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Dec 14 Guest lecture by Cecile Fabre: "Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage, Justice and Territorial Rights"

by Sophie Kroiss

Dear colleagues, on behalf of Univ.-Prof. Angela Kallhoff and the Department of Philosophy, I cordially invite you to a guest lecture titled *"Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage, Justice and Territorial Rights"* by *Cecile Fabre *(All Souls College, Oxford). Thu Dec. 14th, 2023, 6:30 p.m. in HS 3D (NIG) For questions, contact sophie.kroiss(a)univie.ac.at Abstract: The thought that there are cultural landmarks which have universal value is a familiar one. It is at the heart of UNESCO's and the World Heritage's mission, and is affirmed in a number of international declarations, not least the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. For all its appeal, UNESCO's ideals raise some deep concerns. In particular, it is not easy to articulate an account of universal value; and it is not easy to show why we are under moral obligations in respect of that heritage. Nevertheless, I attempt to defend those ideals. I seek to show that the protection of humankind's heritage, qua humankind's, not only is a moral imperative: more strongly put, it is a duty of justice. I then address one of the most important objections to it - namely that it undermines states’ and their citizenries’ legitimate interest in deciding what to do with landmarks which are located on their territory. /Cecile Fabre a political philosopher, and currently Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. She is also Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Nuffield College, Oxford. Her research interests are in theories of distributive justice; the philosophy of democracy; just war theory; the ethics of foreign policy, with particular focus on the ethics of economic statecraft and the ethics of espionage. She most recently published Spying Through a Glass Darkly: The Ethics of Espionage and Counter-Intelligence (Oxford University Press 2022); Economic Statecraft: Human Rights, Sanctions, and Conditionality (Harvard University Press, 2018), preceded by (among others) Cosmopolitan Peace (Oxford University Press, 2016), The Morality of Defensive War, co-edited with Seth Lazar (Oxford University Press, 2014), Cosmopolitan War (Oxford University Press, 2012)./ https://kalender.univie.ac.at/einzelansicht/?no_cache=1&tx_univieevents_pi1… / /

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Day of Parliamentary Research 2024 - Call for Contributions

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear colleagues, please find attached our call for contributions for the *Day of Parliamentary Research 2024*. The conference takes place on June 20, 2024 in the premises of the Austrian Parliament. It is organized by the Legal, Legislative and Research Services (RLW) of the Parliamentary Administration of the Austrian Parliament and will bring together scholars from various disciplines to discuss their research as well as its potential contribution to parliamentary practice. We invite academic *contributions from all disciplines* without any restrictions on content or methodology. Details on thematic focus, abstract submission, and organisational issues can be found in the attachment. Please inform yourself about all details concerning the abstract submission and send your proposal for a presentation or a poster (in PDF format) *by April 15, 2024 *to parlamentsforschung(a)parlament.gv.at <mailto:parlamentsforschung@parlament.gv.at>. We kindly ask you to *forward this call* to potentially interested colleagues and look forward to receiving your submissions. If you have any questions please contact us using the contact details below. If you are interested in how last year’s – and first ever – Day of Parliamentary Research went, please read the report on the website of the Austrian Parliament at Tag der Parlamentsforschung 2023: Tagungsbericht <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/Tag-der-Parlamentsforschung-2023-…>(in German; including PDFs of the keynote-speech, presentations and posters in English) or the Conference Report in the International Journal of Parliamentary Studies <https://brill.com/view/journals/parl/3/2/article-p309_007.xml>(in English). Details on all initiatives of the Parliamentary Administration concerning parliamentary research can be found at Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>(in English) or Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>(in German). Kind regards on behalf of the project team, Christoph Clar *Research and Support in Parliamentary Matters* Parliamentary Administration Legal, Legislative & Research Services (RLW) cid:image001.png@01D945F0.D5961270 1017 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43 1 401 10-2668 Mobil +43 676 8900 2668 For further information see: Parlamentsforschung | Parlament Österreich <https://www.parlament.gv.at/fachinfos/rlw/parlamentsforschung/>(in German) or Research | Parliament Austria <https://www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/>(in English) Use of Personal Data The Privacy Statement <https://www.parlament.gv.at/privacy>informs you about how the Parliamentary Administration processes your personal data.

