Jandra Böttger is PhD candidate in philosophy and research assistant at CRC "Affective Societies" (FU Berlin), main research areas are aesthetics, political theory and contemporary history. The PhD focuses on the role of imagination for political action in the 1960es. She works as a curator for various projects and recently co-edited "The Vibration of Things" with Elke aus dem Moore (2022).

Academic Career

Since 10/2020             
Research Assistant at CRC 1171 Affective Societies, B05, Freie Universität Berlin

04/2017–09/2018        
Student Assistant for Prof. Dr. Matthias Bruhn, University of Arts and Design Kalrsruhe

04/2016 – 09/2016      
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft bei Dr. Kristin Marek, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

09/2015–03/2016        
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft bei Prof. Beat Wyss, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe

Education

since 2021                  
PhD candidate, Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin

10/2020–04/2021        
MA Philosophy, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

08/2018–05/2019        
Exchange Semesters, New School for Social Research

10/2013–03/2020        
M.A. Art Theory, Media Philosophy, Exhibition Design, University of Arts and Design, Karlsruhe

Scholarships

10/2014 – 10/2021      
Scholarship from Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Publications

Edited Volumes

Churcher, M., Calkins, S., Böttger, J., Slaby, J. (Hrsg.) (im Druck 2023). Affect, Power, Institutions. London, Routledge

Aus dem Moore, E. & Böttger, J. (Hrsg.) (2022). Die Vibration der Dinge. Berlin, Archive Books.

Articles

Churcher, M., Calkins, S., Böttger, J., Slaby, J. (2023). The Many Lives of Institutions: A Framework for Studying Institutional Affect. In M. Churcher, S. Calkins, J. Böttger, & J. Slaby (Hrsg.), Affect, Power, Institutions. London, Routledge

Böttger, J. (2021b). Training the Political Imaginary. Approaching the Discussions about the Emergency Laws through a Civil Defense Exercise. In cognitio. Studentisches Forum für Recht und Gesellschaft (1.2021). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4382399

Böttger, J. (2021a). Guilty Wonder. An exploration of the Aesthetic, Affective, and Political Implications of the Wondering Gaze. In Art and Affectivity. Polish Journal for Aesthetics (60, 1). 93-109. DOI: 10.19205/60.21.5

Böttger, J. (2020). Exposing Wonder. In C. Hentschel C & S. Krasmann (Hrsg.), »Exposure«. Verletzlichkeit und das Politische in Zeiten radikaler Unsicherheit.Bielefeld: Transcript. doi: 10.14361/9783839451106-013

Varia

Azoulay, A. A., Foreman, D., Rodriguez, S., Dhillon, N., Böttger, J. & Voegele, H. (2021). Modernity Is an Imperial Crime. A Conversation with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Dalaeja Foreman and Shellyne Rodriguez, facilitated by Nitasha Dhillon. In Voegele, H. & Kilpatrick, F. (Hrsg.), Interfere. Journal for Critical Thought and Radical Politics (2021.1). https://interferejournal.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/13.-azoulay-et-al.-modernity-is-an-imperial-crime-1.pdf

Majaca, A., Bago, I., Böttger, J., & Voegele, H. (2020). Exposures: Reflections on a Curatorial Strategy. In C. Hentschel & S. Krasmann (Hrsg.), »Exposure«. Verletzlichkeit und das Politische in Zeiten radikaler Unsicherheit.Bielefeld: Transcript. doi: 10.14361/9783839451106-013

Boettger, J. (2021) Sparring is Caring. In Mio Kojima A Self in Relation. Tender rituals and joyful interventions in the face of loneliness. Futuress Magaizine. https://futuress.org/magazine/a-self-in-relation/

Buchholtz, J. & Boettger, J. (2020). Wie viel Zukunft brauchen wir?. In Engagée Blog.  https://engagee.blog/2020/10/28/wie-viel-zukunft-brauchen-wir-eigentlich/

Reitschuster, L. & Böttger, J.  (2020). Aufstand der Ungezählten, oder Was haben Kinder und Korallenriffe gemeinsam? Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe Blog. https://zkm.de/de/aufstand-der-ungezaehlten-oder-was-haben-kinder-und-korallenriffe-gemeinsam

Talks