Events

Wel­come event for new em­ploy­ees at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

All new employees of Paderborn University are cordially invited to the welcome event on Tuesday, 12 November, from 11 am to 1 pm.

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Lec­ture series "Brave new world? Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence between cli­mate, war, loss of con­trol"

Lecture by Dr Stephanie Schmidt from the University of Hamburg

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Spot­light on teach­ing - im­pulses and ex­change for con­tem­por­ary uni­ver­sity teach­ing

Impulses on the topic ‘I have something you can't see’ - making teaching accessible’

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Claudia Gronemann (Romance Studies, University of Mannheim): ‘Decentring and overwriting: Canon and culture using the example of the Spanish Siglo de Oro’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 13 November, Prof. Dr Christoph Ribbat from the Institute of English and American Studies will give a lecture on the topic of ‘American Democracy Now’

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New spe­cial­ist unit at the Centre for Gender Stud­ies

Interested parties are cordially invited to celebrate the launch of the specialist unit on Thursday, 14 November, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room Q0.101.

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Think Tank for Postdocs

Network with other postdocs from the faculty and discuss current research projects, ask questions about career planning and benefit from the knowledge of others

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"In­ter­na­tion­al Cof­fee Break"

Expand your international network, exchange ideas spontaneously and informally or use a coffee break to talk to international colleagues

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"Between chalk and cloud": Pro­file day of the Me­dia and Edu­ca­tion work­ing group at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

All student teachers, students of the Media and Education profile and all interested parties are invited to attend

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

Climate protection is also health protection – practical examples of sustainability at Bielefeld Hospital

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Cre­at­ive in­tel­li­gence – cul­tur­al work in the age of AI

In the current winter semester, various Paderborn institutions invite you to a series of events focussing on the significance of generative artificial intelligence for the creative and artistic work of creative artists. 

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"Junges Konzer­tkollekt­iv" from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Det­mold Uni­ver­sity of Mu­sic or­gan­ises con­cert series

The ‘Junges Konzertkollektiv’, an association of ten musicology students at Paderborn University, is organising a series of concerts at various venues in Detmold. Admission is free.

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Stu­di­obühne presents "deutsche fei­ern"

With "deutsche feiern", theatre author Lars Werner takes a look behind the shiny facades of billion-dollar start-ups

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Stu­di­obühne presents "deutsche fei­ern"

With "deutsche feiern", theatre author Lars Werner takes a look behind the shiny facades of billion-dollar start-ups

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Di­git­al jour­ney through Europe: get to know the lan­guages, coun­tries and uni­ver­sit­ies of the COL­OURS Al­li­ance dur­ing the "Vir­tu­al…

For ‘Virtual Journey Week’ from 18 to 22 November, students and staff at Paderborn University and its COLOURS partner universities will have an opportunity to digitally explore nine countries over the course of five days.

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KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto ‘KW writes (better) together’, the Graduate Centre KW organises an interdisciplinary writing group at the Faculty of Cultural Studies in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.

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"Con­tem­por­ary Ger­man Lit­er­at­ure": Frank Witzel reads from his new short story col­lec­tion ‘Die fernen Orte des Versagens’

In the winter semester 2024/25, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature at Paderborn University invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings with discussions. The readings followed by a discussion will take place on Mondays at 4.15 pm in Lecture Hall G at Paderborn University.

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Ca­reer Spot­light: From PhD to Akademis­cher Rat

The "Jenny Aloni Centre for Early Career Researchers" supports researchers in getting to know different career paths with the "Career Spotlights" event series.

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Pub­lic­a­tion Work­shop: "Me & My Book"

Publishing a dissertation – how does that actually work?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Dr Katharina Seibert from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

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"Feld­wege zum Com­ing-out" ("Paths to com­ing out"): ex­hib­i­tion on LGB­TIQ* in rur­al areas

As part of the annual Coming Out Days, the Central Equal Opportunities Officer, together with the Diversity Officer and the General Students' Committee (AStA), is presenting the exhibition "Feldwege zum Coming-out" (Paths to coming out") on the entrance level of the University Library. The exhibition portrays ten LGBTIQ* people from rural areas. QR codes on the roll-up banners lead to an audio file in which each person portrayed talks about…

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Andreas Mahler (English Studies, Freie Universität Berlin): ‘Kanon und “community”. On ‘culture’ and selection’

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KW in Dia­logue: Stars in Pop Mu­sic