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CfP: XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie

by Institut für Philosophie

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, die Einreichungsphase für die XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie hat begonnen! Nach 10 Jahren in Salzburg zieht die Tagung um und wird am 19. & 20. September 2024 zum ersten Mal an der Universität Passau stattfinden. Dürften wir Sie bitten, den Call for Papers an Ihrem Institut und Ihrer Universität zu verbreiten? Insbesondere würden wir uns freuen, wenn Sie ihn an Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen und Promovierende weitergeben könnten. Einreichungen für Einzelvorträge, Panels und Runde Tische sind bis 15.4.2024 unter https://tagung-praktische-philosophie.org möglich. Mit herzlichen Grüßen aus Passau Johanna Sinn -- Tagung für Praktische Philosophie Universität Passau https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/ <https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/> tfpp(a)uni-passau.de <mailto:tfpp@uni-passau.de> XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie: 19.-20.09.2024 Universität Passau *Call for Papers * *XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie * *19./20. September 2024 * *Universität Passau * *Organisation: *Karoline Reinhardt (Passau) in Kooperation mit Birgit Beck (TU Berlin) sowie Gottfried Schweiger (Salzburg) und Michael Zichy (Bonn/Salzburg) Die Tagung für Praktische Philosophie zieht nach 10 Jahren in Salzburg um: Am 19. und 20. September 2024 findet die XI. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie an der Universität Passau statt. Christian Seidel (Karlsruhe) und Eva Weber-Guskar (Bochum) werden die Plenarvorträge halten – die weiteren Beiträge werden noch gesucht. Wir laden daher alle Interessierten, mit und ohne universitäre Anbindung, ein, *Vorschläge für Vorträge, thematische Panels oder Runde Tische* einzureichen. Dabei sind Vorträge aus dem gesamten Spektrum der praktischen Philosophie (angewandte Philosophie, Sozialphilosophie, Ethik, Rechtsphilosophie, politische Philosophie und Theorie, Handlungstheorie, sowohl in analytisch-systematischer wie auch in historischer Tradition) und verwandter Disziplinen willkommen. Für jeden Vortrag sind 20 Minuten plus 10 Minuten Diskussion vorgesehen. Vorschläge für Vorträge sollten einen Titel und eine Zusammenfassung des Vortrags (im Umfang von ca. 500 Wörtern) umfassen. Die Zusammenfassung darf keinen Hinweis auf den/die Autor:in enthalten. Die Einreichung ist bis 15. April 2024 über die Tagungswebsite möglich: www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org <http://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org> Zum gesamten CfP und weiteren CfP für einzelne Panels: https://www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org/call-for-papers.html

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[angewandte kunstgeschichte] Lecture and Exhibition with Kristian Vstrup Madsen

