Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction	Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym	A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Fellows' Colloquium with Lizaveta German Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Fellows' Colloquium with Lizaveta German Mon, 12.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
	The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media	Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko	The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Fellows' Colloquium with Aleksander Palikot Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more
The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Fellows' Colloquium with Aleksander Palikot Mon, 05.02.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more
	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise	Mon, 29.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella	The Imperfect Is Our Paradise Fellows' Colloquium with John Palattella Mon, 29.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, John Palattella discussed the importance and variety of languages of wonder in nature writing as well as in poetry, and wager why they are vital to our lives. Read more
The Imperfect Is Our Paradise Fellows' Colloquium with John Palattella Mon, 29.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn John Palattella Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, John Palattella discussed the importance and variety of languages of wonder in nature writing as well as in poetry, and wager why they are vital to our lives. Read more
	Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect	Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Yavor Siderov Marlene Laruelle	Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect Fellows' Colloquium with Marlene Laruelle Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Yavor Siderov Marlene Laruelle Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation discussed the different forms of challenges that liberalism is facing today. It looked at the structural causes that weaken liberalism or contest its hegemonic status in the Global North. It also analyzed an amplifying feedback loop, that is, that illiberalism is not the cause weakening liberal values but a product of this weakening, which it accelerates. Read more
Liberalism Challenged: Debating the Causes That Weaken Liberalism, and Illiberalism’s Amplifying Feedback Loop Effect Fellows' Colloquium with Marlene Laruelle Mon, 22.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Yavor Siderov Marlene Laruelle Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation discussed the different forms of challenges that liberalism is facing today. It looked at the structural causes that weaken liberalism or contest its hegemonic status in the Global North. It also analyzed an amplifying feedback loop, that is, that illiberalism is not the cause weakening liberal values but a product of this weakening, which it accelerates. Read more
	Is There a Chance for Peace in the Middle East?	Sun, 21.01.2024, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Misha GlennyGudrun Harrer, Dahlia Scheindlin, Alexander Schallenberg, Rula Hardal	Is There a Chance for Peace in the Middle East? Debating Europe Sun, 21.01.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyGudrun Harrer, Dahlia Scheindlin, Alexander Schallenberg, Rula Hardal Series: Panels and Discussions A prominent international panel discussed this and related questions on Sunday, 21 January, on the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater. Read more
Is There a Chance for Peace in the Middle East? Debating Europe Sun, 21.01.2024, 11:00 Speakers: Misha GlennyGudrun Harrer, Dahlia Scheindlin, Alexander Schallenberg, Rula Hardal Series: Panels and Discussions A prominent international panel discussed this and related questions on Sunday, 21 January, on the stage of Vienna’s Burgtheater. Read more
	Tunisia: After the Terror	Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar	Tunisia: After the Terror Fellows' Colloquium with Dalia Mikulsk Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation aimed to explore the societal schism in Tunisia between conservative (Muslim) and liberal factions. Following a constitutional coup in 2021 that concentrated substantial power in the hands of the president, Tunisia is ostensibly more secure, but is grappling with authoritarian regression, a deepening economic crisis, and a broader erosion of human rights. The speaker showed how the specter of the terrorist threat is leveraged to justify violations. Read more
Tunisia: After the Terror Fellows' Colloquium with Dalia Mikulsk Mon, 15.01.2024, 16:00 Speakers: Dalia Mikulska Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia This presentation aimed to explore the societal schism in Tunisia between conservative (Muslim) and liberal factions. Following a constitutional coup in 2021 that concentrated substantial power in the hands of the president, Tunisia is ostensibly more secure, but is grappling with authoritarian regression, a deepening economic crisis, and a broader erosion of human rights. The speaker showed how the specter of the terrorist threat is leveraged to justify violations. Read more
