanisław Boridczenko Stefan Voicu Ayşe ÇağlarBrigitta Busch, Anna Dobrosovestnova Series: Conferences and Workshops A staple of intellectual life at the IWM since its early days, the biannual conference provides an opportunity for early-career visiting researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to present their work and exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere. Visiting and Permanent Fellows, alumni and scholars from Viennese institutions act as commentators and discussants. Read more
	Can Machines Save the World?	Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran	Can Machines Save the World? Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
Can Machines Save the World? Thu, 16.11.2023 - Fri, 17.11.2023 Speakers: Allison Stanger Edward Lee George Metakides Hannes Werthner Helga Nowotny Ludger HagedornAnita Eichinger, Erich Prem, Ivona Brandic, Felix Creutzig, Stavros Makris, Cristiano Codagnone, Thomas Bugnyar, Thomas Haigh, Joseph Sifakis, Julia Neidhardt, Gerti Kappel, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Michael Wiesmüller, Stefan Woltran Series: Conferences and Workshops When it comes to the impact of machines, robots, and Artificial Intelligence, commentators easily adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective. This conference asked, rather provocatively, Can Machines Save the World? Read more
	Agency of the Powerless: The Transformative Power of the Non-politics of Small Things	Wed, 25.10.2023	Lecture	Dariusz Stola Ludger Hagedorn	Agency of the Powerless: The Transformative Power of the Non-politics of Small Things Wed, 25.10.2023 Speakers: Dariusz Stola Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Beginning with Vaclav Havel’s essay on the power of the powerless, this lecture extended the application of his insights about the daily reproduction of the communist regime, and the related potential for its erosion, into the vast field of intentionally apolitical and inconspicuous social practices. Read more
Agency of the Powerless: The Transformative Power of the Non-politics of Small Things Wed, 25.10.2023 Speakers: Dariusz Stola Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Beginning with Vaclav Havel’s essay on the power of the powerless, this lecture extended the application of his insights about the daily reproduction of the communist regime, and the related potential for its erosion, into the vast field of intentionally apolitical and inconspicuous social practices. Read more
	Vienna Humanities Festival 2023: Die Rückkehr der Weltanschauung	Wed, 27.09.2023	Festivals	Ludger HagedornPeter Trawny, Isolde Charim	Vienna Humanities Festival 2023: Die Rückkehr der Weltanschauung Wed, 27.09.2023 Speakers: Ludger HagedornPeter Trawny, Isolde Charim Series: Festivals Im Rahmen des Vienna Humanities Festivals sprach Peter Trawny in dieser Vorlesung über das Wiederaufleben von Weltanschauungen. Lange Zeit als tot betrachtet, werden diese angesichts des vermeintlichen Endes einer Epoche wieder anschlussfähig. Wäre es wichtig, die Aufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts möglichst sachlich anzugehen, oder brauchen wir zuletzt doch eine Idee, an die wir glauben müssen? Read more
Vienna Humanities Festival 2023: Die Rückkehr der Weltanschauung Wed, 27.09.2023 Speakers: Ludger HagedornPeter Trawny, Isolde Charim Series: Festivals Im Rahmen des Vienna Humanities Festivals sprach Peter Trawny in dieser Vorlesung über das Wiederaufleben von Weltanschauungen. Lange Zeit als tot betrachtet, werden diese angesichts des vermeintlichen Endes einer Epoche wieder anschlussfähig. Wäre es wichtig, die Aufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts möglichst sachlich anzugehen, oder brauchen wir zuletzt doch eine Idee, an die wir glauben müssen? Read more
	How to Save Political History – and Should We?	Wed, 28.06.2023	Seminars and Colloquia	Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn	How to Save Political History – and Should We? Wed, 28.06.2023 Speakers: Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Political history once stood at the birth of modern historiography and for long has dominated or rather embodied the whole discipline. From the 1960s onwards, however, new approaches have challenged the authority of traditional political history. Read more
