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Publication of the thematic focus "Affective Regimes of Care beyond Humanitarian Crisis," edited by Heike Drotbohm & Hansjörg Dilger, has been released.
In a thematic section of the journal Focaal (vol. 98/1, 2024), the focus is on the expansion and differentiation of various forms of humanitarian aid, deeply rooted in contemporary political and social order.
Feb 26, 2024
New publication of the book 'Affektive Dynamiken der Gegenwart. Formen, Wirkungen, Erfahrungen', edited by Doris Kolesch
Neofelis Verlag recently published the book "Affektive Dynamiken der Gegenwart. Formen, Wirkungen, Erfahrungen", edited by Doris Kolesch, was recently published by Neofelis Verlag. It deals with the role and significance of affects in social change processes.
Feb 23, 2024
Maren Wirt on affects in collaborative research
In a blog post for the German Centre for Cultural Loss (Deutsches Zentrum für Kulturverlust), Maren Wirth reports on affects in collaborative research on colonial collections.
Feb 23, 2024
Cynthia Fleury in Berlin on March 5th & 6th
The Institut français Deutschland and the CRC are inviting the philosopher and psychoanalyst to Berlin to get into conversation in two different formats.
Feb 12, 2024
New publication in sub-project D10 - P/Reenacting Emotions: "Auf- und Umräumen im eigenen Haus: Beiträge zur Dezentrierung der Theater/Wissenschaft"
Edited by Karina Röcktäschel, Theresa Schütz & Doris Kolesch, " Auf- und Umräumen im eigenen Haus: Beiträge zur Dezentrierung der Theater/Wissenschaft ", a themed issue of Forum Modernes Theater, brings together guests and positions from the symposium "Undoing Mastery" held in 2022.
Feb 05, 2024
New Working Paper: „Claiming feelings? On the normativity of social affect“
With a view to the social normativity of affects, Imke von Maur and Jan Slaby shed light on the extent to which crisis-induced demands for transformation also make it necessary to create alternative affective infrastructures.
Jan 22, 2024
Aesthetics of the prefigurative - theater studies workshop at the FU Berlin
As part of the research project 'P/Reenacting Emotions: Feeling Futures in the Performative Arts' under the direction of Theresa Schütz & Doris Kolesch, the workshop will take place on January 30 at the FU Berlin.
Jan 16, 2024
Revenge - On a blind spot of modernity
"Literary Salon" with philosopher & literary scholar Fabian Bernhardt on Thursday, 18th of January 20h @ Conti-Foyer, University of Hannover
Jan 16, 2024
Ana Makhashvili presents “Hijacking Solidarity. Affective Networking of Far-Right Publics on Twitter”
On December 7, 2023, Ana Makhashvili from the CRC "Affective Societies" will give an online lecture on her recent publication " Hijacking Solidarity: Affective Networking of Far-Right Publics on Twitter " at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Dec 06, 2023
Omar Kasmani receives the Ruth Benedict Prize 2023 of the Association for Queer Anthropology for his book "Queer Companions"
Omar Kasmani, visiting researcher & lecturer at the Institute for Social & Cultural Anthropology at the FU Berlin, will be awarded the prestigious Ruth Benedict Prize 2023 of the Association for Queer Anthropology (USA) for his book "Queer Companions" (2022).
Dec 05, 2023
Lecture in the project "aufGefangen"
The project supports families affected by imprisonment and thus also carries out important welfare work in Vietnamese Berlin, particularly in the area of children and young people.
Nov 27, 2023
New publication on affective ambiguities in- & outside neoliberalised academia
Hansjörg Dilger , Kristina Mashimi & Saloua Nyazy on the concept of affective ambiguity to investigate the effects of asymmetric power relations in collaboration within & outside neoliberal academic science.
Nov 27, 2023
"Revenge: About an existential need" - Fabian Bernhardt's book at ttt (Titel, Thesen, Temperamente)
"Titel Thesen Temperamente" has taken Fabian Bernhardt's book "Rache. Über einen blinden Fleck der Moderne" to explore the desire for revenge.
Nov 22, 2023
"Emotions and politics" - Jan Slaby in conversation with Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Jan Slaby spoke to Stephanie Rohde and Wolfgang Merkel in the podcast "Sein und Streit" about feelings and politics
Nov 22, 2023
Launch of the E-learning portal DATA AFFAIRS!
The e-learning portal DATA AFFAIRS is finished! On 05.12.2023 at 6pm we celebrate this in the foyer of the CRC 1171.
Nov 22, 2023
"Social techniques of affective isolation" - review of Henrike Kohpeiß's 'Bürgerliche Kälte' in the FAZ
Philosopher Martin Hartmann has written a review of Henrike Kohpeiß' book "Bürgerliche Kälte".
Nov 22, 2023
Workshop „Contemporary Research on Gender and Far Right”
On 17 November 2023, Ana Makhashvili from the Collaborative Research Centre "Affective Societies" and Luciano Santander Hoces from the Latin America Institute will host the workshop "Contemporary Research on Gender and Far Right".
Oct 30, 2023
Opening event of the 3rd term of the CRC "Affective Societies" on November 16th, 2023
The third term of our Collaborative Research Centre "Affective Societies" has now begun (2023 - 2027). Therefore, we are happy to invite you to the opening event, which will take place on November 16th, 2023 from 6 pm at the Institute of Philosophy of the Freie Universität Berlin.
Oct 17, 2023
A new research project investigates "the new vietnamese Berlin"
The project (duration: 1.10.2023 - 31.3.2024) focuses on the migration and arrival experiences of mainly young people who have been coming to Berlin since the 2000s.
Oct 17, 2023
Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Aletta Diefenbach in conversation w/ Deutschlandfunk
On October 19th 2023 Aletta Diefenbach was invited to Deutschlandfunk on the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Oct 13, 2023