Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	Soviet Subalterns on Stage	Mon, 25.03.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash	Soviet Subalterns on Stage Fellows' Colloquium with Maria Kardash Mon, 25.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dance practices, an easily overlooked area in social and historical studies, can become a discreet but influential tool of politics. State control, regulation and power structures manifest themselves in dance through choreography and music choices, dress norms, the range of ‘appropriate’ movements and body distancing. Equally, the Cold War cultural competition between the USSR and the West instrumentalized dance as an ideological medium, both on the level of leisure activity and art form. Read more
Soviet Subalterns on Stage Fellows' Colloquium with Maria Kardash Mon, 25.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dance practices, an easily overlooked area in social and historical studies, can become a discreet but influential tool of politics. State control, regulation and power structures manifest themselves in dance through choreography and music choices, dress norms, the range of ‘appropriate’ movements and body distancing. Equally, the Cold War cultural competition between the USSR and the West instrumentalized dance as an ideological medium, both on the level of leisure activity and art form. Read more
	The Contamination of History. World War II and How Everything Started to Make Sense	Tue, 19.03.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Holly Case Ivan Vejvoda	The Contamination of History. World War II and How Everything Started to Make Sense Tue, 19.03.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Holly Case Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Holly Case elaborated on the ideas of those who made super sense out of the events of World War II in particular, and how their ideas have come to inform the contemporary perception that the world is irredeemably contaminated. Read more
The Contamination of History. World War II and How Everything Started to Make Sense Tue, 19.03.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Holly Case Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Holly Case elaborated on the ideas of those who made super sense out of the events of World War II in particular, and how their ideas have come to inform the contemporary perception that the world is irredeemably contaminated. Read more
	The Vienna Black Market 1943-1948	Mon, 11.03.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Nathan Marcus	The Vienna Black Market 1943-1948 Fellows' Colloquium with Nathan Marcus Mon, 11.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Nathan Marcus Series: Seminars and Colloquia Historians have long argued against understanding the end of the Second World War in Germany or Austria as one of complete rupture. The popular concept of “Stunde Null,” which implied a total break with the past and a completely new beginning, rather served to obscure problematic continuities in both societies. Read more
The Vienna Black Market 1943-1948 Fellows' Colloquium with Nathan Marcus Mon, 11.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Nathan Marcus Series: Seminars and Colloquia Historians have long argued against understanding the end of the Second World War in Germany or Austria as one of complete rupture. The popular concept of “Stunde Null,” which implied a total break with the past and a completely new beginning, rather served to obscure problematic continuities in both societies. Read more
	Ein Wir in Vielen Namen	Wed, 06.03.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Ludger Hagedorn Olesya YaremchukMaria Weissenböck	Ein Wir in Vielen Namen Geschichten Ethnischer Gemeinschaften in der Ukraine Wed, 06.03.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Olesya YaremchukMaria Weissenböck Series: Lecture In ihrem Buch „Unsere Anderen: Geschichten ukrainischer Vielfalt“ dokumentiert die Journalistin und Schriftstellerin Olesya Yaremchuk die Geschichte(-n) ethnischer Minderheiten in der Ukraine. Im Gespräch mit Ludger Hagedorn stelle die Autorin ihr Buch vor, das 2021 in deutscher Übersetzung erschienen ist, und von ihrer aktuellen Arbeit erzählen. Read more
Ein Wir in Vielen Namen Geschichten Ethnischer Gemeinschaften in der Ukraine Wed, 06.03.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Olesya YaremchukMaria Weissenböck Series: Lecture In ihrem Buch „Unsere Anderen: Geschichten ukrainischer Vielfalt“ dokumentiert die Journalistin und Schriftstellerin Olesya Yaremchuk die Geschichte(-n) ethnischer Minderheiten in der Ukraine. Im Gespräch mit Ludger Hagedorn stelle die Autorin ihr Buch vor, das 2021 in deutscher Übersetzung erschienen ist, und von ihrer aktuellen Arbeit erzählen. Read more
	Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places?	Mon, 04.03.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar	Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places? Fellows' Colloquium with Sevasti Trubeta Mon, 04.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia European cities and civil societies have been since 2015 remarkably active in promoting solidarity-based local citizenship for migrants and refugees regardless of those nationality and legal status of residence. Read more
Solidarity-Based Citizenship for Migrants in Rural Regions: Marginalised Solidarities in Marginalised Places? Fellows' Colloquium with Sevasti Trubeta Mon, 04.03.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Sevasti Trubeta Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia European cities and civil societies have been since 2015 remarkably active in promoting solidarity-based local citizenship for migrants and refugees regardless of those nationality and legal status of residence. Read more
