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DSPL43: Hybride Veranstaltung - FÖP 19.06.2023 ab 15:00 Uhr

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43( Philosophie) am Montag, 19.06.2023 ab 15:00. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die FÖP am 19.06.2023 in hybrider Form abgehalten wird. Vor Ort im Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG) und via Zoom. Sie finden den Zoom Link im Anhang. Dear colleagues, Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Monday 19th May 2023 from 3 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! PPlease note that the FÖP will be held in hybrid form on 19.06.2023. On site in lecture hall 3B (3rd floor, NIG) and via Zoom. Please find the zoom link in the attachment. Mit besten Grüßen, With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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Call for membership in the Working group against Racism at the Department of Philosophy

by Manu Sharma

Dear All Drawing from best practices at Racism - Critical working group at the department of African Studies, we are planning to found our own working group on the topic of racism, especially in the university context. You can find more information of the group here: https://afrika.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/wg-against-racism/ In line with this, we invite you to join us for a first meeting and discussion organised with UPSalon. The working group highly encourages participation from all levels. This will be a yet informal group of people who care about and are interested in taking up the topic of racism in the university ecosystem. This working group is concerned with the kinds of work, ideas and activities that improves awareness, enhances visibility, initiates discussions and interventions among all levels and practices of the institution. You can look at the website attached for a brief orientation. It is important to re-iterate, that our goal in doing this is to create a working group that shares a relationship of care with the issue of racism and it is not a career-building exercise. This also implies that racism needs to be recognised as an issue that affects us all and yet, those experiencing racism might also be people to keep in mind as central to expertise seeking, intervention making and delegation of authority. The hope is to have something that can be made continuous at the Philosophy department regardless of the presence of specific members. Please write to UPsalon <upsalon.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at> by 23rd of June if you would like to be a member of this group. We are planning our first meeting at the end of June/ beginning of July at the UPSalon Stammtisch with the goal of discussing aims, plans and ideas. We look forward to seeing you at the discussion. Best Manu

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Vienna Science Studies Laboratory - 3rd Meeting - 3rd of July

by Sophie Juliane Veigl

Dear All, we cordially invite you to the third meeting of the Vienna Science Studies Lab (https://sciencestudieslab.wordpress.com/), an intra-institution initiative hosted by UPSalon (University of Vienna), the Konrad Lorenz Institute (KLI), and the Epistemology of the In/human Project at Central European University (CEU). This meeting will focus Max Liboiron's "Pollution is Colonialism". Everyone is welcome! The meeting will be 3rd of July, 3:00-5:00 Location: Konrad Lorenz Institute, Martinstraße 12, Klosterneuburg Reading: Please let us know whether you'll attend by replying to sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at and we will send a pdf of the reading. Looking forward, Sophie Veigl on behalf of the SSL organizers -- Dr. Sophie Juliane Veigl, BSc., BA., MSc., MA. Institut für Philosophie, Universität Wien E-Mail: sophie.juliane.veigl(a)univie.ac.at my pronouns are she/her

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Sommerakademie "Philosophien der Komplexität! an der Universität für angewandte Kunst

