Affective Arrangements in Mental Health Care Settings – Conference Report

05.11.2018
von Edda Willamowski
Aus der Forschung English

The international and interdisciplinary conference “Affective Arrangements in Mental Health Care Settings” attracted scholars, practitioners and other interested audiences to convene and discuss the applicability of Affective Arrangements, a concept developed within the CRC 1171 Affective Societies: Dynamics of Social Coexistence in Mobile Worlds. The event took place from September 24th through September 26th in … weiterlesen

Engaging the Elsewhere – Affective politics and political aesthetics across Muslim and Christian life-worlds: Workshop Report

31.07.2018
von Irina Engelmann
Aus der Forschung English

How do people, things, and (ritual or devotional) spaces relate to the Elsewhere, and how are they in turn shaped by the Elsewhere in their everyday doings and being? What is our conceptual understanding of the Elsewhere and how can it be researched? How do affective politics and political aesthetics constitute the mutual relationship between … weiterlesen

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Affective Societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Michael Richardson

07.06.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Michael Richardson who is a lecturer in the School of the Arts and Media at the University of New … weiterlesen

Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Lara Baladi

07.06.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Lara Baladi, an Egyptian-Lebanese multidisciplinary artist, archivist and educator. In her investigations into archives, personal histories, socio-political narratives and … weiterlesen

The Power of Immersion. Performance – Affect – Politics. A subjective report

22.05.2018
von Agnes Karolina Bakk
Aus der Forschung English

Immersion is a new buzzword for scholars of emerging technologies, and for anyone who feels haunted by the arrival of technologies that enhance our experience of augmented and virtual reality. In today’s highly aestheticized life, an increasing desire for immersive experience often leads to ever bigger disappointments. In order to analyze multi-layered phenomena of immersion, … weiterlesen

Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Greg Seigworth

28.04.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Greg Seigworth, who is Professor of Communication Studies in the Department of Communication and Theatre at Millersville University in … weiterlesen

Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Mathew Arthur

16.04.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Mathew Arthur, who is design and web application Developer based in Vancouver. Together with Greg Seigworth he‘s co-editing Capacious. … weiterlesen

Affective Societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Jean-Baptiste Pettier

11.04.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Jean-Baptiste Pettier who has a PhD in social anthropology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, with … weiterlesen

Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Adam Alston

09.04.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Adam Alston who is Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Surrey. His research explores the … weiterlesen

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Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Thomas Stodulka

14.03.2018
von Blogredaktion
5 Fragen an ... English Interviews & Portraits

The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Thomas Stodulka who is Junior Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, with a special focus on Psychological Anthropology, at … weiterlesen