by Institut für Philosophie

Kristian Vstrup Madsen "Good doesn't cut it: quality and quantity in the reception history of Vermeer“ a Lecture on Monday, January 22nd, 7 pm at University of Applied Arts, Vordere Zollamtsstr. 7, 5th Floor, SE 20 In the mid 18th century, the King of Saxony bought a Vermeer because he was told it was a Rembrandt, and he believed it. A few decades on, the King of France declined to buy a Vermeer because it was not a Rembrandt. Vermeer has always been good – anyone could see that. But good doesn’t cut it when you’re selling to kings, oil barons, financiers, and rappers. His example tells us that, across art history, from Old Masters to post-postmodernists, quality is not a given, but subject to trend and capital. In this lecture, Kristian Vistrup Madsen traces how value was attributed to Vermeer's paintings, and how value, over time, made us see those paintings differently. /*Kristian Vistrup Madsen* is a writer and art critic based in Berlin. He has contributed to magazines such as Artforum, Harpers, The White Review, and Kunstkritikk. Doing Time: Essays on Using People was published by Floating Opera Press in 2021./ and "The (Great) Kristian Vistrup Madsen Show. Contemporaneity in Postmedieval Times" an exhibition opening on Tuesday, January 23rd, 6 pm at University of Applied Arts, Oskar Kokoschka Platz 2, Painting Department, Studios 610 and 621 a cooperation with the departments Philosophy and Painting, in the context of Kathrin Heinrich’s seminar „Art Criticism“. https:__www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net_uploads_TKVMS_s.jpg Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva Kernbauer Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien | University of Applied Arts Vienna Abteilung Kunstgeschichte | Art History A-1010 Wien| Vienna, Oskar Kokoschka-Platz 2 Besuchsadresse: A-1030 Wien, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, Zimmer 444 fon +43-1-71133-2760 fax +43-1-71133-2769 eva.kernbauer(a)uni-ak.ac.at <mailto:sabine.eder@uni-ak.ac.at> www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net <http://www.angewandtekunstgeschichte.net/>

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Invitation Vera Bühlmann (TU Wien): The Out-With and the With-Out, Or How to Think of the Digital in Relation to a Philological "Ex Tempore" - January 26th, 6pm, HS 2i (and online)

by Ralf Gisinger

Dear Colleagues, The Reading Circle of the Research Group "Poststructuralism, Gender Theory, Psychoanalysis" at the University of Vienna cordially invites you to the next public event: Vera Bühlmann (TU Vienna): The Out-With and the With-Out, Or How to Think of the Digital in Relation to a Philological "Ex Tempore" Friday, January 26th 2024, 6-8pm, Hörsaal 2i (NIG), Department of Philosophy (and online), Lecture and Discussion Vera Bühlmann's recent book _The Digital, a Continent? Nature and Poetics_ (Birkhäuser, 2024) presents a natural philosophy way of thinking that draws from the optics and the sensibilities of New Materialisms: Mathematical, poetical and rhetorical ideations help to call, count, measure and proportion impersonal "thought" that "happens" much like the weather does. It foregrounds thereby an agency as we address it when we say "it rains", or "there is wind", or "a storm is coming". The chapters of this book show how for the cunning reason of a Mechanic in the old, artistic sense of the word (literally "one who thinks and acts resourcefully") there is neither a necessity for devotion nor humiliation involved when acknowledging that things _in the first and last instance_ remain cryptic (dependent upon ciphering). For what the mechanic's craft excels in and reveals objectively is how to keep ideas and things moving and morphing, how to make them and render them referential and graspable beyond a strict nature-culture distinction. The knowledge the mechanic aims at conveying is how to domesticate the meanwhile: How can we develop ideations of energy, form and intellect in play together rationally and objectively, and yet in an indefinite variety of ways and across many scales? Such sites of play would have to be articulated and tuned by an architectonics for which world and earth are neither synonymous nor subjected one to the other. The chapters in this book explore the idea that we can better maintain active relations to ourselves and to the currently emerging paradigm(s) of planetary cultures, politics and economies when we study how there is coding at work not only in the human domain but also in the natural world too. But how to think of such an idea of "coding", how to consider the relations between method, poetics, technics and the arts? The talk will explore resonances to Werner Hamacher's _95 Theses on Philology _(2009)_ _as well as his notion of "Ex Tempore" in _On the Brink. Language, Time, History and Politics_ (2020). Vera Bühlmann is Professor for Architecture Theory at Vienna University of Technology TU, and director of the research group Architecture Theory and Philosophy of Technics ATTP. Registration for online participation or to get the referenced texts: ralf.gisinger(a)univie.ac.at Since 2021 the Reading Circle PS-GT-PA includes public events additionally to the monthly readings. Lectures and workshops have been held with Brian Massumi, Erin Manning, Avital Ronell, Didier Debaise, Shomo Choudhury and Alexis Shotwell. More information: poststrukturalismus.univie.ac.at [1] For the organizing team of the Reading Circle, Eva-Maria Aigner, Arno Böhler, Ralf Gisinger Links: ------ [1] http://poststrukturalismus.univie.ac.at