by Institut für Philosophie

Guten Tag! in Beilage möchte ich ein Seminar, "Philosophien der Komplexität" ankündingen, die vom 04.07.2023 - 25.07.2023 an der Universität für angewandte Kunst, Wien stattfinden wird.Es handelt sich um eine Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe, die in Kooperation und mit Unterstützung der Abteilung Medientheorie organisiert wird. Freue ich mich, wenn Sie das Seminar weiterleiten könnten und noch mehr auf eine Teilnahme! Registration and further information: arantzazu.saratxagaarregi(a)uni-ak.ac.at PHILOSOPHIEN DER KOMPLEXITÄT Die Sommerakademie „Philosophien der Komplexität“ besteht in einem explorativen Reflexionsraum, dessen Ziel es ist, auf die wesentlichen Merkmale der Komplexität tiefgründig einzugehen. Erscheinungen der Komplexität in den sozialen Systemen werden explorativ beobachtet und analysiert zwecks Erlangung eines Verständnisses von angesprochenen Herausforderungen, die zu einer handlungsmächtigen Ethik und einer neuen Organisation des Denkens führen. Komplexität steht heute für die Bezeichnung einer schwer begreifbaren Situation. Sie hat damit zu tun, dass die globalen Ereignisse und Probleme, die sich in einem großen Rahmen (Pandemie, Krieg, ökologische Krise) abspielen, eine unmittelbare Wirkung auf die lokale Ebene ausüben. Sie scheinen unvorhersehbar und unbestimmbar. Große Unvorhersehbarkeiten machen die Entscheidungen schwierig. Vor der Überwältigung durch komplexe Probleme wird eine KI-Maschinerie erstellt, um Lösungen für komplexe Systeme zu finden. Allerdings bleibt die Unkenntnis immer noch eine Frage, die der Komplexität innewohnt und nicht von einem technischen Mittel gelöst werden kann. Insofern hat die Sommerakademie das Ziel, Komplexität nicht nur begreifbar zu machen, sondern die Handlungsfähigkeit aller sozialen Akteur*innen bewusst zu machen und ein agiles Denken zu fördern. Die Komplexität stellt heute die Frage, wie Ordnungen bzw. neue Ordnungen aus der Verflechtung von miteinander interagierenden Elementen hervorgehen. Diese Frage wollen wir in der Sommerakademie behandeln, mit besonderer Aufmerksamkeit auf: Wer trägt die Verantwortung für neue komplexe Ordnungen? Welche Erkenntniswege sind vorhanden und möglich, mit denen soziale Agenten die miteinander verflochtenen Phänomene, die die heutige soziale, ökonomische und ökologische globale Lage bestimmen, bewältigen können? Das Ziel dieses Projekts ist es, über die Epistemologie aktueller, sehr herausfordernder sozialer und wissenschaftlicher Paradigmen der Komplexität zu reflektieren. I. KOMPLEXITÄT: BEGRIFFSERKLÄRUNG 04.07.2023: Eine Reise in die Landschaft der Komplexität 06.07.2023: Paradigmenwechsel I. DIE ENTSTEHUNG VON ORDNUNGEN: SELBSTORGANISATION UND EMERGENZ 18.07.2023. Selbstorganisation & Komplexität 20.07.2023. Emergenz & Komplexität III. ASSEMBLAGE & AGENCY 25.07.2023. Ökologische Relationalität *PHILOSOPHIES OF COMPLEXITY* The Summer Academy "Philosophies of Complexity" consists of an explorative space of reflection that aims to delve deeply into the essential features of complexity. Phenomena of complexity in social systems will be exploratively observed and analysed in order to gain an understanding of the challenges raised, leading to an actionable ethics and a new organisation of thinking. Complexity is now used to describe a situation that is difficult to understand. It has to do with the fact that global events and large-scale problems (pandemics, wars, ecological crises) have an immediate impact at the local level. They appear unpredictable and unknowable. Unpredictability makes it difficult to make decisions. Before being overwhelmed by complex problems, AI machines are being created to find solutions to complex systems. However, uncertainty remains an inherent problem of complexity and cannot be solved by technical means. In this respect, the Summer Academy aims not only to make complexity comprehensible, but also to make all social actors* aware of their capacity to act and to promote agile thinking. Complexity today raises the question of how orders or new orders emerge from the entanglement of interacting elements. We want to address this question in the Summer Academy, with a particular focus on: Who is responsible for new complex orders? What ways of knowing are available and possible for social actors to manage the entangled phenomena that define today's social, economic and ecological global situation? The aim of this project is to reflect on the epistemology of current, highly challenging social and scientific paradigms of complexity. I. COMPLEXITY: EXPLANATION OF TERMS 04.07.2023: A journey into the landscape of complexity 06.07.2023: Paradigm Shift I. THE EMERGENCE OF ORDER: SELF-ORGANISATION AND EMERGENCE 18.07.2023. Self-organisation & Complexity 20.07.2023. Emergence & Complexity III. ASSEMBLAGE & AGENCY 25.07.2023. Ecological Relationality

