Christoph Conrad (University of Geneva); Sabine Donauer (Graduate School Languages of Emotion Free University, Berlin); Anne Schmidt (Center for the History of Emotions, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin)
Zeit:28.-30.06.2012
Ort: Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin
Is there a nexus between emotions and capitalism? Following recent debates on the financial crisis or consumer capitalism, “yes” becomes the likely answer. However, the question how emotions were and are shaped in capitalist cultures and vice versa: how capitalist cultures are shaped through emotional discourses and practices is still widely under-researched. The conference on emotions and capitalism wants to help fill this gap: the aim is to offer a platform for new perspectives on the intimate connections that exist between emotional and capitalist practices. … weiterlesen: Programm und Quelle (Web)

VO-Reihe: Geschlecht in Wissenskulturen: Politische Affekte in queer-feministischen Analysen, Berlin (Web)

• 04.07.2012: Chris Tedjasukmana: Affects Reenacted. Queere Politik und negative Ästhetik

Vortragsreihe „Musik und Gesellschaft im Diskurs“, Institut für Musiksoziologie an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Org.: Rosa Reitsamer und Sarah Chaker
Zeit: Mittwoch, 27.06.2012, 19 Uhr
Ort: Univ.f.Musik u.darstellende Kunst, Eingang Ungargasse 14, 1030 Wien
Queer social worlds and scene spaces are frequently constructed around the production and consumption of popular music. In queer club settings and venues, the music played, styles of dancing, dress and gesticulation have become significant aestheticised markers of distinction among scene members, where the clubs one goes to and the music one likes are considered indicative of particular sexualities and concomitant logics of styles. Queer scenes are complex cultural spheres that Continue reading →

IWK-Reihe: Feministische Theorie und Gender Studies
Zeit: Mittwoch, 27. Juni 2012, 18.30 Uhr
Ort: IWK, Berggasse 17, 1090 Wien
“The girl’s room” is a metaphor grounded in the feminist theoretical and literary tradition. It is used to grasp the specific double-bind of the girl’s situation in late-modern times. On the one hand, the girl’s room offers a separate space for girls, giving freedom to explore practices that transgress the norms of girlhood. On the other hand, however, the room’s enclosed space can be a threat of invisibility, especially in relation to sexual abuse.
This lecture revolves around Continue reading →

Veranstaltung der Reihe „Frauen im Islam“, veranstaltet von Le Donja – Verein zur Förderung der Menschenrechte (Web)
Zeit: Donnerstag 28. Juni 2012
Ort: NIG II, Neues Institutsgebäude, Stiege 1, Erdgeschoß, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien

• Moderation: Birgit Sauer, Politikwissenschaftlerin

Prof.in Dr.in Christina von Braun ist Kulturtheoretikerin, Autorin und Filmemacherin; Professorin für Kulturwissenschaft an der Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin. Über fünfzig Filmdokumentationen, zahlreiche Bücher und Aufsätze zur Geistes- und Mentalitätsgeschichte. Sprecherin des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs, Geschlecht als Wissenskategorie (2006-2012) und des ‚Zentrums Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg’, Vizepräsidentin des Goethe-Instituts. Continue reading →