	Wie Gespalten ist Unsere Gesellschaft?	Sun, 03.03.2024, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Isolde Charim, Jürgen Kaube, Bernhard Pörksen, Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle, Eric Frey	Wie Gespalten ist Unsere Gesellschaft? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 03.03.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Isolde Charim, Jürgen Kaube, Bernhard Pörksen, Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle, Eric Frey Series: Panels and Discussions Im großen Wahljahr 2024 wird nicht nur in den USA, sondern auch in Europa eine zunehmende Polarisierung beklagt. Migration, Corona, der Russisch-Ukrainische Krieg, der Nahostkonflikt und die Debatten über Identitätspolitik – überall scheinen sich Verfechter unterschiedlicher Ansichten unversöhnlich gegenüberzustehen. Die Reihe, "Europa im Diskurs" analysiert diesen gesellschaftlichen Zustand aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Read more
Wie Gespalten ist Unsere Gesellschaft? Europa im Diskurs Sun, 03.03.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Isolde Charim, Jürgen Kaube, Bernhard Pörksen, Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle, Eric Frey Series: Panels and Discussions Im großen Wahljahr 2024 wird nicht nur in den USA, sondern auch in Europa eine zunehmende Polarisierung beklagt. Migration, Corona, der Russisch-Ukrainische Krieg, der Nahostkonflikt und die Debatten über Identitätspolitik – überall scheinen sich Verfechter unterschiedlicher Ansichten unversöhnlich gegenüberzustehen. Die Reihe, "Europa im Diskurs" analysiert diesen gesellschaftlichen Zustand aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Read more
	„Europas Hunde“	Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00	Lecture	Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler	„Europas Hunde“ Lesung und Gespräch mit Alhierd Bacharevič Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler Series: Lecture Europas Hunde ist der Titel eines Romans des belarusischen Autors Alhierd Bacharevič, der in seinem Heimatland als „extremistisch“ verboten wurde. In diesem Jahr ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Thomas Weiler erschienen. Eine Lesung und ein Gespräch fanden bei der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur statt. Read more
„Europas Hunde“ Lesung und Gespräch mit Alhierd Bacharevič Wed, 28.02.2024, 19:00 Speakers: Alhierd Bacharevič, Thomas Weiler Series: Lecture Europas Hunde ist der Titel eines Romans des belarusischen Autors Alhierd Bacharevič, der in seinem Heimatland als „extremistisch“ verboten wurde. In diesem Jahr ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Thomas Weiler erschienen. Eine Lesung und ein Gespräch fanden bei der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Literatur statt. Read more
	Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries	Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba	Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries Fellows' Colloquium with Martin Vrba Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba Series: Seminars and Colloquia Although climate awareness is on the rise all over Europe, attitudes toward the green transformation seem to vary greatly from region to region across the continent. This is especially evident in post-communist countries, which need to undergo a second big transformation just a few decades after their transition from state-socialist regimes to market societies. Read more
Second Transformation: On Green Transition in Post-communist Countries Fellows' Colloquium with Martin Vrba Mon, 26.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Martin Vrba Series: Seminars and Colloquia Although climate awareness is on the rise all over Europe, attitudes toward the green transformation seem to vary greatly from region to region across the continent. This is especially evident in post-communist countries, which need to undergo a second big transformation just a few decades after their transition from state-socialist regimes to market societies. Read more
	Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security	Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic	Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security What Happens in the Arctic Affects Everyone Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security" as part of the "European Contexts" event series. Read more
Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security What Happens in the Arctic Affects Everyone Mon, 26.02.2024, 09:00 Speakers: Ivan VejvodaRasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Ksenia Vakhrusheva, Cristopher Robert Rossi, Mirjana Tomic Series: Panels and Discussions A panel discussion on "Struggle for the Arctic: Climate Change, Economy, Security" as part of the "European Contexts" event series. Read more
	Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989	Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00	Lecture	Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček	Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989 Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Michal Kopeček argued that the republican language of human rights (and the related concept of freedom) was not only one of the available human rights languages in Central and Eastern Europe 1968-1989, but a prominent one. Kopeček elaborated his arguments based on concrete examples of prominent dissident thinkers Jan Patočka, Václav Havel, Jacek Kuroń, and Ágnes Heller. Read more
Human Rights and Republicanism in Central European Dissent, 1968-1989 Tue, 20.02.2024, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Michal Kopeček Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Michal Kopeček argued that the republican language of human rights (and the related concept of freedom) was not only one of the available human rights languages in Central and Eastern Europe 1968-1989, but a prominent one. Kopeček elaborated his arguments based on concrete examples of prominent dissident thinkers Jan Patočka, Václav Havel, Jacek Kuroń, and Ágnes Heller. Read more