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Roundmail: Anti-Racism Working Group

by Irene Salzmann

Dear all, on behalf of the Anti-Racism Working Group we want to wish u a happy New Year! We are a group of students, Department staff and scholars who want to create cultural change at the Department of Philosophy that is conscious of and proactive in addressing issues around the many kinds of racism endemic to our collective contexts. In November, we organised for the first time a series of events including talks, a film screening and workshops. U can find more infos on our webpage: https://antiracism-philosophy.univie.ac.at For the next year, there is a lot more to come, and we are looking for interested people to join us and collaborate with us! We hope for your active participation, feedback, and suggestions. Please do not hesitate to get in contact via antiracism.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at All the best, your Anti-Racism Working Group

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Wittgen=steine talk this Friday

by Martin Kusch

Dear All, The "Wittgen=steine" series (organized by the Wittgenstein Research Group) organizes a talk this Friday: January 19th, 2024, 3-4:30pm, HS 3F (NIG): Annette Langner-Pitschmann: „‚…und mein Spaten biegt sich zurück' (PU §217). Zum Verhältnis zwischen Ideologie und Religion" Everybody welcome! Best wishes from the organizers, Esther Heinrich Anja Weiberg Martin Kusch

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Invitation: Trans*Formations 16.1. – Talk by Luce deLire and Film by Isa Schieche

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, this is a reminder for the first Trans*Formations event! Trans Philosophy is one of the most exciting 'new' strands of philosophical theorizing, and we are happy to host the first event on the topic at the University of Vienna. First, Luce deLire (formerly John Hopkins University, https://getaphilosopher.com/) will give the talk "Can The Transsexual Speak?". Abstract: On September 14, 2021 Ella Nik Bayan set herself on fire at Berlin Alexanderplatz, Germany. She died shortly after. On February 2, 2024, the German government will most probably pass a new 'Self-Determination Law' (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) which promises to simplify transition related changes of name and gender identity markers in legal documents. In my talk, I use these two examples to present what I call 'the transsexual contract': Trans and non-binary self determination is (often violently) incapacitated by means of concrete legal, political and epistemological arrangements. This is the case even in left wing art, activism and allegedly 'progressive' legislation. Allegedly, the transsexual contract protects cis people from trans propaganda and from their own confusion. Yet in reality, its main goal is the production and control of cis people. One is not born cis, but becomes cis. With a post-colonial lens, I suggest queer hospitality as a concrete practice to unlearn this toxic logic of protection. After a Q&A with Luce deLire, we will watch the film "Die Räuberinnen" (2023) by Austrian filmmaker Isa Schieche, who recently also received the Goldene Medusa Award for this film.(More Info: https://isaschieche.com/Die-Rauberinnen) About the film: Three trans women meet in a country house to plan a robbery. The trick of the heist is that, in order to create a false trail, they disguise themselves as men. While they share everyday life as a well-established team and lovers, they practice speaking in a deep voice, walking manly and behaving in a masculine manner. In this process, they reach their emotional and physical limits and repeatedly fail to imitate male connoted behavior."Die Räuberinnen" is a sociological analysis of male- and female-attributed behavior and traits, shaking up binary role models in a swirl of radicalism and activism. The talk will be in English, the film is in German with English subtitles. There will be popcorn, snacks and drinks to round off the event! When? Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 Where? HS 3F, Institute of Philosophy, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) Looking forward to seeing you on January 16th! Any sharing of the event is highly appreciated, and the poster for the event is attached to this email. Please do not hesitate to contact me concerning any accessibility needs or questions! With warm greetings, Flora Löffelmann -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

