Monumentalization means enforcing an official version of memory. There is a “fantasy of immortality embodied in the monument” (Sakr, 2012, p. 51). This essay (which is based on my talk at the CRC Affective Societies on June 27, 2025) aims to engage the question of monuments in Turkey within the framework of what I have … weiterlesen
A lot has happened since notions of affect first emerged as a theoretical concept and took hold across the humanities and social sciences. The contours of what was then still confidently called Theory have blurred, morphed into something else, or vanished from sight. The political horizons of the 1990s and 2000s—the time when affect marked … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies.” Today we introduce William Mazzarella, Neukom Family Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. He works at the transdisciplinary intersection of … weiterlesen
When the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies” hosted its annual conference “Mobilizing Affect – Affective Mobilization” in May 2025, together with the TU Dresden research project “Image Protests on Social Media” and ICI Berlin, the idea was simple: to ask what moves us, and how affect itself moves. Across three days, scholars, artists, and activists … weiterlesen
This essay explores the affective tensions of multilingual life through the lens of Portuguese migrants in Berlin. It draws from interviews conducted between 2024 and 2025 to trace how it feels being “split” across languages, giving rise to a tentative and lived dynamic. The figure of „the migrant“ that appears throughout is neither universal nor … weiterlesen
A lot has happened since notions of affect first emerged as a theoretical concept and took hold across the humanities and social sciences. The contours of what was then still confidently called Theory have blurred, morphed into something else, or vanished from sight. The political horizons of the 1990s and 2000s—the time when affect marked its most forceful interventions within theoretical discourse—look very different now, at least to many. The series „After Affects, Future Feelings“ sets out to reflect on these changes, both regarding theoretical developments and their very own structures of feeling, i.e. their shifting material and geographical conditions.
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies.” Today we introduce Billy Holzberg, Assistant Professor in Social Justice at King’s College London. He is a sociologist and social theorist whose work … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies.“ Today we introduce Milagros Pellicer Planells. She is working on a PhD at Departamento de Filosofía y Sociedad, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, … weiterlesen
I did not have a TikTok account when I began this journey. As a researcher and artist in the field of dance, I decided to create one and embarked on an (almost) ethnographic experience within the app’s “field.” I navigated through the network, immersed myself in the video landscape, attempted to dance, edit, and play. … weiterlesen
In contemporary societies, parenting is increasingly mediated by digital technologies. From WhatsApp school groups to Instagram accounts offering advice and products, digital platforms have become central to how care is organized, emotions are expressed, and norms are negotiated. But what happens when these platforms, designed to connect, also become spaces of surveillance, comparison, and affective … weiterlesen
ältere Posts