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Rita Laura Segato_Femicide_The female body as a territory of war

by Brigitta Keintzel

Dear all, happy to share, and sorry for crossposting. Thank you for your attention, Brigitta Keintzel Date change! Rita Laura Segato: Femicide – The female body as a territory of war (16.6.2023, 16:45) Terminänderung: Der Vortrag wurde auf 16.6.2023 um 16:45 verschoben (vorher: 13.6.2023, 18:30)! Vortrag auf Englisch Abstract: In recent decades, marked by neoliberalism and increasingly authoritarian transformations in societies and government, global violence against women has also increased dramatically. A “global war on women” marks a political shift in patriarchal understanding of power. Women’s killings cannot be considered in private and sexual, but in political categories, with the aim of perpetuating the claims to power of male alliances. Rita Laura Segato is an Argentinian-Brazilian academic who has been called ‘one of Latin America's most celebrated feminist anthropologists’ and ‘one of the most lucid feminist thinkers of this era’. She is known especially for her research on gender in Indigenous villages and Latin American communities, violence against women and the relationships between gender, racism and colonialism. One of her specialist areas is the study of gender violence. Recent publications include: La crítica de la colonialidad en ocho ensayos. Prometeo Libros. 2016; La guerra contra las mujeres. Tinta Limón - Traficantes de sueños. 2017; Mujeres intelectuales: feminismos y liberación en América Latina y el Caribe. Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales – CLACSO. 2017 (co-authored); Más allá del decenio de los pueblos afrodescendientes. Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales – CLACSO. 2017 (co-authored); Contrapedagogías de la crueldad. Prometeo Libros. 2018. Anmeldung zur Online-Übertragung des Vortrags <https://gender.univie.ac.at/veranstaltungen/ringvorlesung-gender-studies/ge…> Der Link für Kurz-Entschlossene / Link for last minute: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/65759605379?pwd=VHNiNlJsenZNU0FxVzcwUktXWWxodz09 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/65759605379?pwd=VHNiNlJsenZNU0FxVzcwUktXWWxodz09>

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Gentle reminder: International Planning for Freedom 12-13 June 2023 - Links updated.

by Elisabeth Nemeth

Dear colleagues and friends, This is a gentle reminder of our conference "International Planning for Freedom. Otto Neurath's democratic planning theory in the context of the climate crisis". The program and abstracts can be downloaded via this link: https://isotype.univie.ac.at/2023/05/15/international-planning-for-freedom/ Please note that also the links to the two related events (June 14: "Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments...", June 15-16: "Metrics of Energy") have been updated (see below). Best Elisabeth Nemeth International Conference: International Planning for Freedom. Otto Neurath's democratic planning theory in the context of the climate crisis A cooperation between Institute Vienna Circle (University of Vienna), Vienna Circle Society (Vienna), Chamber of Labor (Vienna), FWF Project Isotype. Origin, development, legacy (P 31500), Wien Museum. Only a few years ago it was hardly imaginable that demands for planned economy measures would be raised and publicly discussed again. Now the time has come. Ulrike Herrmann's book "Das Ende des Kapitalismus. Warum Wachstum und Klimaschutz nicht vereinbar sind – und wie wir in Zukunft leben werden" (2022) is a bestseller. Her central thesis is discussed in numerous public media: The transition from growth-dependent capitalism to a social and ecological circular economy will only be possible through a "private planned economy". What she understands by this has striking similarities with the ideas of economic planning that Otto Neurath conceived even before the First World War and continued to develop until the end of his life in 1945. An important point of reference for Neurath was Josef Popper-Lynkeus. The latter justified the demand for overall social planning with a radically individualistic ethic. Seen from today, this combination is surprising and inspiring - not least because Popper-Lynkeus and Neurath were among the first to introduce ecological viewpoints into economics. A highlight of the conference will be the screening of the film "Land of Promise" (UK 1946). The film was conceived by Neurath as a "film argument" and directed by Paul Rotha. It argues for combating the housing shortage in post-war England with extensively planned housing programme. The arguments put forward in the film bear a remarkable resemblance to the arguments Ulrike Herrmann puts forward today for a "private planned economy" as a transition to a circular economy. June 12th, 2023: Chamber of Labor - Bildungszentrum, Theresianumgasse 16-18, 1040 Vienna Conference language: German Please pre-register: Https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/veranstaltungen (registration open from next week) June 13th, 2023: Erika Weinzierl-Hoersaal, University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna Conference language: English Please pre-register: office.wienerkreis(a)univie.ac.at ENTRANCE FREE. Please find the detailed program attached. PLEASE NOTE two events closely related to our conference: Institute Vienna Circle Philosophy of Science Colloquium Special Panel: Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments in Viennese Late Enlightenment June 14th, 2023, 15:00-17:00 Institut für Philosophie, Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, Lecture Room 2i https://philevents.org/event/show/110253 Contact: alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at The Metrics of Energy: Accounting for Nature in the History of Social Science and Ecological Economics June 15th and 16th, 2023 International Workshop, organised by Anna Echterhölter and Marco Vianna Franco, University of Vienna (Key Research Area History of Science) in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Studies IHS Vienna (research group Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Economic Structures) https://fsp-wissenschaftsgeschichte.univie.ac.at/upcoming-events/einzelansi… -- ao. Univ.-Prof.i.R. Dr. Elisabeth Nemeth Institut für Philosophie der Universität Wien 1010 Wien, Universitätsstraße 7 elisabeth.nemeth(a)univie.ac.at https://elisabethnemeth.com