Old border crossings and new boundaries. Incitement to pop-cultural (further) discussions

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ZeKK col­loqui­um on Kant's "On Per­petu­al Peace"

Interdisciplinary exchange with an impulse from Prof Dr Sebastian Luft

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic & di­git­al me­dia"

Lecture by Prof. Lucia Kilger from the Detmold University of Music

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

It's all greenwashing – how companies report on sustainability

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Dr Johanna Sackel from the Institute of History at Paderborn University​​​​​​​

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Com­par­at­ive teach­ing ap­proaches to oth­er re­li­gions - work­shops with Dr Monika Tautz

On Monday, 25 November, the topic will be ‘Christmas - The birth of Jesus/Isās in the Bible and the Koran’

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"Con­tem­por­ary Ger­man Lit­er­at­ure":Stephanie Bart reads from her new nov­el ‘Erzählung zur Sache’

In the winter semester 2024/25, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature at Paderborn University invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings with discussions. The readings followed by a discussion will take place on Mondays at 4.15 pm in Lecture Hall G at Paderborn University.

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Re­search Day

The Research Day 2024 will take place on Tuesday, 26 November, from 2 p.m. in Q0.101.

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Between con­tempt and mind­ful­ness: round table event on the eth­ics of pop cul­ture by the "C:POP" re­search centre

What do pop cultures have to do with the US election, democracies and the climate crisis? What do we learn about pop and media cultures by engaging with fakes, click populism or AI? How should popular cultures be categorised if they are particularly considerate and mindful or if they are hurtful in doses - is there a moral or ethic of pop?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Dr Carmen Flury from the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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Lec­ture series "Brave new world? Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence between cli­mate, war, loss of con­trol"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Jutta Weber and Dr Jochen Viehoff

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Spot­light on teach­ing - im­pulses and ex­change for con­tem­por­ary uni­ver­sity teach­ing

Strategies on the topic of ‘Countering discriminatory communication and populism’

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Christoph Garstka (Slavic Studies, Ruhr University Bochum): ‘Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy at war. The imperial dimensions of classical Russian literature’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 27 November, Junior Professor Dr Idris Nassery and Professor Dr Elisa Klapheck from the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) will speak on the topic of ‘Political Theology of Democracy: A Jewish and Islamic Perspective’

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Con­fer­ence: The "Chris­ti­an Mar­vel­lous" in European Lit­er­at­ure of the Early Mod­ern Peri­od

Modelling, transformations, legitimacy

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

Circular value creation in industry: Challenges, practical examples and a look into the future

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic & di­git­al me­dia"

Discussion concert with the ensemble ‘Ixora’ under the direction of Maria Zontova

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"Junges Konzer­tkollekt­iv" from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Det­mold Uni­ver­sity of Mu­sic or­gan­ises con­cert series

The ‘Junges Konzertkollektiv’, an association of ten musicology students at Paderborn University, is organising a series of concerts at various venues in Detmold. Admission is free.

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Prof. Dr David Bartlitz from the Department of Business Law at Paderborn University​​​​​​​

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Cre­at­ive in­tel­li­gence – cul­tur­al work in the age of AI

In the current winter semester, various Paderborn institutions invite you to a series of events focussing on the significance of generative artificial intelligence for the creative and artistic work of creative artists. 

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1st NRW sym­posi­um "So­cial ped­ago­gic­al vo­ca­tion­al and teach­er train­ing in dia­logue"

The symposium offers a platform for cross-learning exchange, joint thinking and discussion as well as the interlinking of theory and practice

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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"Maths is beau­ti­ful": New on­line dates of the Pader­born "Math­ezirkel" for pu­pils

The Paderborn University Mathezirkel will enter the next round in the winter semester 2024/25 and will take place online on Saturdays, 9 November 2024, 30 November 2024, and 25 January 2025, from 10 am to 1 pm.

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"Maths is beau­ti­ful": New on­line dates of the Pader­born "Math­ezirkel" for pu­pils

The Paderborn University Mathezirkel will enter the next round in the winter semester 2024/25 and will take place online on Saturdays, 9 November 2024, 30 November 2024, and 25 January 2025, from 10 am to 1 pm.

