PARASH PATHAR (The Philosopher's Stone) from 1958 is a light-footed thought-experiment that was initially dismissed by critics and educated audiences as a comedy that was only of local interest, but which has layers and references that point far beyond that. Ray liked to talk about how much fun he had making it. Joy, rather than […]
Lecture Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh) Using film excerpts, ads for sound recording and projection equipment, sound technicians' columns, as well as reports by and about salesmen-technicians, such as the Americans Wilford Deming Jr. and C. Willman, this talk will present debates about audio technologies and sonic cultures circulating in India during the period of […]
Panel discussion on the publication of "Talk anyway" With: Julia Yael Alfandari, Christoph Menke, Hanna Pfeifer and Nahed Samour Moderation: Miryam Schellbach In the wake of the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent Gaza war and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe, insinuations, violations and (demands for) one-sided positioning in German politics […]
International workshop Recent years have seen an incipient debate about the targeted violence against social activists, with a focus on the killing of human rights defenders, environmental activists, local community leaders, and representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) broadly speaking. Whereas violence against civilians in (civil) war contexts is an established field of study, research […]
Prof. Dr. Daniela Grunow (Professor of Sociology with a focus on "Quantitative Analyses of Social Change", Research Institute for Social Cohesion, Normative Orders) and Dr. Mirko K. Braack (Post-Doc at the Frankfurt branch of the Research Institute for Social Cohesion, Normative Orders) More than 30 years after German reunification, there are still major differences between […]
The feared landslide in favor of the extreme right failed to materialize in this year's European elections, even though these parties made gains. Has the success of nationalist and radical right-wing positions plunged the EU into a crisis that has recently often been described as an (anti-)democratic regression in the national context? 100 days after […]
Workshop (in German) on Sabine Müller-Mall's theory of law Program Monday, October 7, 1 p.m. Welcome and introduction Prof. Dr. Klaus Günther and Prof. Dr. Benno Zabel 13.30 Introduction to the debate Prof. Dr. Sabine Müller-Mall 2.00 p.m. What does it mean to make legal judgments? (1st panel) Topic: What is a judgment? What is […]
Lecture & Film "Black Atlantic Cinema" Introduction: Didi Cheeka (Lagos) and Vinzenz Hediger (Frankfurt, ConTrust) Lecture: Crossing the Black Atlantic: Ola Balogun and A Deusa Negra (1978) Reversing the course of the middle passage a significant number of relatively well-to-do Afro-Brazilian families relocated from Brazil to Lagos in Nigeria in the early20th century. In his […]
Lecture by Dr. Miriam Saage-Maaß (Legal Director at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights) and plaintiffs from Pari Island, Indonesia Participation also possible via Zoom: Here... ID code: 401979 Or by dialing in via the app: Webinar ID: 650 7980 7777 ID code: 401979