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Aussendung DSPL43: FÖP 19.06.2023 ab 15:00 Uhr

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, im Anhang schicke ich Ihnen den Aushang für die kommende FÖP der DSPL43( Philosophie) am Montag, 19.06.2023 ab 15:00. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die FÖP dieses Semester vor Ort im Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG) stattfindet. Dear colleague, Please find attached the schedule for our next faculty-public presentation (FÖP) of doctoral research projects on Monday 19th May 2023 from 3 p.m. onwards. Participants are welcome! Please note that this semester the FÖP will be held on site in Hörsaal 3B (3. Stock, NIG). Mit besten Grüßen, With best wishes, Benjamin Schnieder, DSPL43

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Symposium 2022 SWIP Austria Call : Einander zuhören: Kunst, Queer-Feminismus und Philosophie, 10-11.Nov 2023

by Institut für Philosophie

Liebe Kolleg*innen, das SWIP Symposium wird dieses Jahr in Kooperation mit der mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Wien stattfinden. Wir freuen uns sehr auf diese Zusammenarbeit. Zeit: 10.-11. November 2023 Ort: Rektoratssitzungssaal, mdw, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien Symposiums-Thema: Einander zuhören: Kunst, Queer-Feminismus und Philosophie Nähere Informationen im Anhang

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Invitation - LogicLounge - June 6: “Exploring Connections: Wittgenstein, Gödel, and ChatGPT”

by Institut für Philosophie

Dear colleagues, When? Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 16:00 hours Where? HEUER am Karlsplatz, Treitlstraße 2, 1040 Vienna *“Exploring Connections: Wittgenstein, Gödel, and ChatGPT”* Join us at Café Heuer am Karlsplatz for a captivating LogicLounge panel, featuring renowned computer scientists Carla Gomes and Bart Selman. Delve into the fascinating connections between Wittgenstein, Gödel, and ChatGPT in this thought-provoking discussion moderated by journalist Sarah Kriesche. http://www.vcla.at/2023/05/logiclounge-2023/ Admission-free, no registration or expertise required; this is an event for the general public. You are welcome to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested in the talk! We look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to share this information, you can find us on facebook and twitter: @vclaTUwien. Best wishes *Andrea Hackl, MA* Project Manager Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms * **Technische Universität Wien* Favoritenstraße 9-11, Stiege 3, 3. Stock, 1040 Wien andrea.hackl(a)tuwien.ac.at <mailto:andrea.hackl@tuwien.ac.at> www.vcla.at <http://www.vcla.at/>

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CfP: Creative Bodies—Creative Minds conference, University of Graz, 25-26 March 2024

