Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Lara Baladi

07.06.2018
von Blogredaktion
English Interviews & Portraits SFB 1171

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

Worte als Waffe – Bericht zur Tagung „Hass/Literatur“ an der Freien Universität Berlin

06.06.2018
von Jana Weiss
Aus der Forschung Deutsch

Vom 24. bis 26. Mai 2018 fand die internationale Tagung „Hass/Literatur“ an der FU Berlin statt. Auf Einladung von Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brokoff und Dr. Robert Walter-Jochum kamen Literaturwissenschaftler*innen, Soziolog*innen, Philosoph*innen und Anthropolog*innen zusammen, um sich mit dem Verhältnis von Hass und (literarischen) Texten auseinanderzusetzen. Verfolgt man aktuelle öffentliche Debatten, so scheint der Hass das … 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
English Interviews & Portraits SFB 1171

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
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
English Interviews & Portraits SFB 1171

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
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! 5 Fragen an Oliver Lubrich

16.03.2018
von Blogredaktion
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Fragen an ... Deutsch Interviews & Portraits SFB 1171

In der Interview-Reihe „Affective societies, affected scientists!“ beantworten Wissenschaftler*innen auf Stippvisite oder mit längerem Aufenthalt im Sonderforschungsbereich „Affective Societies“ Fragen zur Affektivität und Emotionalität in Wissenschaft und Gegenwart. Heute stellen wir Oliver Lubrich vor, der seit 2011 Professor für Germanistik und Komparatistik an der Universität Bern ist. Einer seiner Forschungsschwerpunkte ist die Reiseliteratur – etwa … weiterlesen

Affective societies, affected scientists! Five questions to Thomas Stodulka

14.03.2018
von Blogredaktion
English Interviews & Portraits SFB 1171

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