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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Between con­tempt and mind­ful­ness: round table event on the eth­ics of pop cul­ture by the "C:POP" re­search centre

What do pop cultures have to do with the US election, democracies and the climate crisis? What do we learn about pop and media cultures by engaging with fakes, click populism or AI? How should popular cultures be categorised if they are particularly considerate and mindful or if they are hurtful in doses - is there a moral or ethic of pop?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Werner Scheltjens from the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg

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Lec­ture series "Brave new world? Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence between cli­mate, war, loss of con­trol"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Bianca Prietl from the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Basel

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Cre­at­ive in­tel­li­gence – cul­tur­al work in the age of AI

In the current winter semester, various Paderborn institutions invite you to a series of events focussing on the significance of generative artificial intelligence for the creative and artistic work of creative artists. 

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Spot­light on teach­ing - im­pulses and ex­change for con­tem­por­ary uni­ver­sity teach­ing

impulse on the topic of ‘Gender-sensitive university teaching’

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Meike Rühl (Latin Studies, University of Osnabrück): ‘Moribis antiquis res stat Romana virisque. Tradition, men and Latin literature’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 4 December, Prof. Dr Christoph Ehland from the Institute of English and American Studies and Prof. Dr Stefan Schreckenberg from the Institute of Romance Studies will give a lecture on ‘(Post-)Colonialism - British and French Perspectives’

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic & di­git­al me­dia"

Lecture by Prof Dr Miriam Akkermann from the Technical University of Dresden

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Re­search Col­loqui­um: "Nov­el­isa­tions" of Nov­el­list­ics

Exemplary affect narratives in the Romania, 1550-1650

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

Education at work – Sustainable vocational education and training. Vocational education for sustainable development

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Daniela Gretz and Dr des. Tillmann Heise from the Institute of German Lanuguage and Comparative Literature at Paderborn University

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Gradu­ation ce­re­mony for gradu­ates of the teach­er train­ing pro­grammes

Registration is still possible until 29 November.

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KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto ‘KW writes (better) together’, the Graduate Centre KW organises an interdisciplinary writing group at the Faculty of Cultural Studies in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.

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Lunch ex­change on a suc­cess­ful doc­tor­al phase for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau will answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates on three dates in the winter semester 2024/25 and give you the opportunity to exchange ideas with other doctoral candidates.

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Between con­tempt and mind­ful­ness: round table event on the eth­ics of pop cul­ture by the "C:POP" re­search centre

What do pop cultures have to do with the US election, democracies and the climate crisis? What do we learn about pop and media cultures by engaging with fakes, click populism or AI? How should popular cultures be categorised if they are particularly considerate and mindful or if they are hurtful in doses - is there a moral or ethic of pop?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Dr Anna Corsten from Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Marc Föcking (Romance Studies, University of Hamburg): ‘Is this literature or can it go away? Literary studies and entertainment literature’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 11 December, Prof. Dr Christine Freitag from the Institute of Educational Science will speak on the topic of ‘Culture as an Argument in Educational Debates’

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KW in Dia­logue: Les­sons in Lib­er­ated Read­ing

Old border crossings and new boundaries. Incitement to pop-cultural (further) discussions

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In­form­a­tion Event for Ex­tern­al Doc­tor­al Can­did­ates

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening will present networking opportunities with other international and external doctoral candidates as well as funding opportunities for research trips.

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"In­ter­na­tion­al Cof­fee Break"

Expand your international network, exchange ideas spontaneously and informally or use a coffee break to talk to international colleagues

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

Psychology of the climate crisis: fear, excuses, commitment

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Laura Eigenmann from the Free University of Berlin

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On Thursday, 12 December, Dr Andreas Hoischen will once again be hosting amazing experiments in the Audimax at 6.15 pm

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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"Junges Konzer­tkollekt­iv" from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Det­mold Uni­ver­sity of Mu­sic or­gan­ises con­cert series

The ‘Junges Konzertkollektiv’, an association of ten musicology students at Paderborn University, is organising a series of concerts at various venues in Detmold. Admission is free.