How to Save Political History – and Should We? Wed, 28.06.2023 Speakers: Adéla Gjuričová Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia Political history once stood at the birth of modern historiography and for long has dominated or rather embodied the whole discipline. From the 1960s onwards, however, new approaches have challenged the authority of traditional political history. Read more
	Degenerations of Democracy, Regenerations of Democracy	Wed, 21.06.2023	Panels and Discussions	Charles Taylor Dilip Gaonkar Ludger Hagedorn Shalini RanderiaCraig Calhoun, Mukulika Banerjee, Yogendra Yadav	Degenerations of Democracy, Regenerations of Democracy Wed, 21.06.2023 Speakers: Charles Taylor Dilip Gaonkar Ludger Hagedorn Shalini RanderiaCraig Calhoun, Mukulika Banerjee, Yogendra Yadav Series: Panels and Discussions During this double panel of public presentations, distinguished scholars from Canada, Europe, India, and the United States discussed how and why democracies tend to weaken and degenerate over time, even in highly developed and affluent liberal societies. At the same time, these scholars also identified and evaluated opportunities for regenerating and rebuilding democracies, especially in developing countries facing challenges of economic duress, poor governance, and communal conflicts. Read more
Degenerations of Democracy, Regenerations of Democracy Wed, 21.06.2023 Speakers: Charles Taylor Dilip Gaonkar Ludger Hagedorn Shalini RanderiaCraig Calhoun, Mukulika Banerjee, Yogendra Yadav Series: Panels and Discussions During this double panel of public presentations, distinguished scholars from Canada, Europe, India, and the United States discussed how and why democracies tend to weaken and degenerate over time, even in highly developed and affluent liberal societies. At the same time, these scholars also identified and evaluated opportunities for regenerating and rebuilding democracies, especially in developing countries facing challenges of economic duress, poor governance, and communal conflicts. Read more
	Culture After Empire	Tue, 20.06.2023	Lecture	Dilip Gaonkar Gyan Prakash Ludger Hagedorn	Culture After Empire Tue, 20.06.2023 Speakers: Dilip Gaonkar Gyan Prakash Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Frantz Fanon called for a new humanism in writing about the world after the empire. He envisioned it in terms of political sovereignty and as inaugurating a new world, the Third World. Fanon was not alone in thinking about the postcolonial future in this way. Read more
Culture After Empire Tue, 20.06.2023 Speakers: Dilip Gaonkar Gyan Prakash Ludger Hagedorn Series: Lecture Frantz Fanon called for a new humanism in writing about the world after the empire. He envisioned it in terms of political sovereignty and as inaugurating a new world, the Third World. Fanon was not alone in thinking about the postcolonial future in this way. Read more
	Responsible AI	Wed, 07.06.2023	Lecture	Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel	Responsible AI Wed, 07.06.2023 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel Series: Lecture The first part of this presentation covered irresponsible AI. This set the context for the second part, where three main challenges were addressed: (1) principles and governance, (2) regulation, and (3) our cognitive biases. At the end of the talk there was a discussion on responsible AI initiatives and the outlook for the near future. Read more
Responsible AI Wed, 07.06.2023 Speakers: Hannes Werthner Ludger Hagedorn Ricardo Baeza-YatesGerti Kappel Series: Lecture The first part of this presentation covered irresponsible AI. This set the context for the second part, where three main challenges were addressed: (1) principles and governance, (2) regulation, and (3) our cognitive biases. At the end of the talk there was a discussion on responsible AI initiatives and the outlook for the near future. Read more
	Vienna Meets Prague	Fri, 02.06.2023 - Tue, 06.06.2023	Festivals	Ludger Hagedorn Misha Glenny Radka DenemarkováJáchym Topol, Martin Pollack, Martin Búřil	Vienna Meets Prague Fri, 02.06.2023 - Tue, 06.06.2023 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Misha Glenny Radka DenemarkováJáchym Topol, Martin Pollack, Martin Búřil Series: Festivals The fourth edition of the Vienna Meets Prague Festival invited to discover highlights of Czech culture in Vienna. Read more