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CFA: New Benjamin Studies “Walter Benjamin in Times of Crisis”
Third Issue of NEW BENJAMIN STUDIES (Brill | Fink Publishing House) “Walter Benjamin in Times of Crisis” Our present is marked by political and social crises, from rising authoritarian populism and the general erosion of democratic and legal institutions, to escalations of armed conflicts, to ecological catastrophes and accelerating capitalism. This forces millions into involuntary migration, often resulting in marginalisation and deportations. Against the backdrop of these events and challenges, Walter Benjamin’s philosophy seems, once again, more relevant than ever.…
Find out more »Programme IWBS 25: Southern Benjamin – Mourning, Play, Revolution
Title: Southern Benjamin. Mourning, Play, Revolution Date: 17-20 September 2025 Location: Sapienza University of Rome (Department of European, American, and Intercultural Studies), Circonvallazione Tiburtina 4, 00185 Rome The next biennial conference of Walter Benjamin scholars will be held in Rome, 17-20 September 2025, organised by the Associazione Italiana Walter Benjamin ( https://associazionewalterbenjamin.it/ ). The occasion is offered by the book’s centenary on the Trauerspiel , marked by Benjamin’s stay in Capri and his Marxist turn, thanks to his acquaintance with…
Find out more »Programme IWBS 25: Days
DAY ONE 17 SEPTEMBER – 13.30 – 14.30 : OPENING 17 SEPTEMBER — 14.30 – 16.00 PANEL 1 – MOURNING AND MELANCHOLY Gabriele Guerra (Sapienza Università di Roma) – Daniel Weidner (Universität Halle) Maria Enrica Giannuzzi -The Cosmic, the Catastrophic and the Melancholic. Walter Benjamin and the Styles of Mourning (EN) Francisco Naishat – The Folds of the Idea of Natural History from Monadology to the Unconsciousness (EN) Jakub Gorecki – Between Trauerspiel and Arcades Project: Allegory, Commodity and Unleashing of…
Find out more »CFP: “Zweierlei Sprache”. Ein Workshop über Dora Sophie Kellner (1890-1960)
Workshop, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg organisiert von Esther Bauer, Brian Britt, Carolin Duttlinger und Daniel Weidner Mit einer Keynote von Eva Weissweiler Vorschläge bis zum 1.12.2025 „Dora Sophie Kellner”, „Dora Sophie Benjamin“, „Dora Sophie“, „Dora“, „D.S.B.“ „K“ oder auch gar nicht – so verschieden unterzeichnet Dora Sophie Benjamin, geborene Kellner ihre Veröffentlichungen. Die Vielfalt ist kein Zufall, sie entspricht der Medienlandschaft der Weimarer Republik, die von kleinen, oft anonymen Beiträgen lebt, und sie entspricht zugleich auch den spezifischen Schwierigkeiten weiblicher Autorschaft…
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