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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The German comedy, based on the book by Heinrich Spoerl, is about a tipsy group of men who hatch a crazy plan

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Eckart Goebel (Comparative Literature, University of Tübingen): ‘Acheronta movebo - canonisation from the depths. Oscar Wilde's ‘De Profundis’ and Sigmund Freud's ‘Interpretation of Dreams’’

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Stefan Jungblut and Julia Winkelmann from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

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Between con­tempt and mind­ful­ness: round table event on the eth­ics of pop cul­ture by the "C:POP" re­search centre

What do pop cultures have to do with the US election, democracies and the climate crisis? What do we learn about pop and media cultures by engaging with fakes, click populism or AI? How should popular cultures be categorised if they are particularly considerate and mindful or if they are hurtful in doses - is there a moral or ethic of pop?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Dr Maren Fünderich from the Dortmund City Archive

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Spot­light on teach­ing - im­pulses and ex­change for con­tem­por­ary uni­ver­sity teach­ing

Impulse on the topic of ‘The challenge of studying for first-time graduates - a reflection for teachers’

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Bernhard Huß (Romance Studies, Freie Universität Berlin): ‘Canonisation through exclusion. Petrarch's letters as an instrument of exclusion’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 8 January, Prof. Rebekka Sandmeier from the University of Cape Town will give a lecture on ‘Music as a Political Tool: Handel's Messiah in South Africa Before and After the Dawn of Democracy’

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"ZeKK live" - 45 minutes with Prof. em. Dr Kath­ar­ina von Kel­len­bach

In the ‘ZeKK live’ event format organised by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University, professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on issues relating to religion and society

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic & di­git­al me­dia"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Beate Flath from Paderborn University

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"In­ter­na­tion­al Cof­fee Break"

Expand your international network, exchange ideas spontaneously and informally or use a coffee break to talk to international colleagues

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

More sustainable basic AI models

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Prof. Dr Sabine Schmitz and Yves Huybrechts from the Belgium Centre at Paderborn University

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Between con­tempt and mind­ful­ness: round table event on the eth­ics of pop cul­ture by the "C:POP" re­search centre

What do pop cultures have to do with the US election, democracies and the climate crisis? What do we learn about pop and media cultures by engaging with fakes, click populism or AI? How should popular cultures be categorised if they are particularly considerate and mindful or if they are hurtful in doses - is there a moral or ethic of pop?

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Lec­ture series "News from re­search in the his­tory of the 19th to 21st cen­tury"

Lecture by Julia Quast from the Paderborn University

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Lec­ture Series "Can­on and Cul­ture: Ob­jects of Lit­er­ary Stud­ies"

Kirsten Dickhaut (Romance Studies, University of Stuttgart): ‘The Stuttgart way - possibilities and limits of generative AI for analysing historical texts using the example of Scudéry's Promenade de Versailles’

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary lec­ture series "Cul­tur­al Per­spect­ives on Demo­cracy“

On Wednesday, 15 January, Prof. Dr Thomas Krettenauer from the Institute for Talent Research in Music (IBFM) will speak on the topic ‘From Gershwin to Hamilton: Representation of Bourgeois-Social (Power) Constellations in Contemporary U.S. Musical an Musical Theatre’

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ZeKK col­loqui­um on mem­bers' pro­jects

Contributions by Prof Dr Nicole Priesching, PD Dr Johannes Grössl and Prof Dr Johannes Süßmann

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KW in Dia­logue: The Loc­al­isa­tion of Gender Stud­ies & how Gender Comes in­to Sci­ence

The event series ‘KW in dialogue - an incitement to transdisciplinary discussion’ invites different perspectives to challenge each other in scientific dialogue and thus contribute to the further development of those research perspectives.

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Schol­ar­ship even­ing of the Gradu­ate Centre of the Fac­ulty of Arts and Hu­man­it­ies

The Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Cultural Studies cordially invites all those interested in a scholarship to a scholarship evening.

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"UPB for Fu­ture" – the Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lec­ture Series

Slow Fashion – Fast Fashion. Sustainability in the field of fashion textile design

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"Junges Konzer­tkollekt­iv" from Pader­born Uni­ver­sity and Det­mold Uni­ver­sity of Mu­sic or­gan­ises con­cert series

The ‘Junges Konzertkollektiv’, an association of ten musicology students at Paderborn University, is organising a series of concerts at various venues in Detmold. Admission is free.

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Lec­ture series "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Lecture by Antonio Gómez Ramos from the Universidad Carlos III Madrid

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Cre­at­ive in­tel­li­gence – cul­tur­al work in the age of AI

In the current winter semester, various Paderborn institutions invite you to a series of events focussing on the significance of generative artificial intelligence for the creative and artistic work of creative artists. 

Read more

KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto ‘KW writes (better) together’, the Graduate Centre KW organises an interdisciplinary writing group at the Faculty of Cultural Studies in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.

Read more