	Radikale Wende	Wed, 13.12.2023, 19:00	Panels and Discussions	Philipp BlomLena Schilling	Radikale Wende Weil wir eine Welt zu gewinnen haben Wed, 13.12.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomLena Schilling Series: Panels and Discussions Die Diskussionsreihe "Dialogues for Tomorrow " beleuchtet kritisch die Gegenwart aus verschiedenen Perspektiven, um ein besseres Verständnis für die Zukunft zu schaffen. Gemeinsam mit dem Bruno Kreisky Forum und dem Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) lädt die Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien (AIL) Expert:innen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen ein, um über die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu diskutieren. Read more
Radikale Wende Weil wir eine Welt zu gewinnen haben Wed, 13.12.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Philipp BlomLena Schilling Series: Panels and Discussions Die Diskussionsreihe "Dialogues for Tomorrow " beleuchtet kritisch die Gegenwart aus verschiedenen Perspektiven, um ein besseres Verständnis für die Zukunft zu schaffen. Gemeinsam mit dem Bruno Kreisky Forum und dem Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) lädt die Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien (AIL) Expert:innen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen ein, um über die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu diskutieren. Read more
	Geopolitical Talks: The Archipelago World. A New Geopolitical Order	Wed, 13.12.2023, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan KrastevNader Mousavizadeh	Geopolitical Talks: The Archipelago World. A New Geopolitical Order Wed, 13.12.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevNader Mousavizadeh Series: Panels and Discussions The global order is fragmenting into an archipelago world. A world where globalization is a story of fragmentation and not integration, and where capital, technology, talent, goods and services all become weaponized. This shift must be seen as structural, secular and not cyclical. Businesses and organizations must understand and act on fast-evolving sets of risks and opportunities. This session helped attendees, who are simultaneously shapers of global trends and subject to them, to begin to understand opaque risk landscapes across geographies, how to identify opportunities and how to operate in ambiguity while minimizing downside risks. Read more
Geopolitical Talks: The Archipelago World. A New Geopolitical Order Wed, 13.12.2023, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan KrastevNader Mousavizadeh Series: Panels and Discussions The global order is fragmenting into an archipelago world. A world where globalization is a story of fragmentation and not integration, and where capital, technology, talent, goods and services all become weaponized. This shift must be seen as structural, secular and not cyclical. Businesses and organizations must understand and act on fast-evolving sets of risks and opportunities. This session helped attendees, who are simultaneously shapers of global trends and subject to them, to begin to understand opaque risk landscapes across geographies, how to identify opportunities and how to operate in ambiguity while minimizing downside risks. Read more
	Nichts kommt zweimal vor. Eine neue Biographie über Wisława Szymborska zu ihrem 100. Geburtstag	Mon, 11.12.2023, 19:00	Lecture	Marta Kijowska, Martin Pollack	Nichts kommt zweimal vor. Eine neue Biographie über Wisława Szymborska zu ihrem 100. Geburtstag Mon, 11.12.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Marta Kijowska, Martin Pollack Series: Lecture Gespräch mit der Autorin von "Nichts kommt zweimal vor. Wisława Szymborska – eine Biographie". Kijowska nähert sich in ihrer Biografie einer faszinierenden Persönlichkeit, deren Gedichte bis heute berühren. Das Gespräch mit der Autorin führte Martin Pollack. Read more
Nichts kommt zweimal vor. Eine neue Biographie über Wisława Szymborska zu ihrem 100. Geburtstag Mon, 11.12.2023, 19:00 Speakers: Marta Kijowska, Martin Pollack Series: Lecture Gespräch mit der Autorin von "Nichts kommt zweimal vor. Wisława Szymborska – eine Biographie". Kijowska nähert sich in ihrer Biografie einer faszinierenden Persönlichkeit, deren Gedichte bis heute berühren. Das Gespräch mit der Autorin führte Martin Pollack. Read more
	An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond	Mon, 11.12.2023, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar	An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond Fellows' Colloquium with Yavor Siderov Mon, 11.12.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Rosa Damascena, itself a cultivar, is frequently described as the "queen of scents." Despite its name, which suggests a Syrian origin, it may have been selected in Persia. Its derivatives—attar, oil, and rose water—have become an indelible part of Islam and Hinduism. Read more
An Aromatic Trail through the Centuries: The Damascene Rose as Art, Economics, and Anthropology on the Silk Road and Beyond Fellows' Colloquium with Yavor Siderov Mon, 11.12.2023, 16:00 Speakers: Yavor Siderov Ayşe Çağlar Series: Seminars and Colloquia The Rosa Damascena, itself a cultivar, is frequently described as the "queen of scents." Despite its name, which suggests a Syrian origin, it may have been selected in Persia. Its derivatives—attar, oil, and rose water—have become an indelible part of Islam and Hinduism. Read more