Springe direkt zu Inhalt

Events

Imaginative Assemblies and Affective World Making

Book project presentation and workshop with Claudia Breger (Columbia University)

Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 13, 2025

Cracked Pedestals: Discussion with Marci D. Cottingham

Hero discourse provides a comforting public narrative when certainty is in short supply. But placing groups on a pedestal strictly delimits expectations for how heroes should act and feel. American sociologist Marci Cottingham examines the roots and contemporary constructions of the heroic nurse ideal, captured in the image of Florence Nightingale and her emphasis on an ethic of selfless compassion. This ideal truncates the range of emotions available to nurses, with anger, hate, and self-interests seen as off limits.

Location: Habelschwerdter Allee 45 (Rost-, Silberlaube), Room KL 24/122D

Jun 16, 2025 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Global Conservatism, Micropolitics, and World (Dis)Ordering. Keynote Lecture by Prof. Ty Solomon (University of Glasgow)

What holds today’s global conservative movements together across borders? Why do emotional dynamics matter in understanding the fragmentation of the Liberal International Order? And how can micropolitics help us rethink what’s at stake in contemporary International Relations? Join us for a lecture and a discussion with Ty Solomon, Professor of International Relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. 

Location: FU Berlin, Ihnestr. 21, Hörsaal 21A

Jun 25, 2025 | 06:00 PM

Research Workshop: Methodological Approaches to Studying Emotions and Social Movements

Emotions are central to political mobilization, shaping collective identities, strategies, and outcomes of activist networks, groups, movements, and events. These networks not only influence local and national politics but increasingly operate across borders, reflecting the transnational dimension of contemporary activism. Our workshop seeks to explore innovative qualitative approaches for studying emotions in activism and social movements, fostering a critical discussion on how researchers can navigate the complexities of affect, feeling, and emotional expression within political mobilizations across the political spectrum.

Jun 26, 2025 | 10:00 AM