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REMINDER CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought

by Jakob Rendl

CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought is delighted to announce that its application for a section on "Kant, Science and Politics" as part of the ECPR General Conference (University College Dublin, 12-15 August 2024) has been successful, and 6 panels have been allocated to the Section. As a result, paper and panel proposals for the section "Kant, Science and Politics" are now invited. Paper proposals may either be submitted as part of one of the five suggested panels below or as part of a new panel on a topic related to that of the section. The aim of this section is to examine Kant's view of a practical metaphysics (both in ethics and politico-juridical philosophy) that is on the secure path of science; the following are suggested panel topics: * The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Cognitions * Kant's Conception of Moral Theory as a Philosophical Science * The "Land of Truth" - The Political Language of Scientific Truth * Autonomy and the Moral Law * Science and Racism - Kant's Anthropology and the Need for Reorientation of Kant Scholarship You may find further details on the section here: Kant, Science and Politics (ecpr.eu) [1]. If you are interested, please submit your proposal here by 18 January 2024: Propose a panel: Panel Proposal - ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, 12 - 15 August 2024 [2] Propose a paper: Panel Proposal - ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, 12 - 15 August 2024 [2] In case you have any questions, please contact jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at or s.baiasu(a)keele.ac.uk. All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1470 [2] https://ecpr.eu/MyEcpr/Forms/PanelProposalForm.aspx?EventID=251

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Filmscreening: Inter*, trans_ und nicht-binär im österreichischen Kontext

by Flora Löffelmann

Liebe alle, ich darf euch herzlich zu einem Film Screening einladen, das nächste Woche stattfindet. Der sogenannte Transgender Tipping Point deutet auf eine nie dagewesene Präsenz von trans_ Personen in medialen Darstellungen im Globalen Norden hin, die, wenn auch seltener, auch für die Darstellung von inter* und nicht-binären Personen, Lebensrealitäten und Aktivismen gilt. Die Arbeitsgruppe Inter*Trans_Nonbinary der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Geschlechterforschung (ÖGGF), das Referat Genderforschung (Universität Wien) und das Institut für Theater-, Film und Medienwissenschaft (Universität Wien) laden zu einem Filmprogramm zu emanzipatorischen Zugängen zu trans_inter*nichtbinären Lebensrealitäten im österreichischen Kontext. In einem anschließenden Publikumsgespräch mit einigen der beteiligten Filmemacher*innen/Aktivist*innen wird unter anderem nach den Möglichkeiten und Unmöglichkeiten emanzipatorischer Arbeit gefragt, und danach, welche Aspekte allzu oft zu kurz kommen. Zeit: Freitag, 19. Jänner 2024, 18.30 Uhr, mit Snacks und Getränken im Anschluss Ort: Hörsaal 5 im UZA II, Josef-Holaubek-Platz, 1090 Wien Informationen zu Zuwegen und zur Erreichbarkeit für Rollstuhlfahrer*innen (mit Fotos): https://shorturl.at/fgK12 Sprachen: Die Filme Inter*Story und Trans*Phoria sind in deutscher Lautsprache ohne Untertitel; der Film Trans*Gaze ist in deutscher und englischer Lautsprache mit englischen Untertiteln. Die Diskussion wird in deutscher/englischer Lautsprache stattfinden. Der Hörsaal verfügt leider über keine Induktionsschleifen. Programm: Inter*Story – ein Stück Aktivismus (Djordje Čenić, Nicole Baïer, Österreich 2023, 43 Min.; deutsche Version) Trans*Gaze (Rosa Wiesauer, Österreich 2021, 20 Min.; deutsche/englische Version mit englischen Untertiteln) Trans*Phoria (weitere Informationen folgen) Publikumsgespräch mit: Ruth Jenrbekova (Trans*Gaze), Magdalena Klein und Tinou Ponzer (Inter*Story), safer*space Collective (GM.P., M.L.; TRANS*PHORIA) Weitere Informationen: https://gender.univie.ac.at/l/filmscreening -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

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