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CfA: KWI International Fellowships and Thyssen@KWI Fellowship
Join us at KWI! Calls have just been posted for the next round of KWI International Fellowships and the Thyssen@KWI Fellowship (October 2025 to March 2026). We are looking for candidates in the humanities whose research aligns with KWI's research interests. The deadline for applications is February 28. Find more information on former cohorts and frequently asked questions here.
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KWI Schreibwochenende
The KWI Writing Weekend is designed to support PhD students in the humanities, cultural, and social sciences, especially those from the UA Ruhr universities, though it is also open to participants from other universities. It provides a dedicated space for in-depth work on writing as a craft, focusing on specific writing challenges and offering text criticism. Applications are due by 21 February 2025.
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Blogbook 2024
This year, we are once again bringing together a selection of blog posts from the KWI Blog in our small blogbooks. In the pocket-friendly blog books, we take a brief foray through the contributions of the past year and invite you to (re)read them. They bring together contributions from employees of the KWI and affiliated institutions, from fellows of the last cohorts as well as from students and researchers from other universities.
You can find more information on the 2023 edition here.
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New Blog Series “Guilty Pleasures” & “Letzte Sätze”
In January, KWI launches a new blog series titled “Letzte Sätze” in preparation for the interdisciplinary workshop “Das war's. Praktiken und Ästhetiken des Aufhörens” (March, KWI). The series is curated by Laura M. Reiling and Manuel Förderer. It explores the role of final sentences in literature, film, music, and theory, analyzing examples from history.
Meanwhile, the “Guilty Pleasures” series continues, featuring upcoming texts on Jovana Reisinger’s book Pleasure and the themes of pleasure and discomfort.
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Foto: © KWI, eventfotograf.in
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 CRYOCULTURES
How has artificial cooling shaped the world we live in? The ERC-funded research project “Cultures of the Cryosphere” sets out to explore the profound impact of these technologies on modern societies. From January 6th to 8th, the research group held their inaugural workshop at KWI, bringing together guests and researchers.
On January 7, 2025, Prof. Bronwyn Parry (Australian National University) introduced the project to the public in an engaging lecture at KWI’s Garden Room, exploring the histories and geographies of our relationship with cold and highlighting how cooling technologies have influenced everything from artificial insemination to the microwave oven—and even thought experiments like “the brain in the vat.”
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KWI Posters Now Part of the German Poster Museum |
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The KWI is delighted to announce that the “Guilty Pleasures” posters have been added to the collection of the German Poster Museum (DPM) at Museum Folkwang. The posters were designed by Leipzig-based agency Happy Little Accidents, who also re-launched KWI's website five years ago. This close and fruitful partnership has now been honored in a special way. “We are delighted to be included in the poster collection and feel truly honored,” said Creative Director Tobias Dahl.
The DPM is unique in Germany, documenting over 350,000 posters spanning politics, business, and culture, from the beginnings of poster art to today. This prestigious collection, which includes works by renowned artists like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, now features the Guilty Pleasures poster trio as well.
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Colloquium
The colloquium provides a platform to present and discuss ongoing as well as emerging research projects. In addition to projects within KWI – including the work of our new fellows – it is open to guest lectures that tie in with the institute's research agenda.
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It’s a Shame: Sichtbarkeit und ihre Grenzen
15 Jan 2025, 18:30 (CET), KWI & ZOOM
Speakers: Linda Hentschel, Susanne Keichel, Lea Schneider
Moderator: Mona Leinung, Anja Schürmann
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Film Screening & Commentary: Algier, Hauptstadt der Revolutionäre
28 Jan 2025, 18:00 (CET), KWI & ZOOM
Speaker: Danilo Scholz, KWI
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Workshop: Symbolic Revolutions
30 Jan 2025, KWI
Speakers: Martin Petzke, Leon Gabriel, Ádám Havas
Organizers: Paul Buckermann, Ádám Havas
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CineScience: Ordinär: Im Kino gewesen. Gelacht.
4 Febr 2025, 20:00 (CET), Filmstudio Glückauf
Speaker: Gertrud Koch
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Reading: Insel(über)tourismus
5 Febr 2025, 18:00 (CET), KWI
Speakers: Thea Mengeler, Kristin Höller
Moderator: Laura M. Reiling
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Workshop: Politics and Literature in Postwar European Journals (1945-1975)
17 Febr 2025, KWI
Organizer: Karel Pletinck
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Workshop: New Reading Scenes
On Machine Reading and Reading Machine Learning Research
27/28 Febr 2025, Ruhr University Bochum
Conception: Katia Schwerzmann
Joint Organizer: SFB 1567 Virtuelle Lebenswelten (RUB)
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Workshop: Das war's
Praktiken und Ästhetiken des Aufhörens
06/07 March 2025, KWI
Organizers: Niklas Barth, Manuel Förderer, Wolfgang Hottner, Laura M. Reiling
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The Pleasures of Anime and Manga Fandom
25 March 2025, KWI & ZOOM
Speakers: Saskia Dreßler, Zoltan Kacsuk, Mathieu Mallard
Organizer: Ádám Havas
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CineScience: How to Make Men Cry?
An Evening on Male Tears in Cinema
8 April 2025, 20:00 (CET), Filmstudio Glückauf
Speakers: Martin Behnke, Stefan Höhne
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 IN THE MEDIA
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Roxanne Phillips in an interview with the NRZ about the KWI annual theme "Guillty Pleasures"
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The "nd" covered the workshop "Was war Faschismustheorie" in September.
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KWI International Fellow Kristina Lepold with a
commentary on political disenchantment on Deutschlandfunk Kultur
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“Walter Benjamin, Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit” by Morten Paul
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“Geopolitik und Gemeinschaft. Deffarge und Troeller im Jemen” by Danilo Scholz in Deffarge & Troeller: Stern-Reportagen und Filme
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“Politische Polarisierung in den USA, anno 1964. Barry M. Goldwater als Präsidentschaftskandidat und sein Gespenst” by Constantin M. März in Zeithistorische Forschungen/Studies in Contemporary History
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“"they hurt me. [...] They are subtle”
. Tulpen bei Deborah Moggach, Virginia Woolf und Sylvia Plath” by Lara M. Reiling in Körperliche und pflanzliche Poetik. Florale Literatur zwischen Mensch und Blume
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Die Fotografie und ihre Institutionen. Von der Lehrsammlung zum Bundesinstitut edited by Anja Schürmann and Kathrin Yakavone
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