by Flora Löffelmann

Call for Papers Creative Bodies—Creative Minds The third international, interdisciplinary conference in gender research 25-26 March 2024, University of Graz, Austria Organized by: Sociology of Gender section, Department of Sociology, University of Graz, Austria; FH JOANNEUM– University of Applied Sciences Graz; Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz. Theoretical discussions on creativity in the last two decades have addressed existing dichotomies in its conceptualization, such as professional/everyday and public/private. Cultural studies have then been critical of creativity being approached in terms of the individual talent and elite (“creative class”), in economic terms (“creative industries”) or in terms of exclusive locations (“creative city”)[1]. Gender scholars, in the meantime, have levelled criticism at the gendered definition of creativity, too often conceived as a property of a lone male genius, and at the gender bias of research on creativity that had tended to overlook activities in which women typically engaged [2]. Currently, in the European cultural/political space we witness a rise in the use of diverse artistic, creative, and playful tactics and practices in protests and everyday activism which challenge structural inequalities intersecting gender, class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, age and (dis)ability. Such examples of creative expression, including arts, crafts, participatory practices, and/or aesthetic interventions in public space [3], and in feminist and queer politics, in particular (e.g. “craftivism” [4], “artivism”[5]) challenge the common understanding of what constitutes political, as well as creative activities. Likewise, studies on socially engaged art in Southeastern Europe that have conceptualized “creative work […] as a labor of care and compassion” [6] make us think beyond the ideas of creativity in terms of individual self-expression. The third Creative Bodies—Creative Minds Conference 2024 will explore the gendered and political aspects of current, historical or everyday creative practices. DIY-making, as a form of everyday creativity, carries a different meaning in different political regimes (such as in the former Eastern Bloc, liberal market democracies, or post-colonial context). Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns exemplify how everyday creative practice is/was an adaptive response to external circumstances. We witnessed how digital media enabled sharing of creative responses to the constraints, including the use of humor (“from zines to memes”) to cope with the situation, express care and solidarity, and maintain relationships. We are interested in exploring creative adaptations to external circumstances across different political, economic and gender regimes. Keynote speakers: Věra Sokolová, Department of History, Charles University, Prague Milica Tomić, Institute for Contemporary Art, Graz University of Technology The areas of interest for the CBCM 2024 conference include, but are not limited to: * creativity and intersectional activism; * arts, crafts, play as activist and political tools; * reparative cultural and political practices; * creative living as an adaptation to different biopolitical regulations; * (everyday) creativity across different political, economic and gender regimes; * creative labor (precarity, rethinking work/productivity, collective organizing); * creative, playful, fun and politicized use of space and time (e.g. festivals, parks and clubs); * intersectional activism and digital media; * humor, playfulness and fun in feminist and LGBTQ+ activism; * creativity as care for others, collective and solidary creativity; * DIY, maker movement: from knitting, through home-making to open source; * material, processual and relational aspects of creative practices; * the place of creative methodologies and creative research in teaching and scholarly research in social sciences and humanities. We are inviting proposals for presentations from scholars, practitioners and postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines including, but not limited to: sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, human geography, political science, gender studies, art, performance, history, literary studies, social studies of science and technology and environmental studies. Please send a 250-word abstract and a 150-word bio note before 10th September 2023 to creative.bodies(a)uni-graz.at Registration fee: 190 EUR Registration fee (student presenters): 130 EUR The conference registration fee includes the conference dinner, two lunches, tea/coffee breaks and the conference pack with the book of abstracts. Information on registration and updates on the program will be available on the conference website: https://creative-bodies.uni-graz.at/en/ [1] Graz, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site and Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003, is the capital of the Austrian province of Styria and the home of Austria’s second largest university. Conference organizers: Libora Oates-Indruchová, Professor of Sociology of Gender, University of Graz Zorica Siročić, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Graz Birgit Bachler, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz Florian Bieber, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz Wolfgang Kühnelt, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz Biljana Purić, Centre for Southeast European Studies and Institute of Art History, University of Graz Gudrun Reimert, FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences Graz Important dates: Submission of abstracts: 10 September 2023 Informing about abstract acceptance: mid-November 2023 Conference registration opens: 15 December 2023 Conference registration ends: 31 January 2024 References: [1] Oates-Indruchová, Libora and Jana Mikats. 2022. “Gender Perspectives on Professional and Everyday Creativities: Introduction to the Special Issue”, _Cultural Studies_ 36 (5): 699-712. [2] Eisler, Riane and Alfonso Montuori. 2007. “Creativity, Society, and the Hidden Subtext of Gender: Toward a New Contextualized Approach,” _World Futures_ (63): 479-99. [3] Sommer, Doris. 2014. _The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities_. Duke University Press. [4] Cvetkovich, Ann. 2012. _Depression: A Public Feeling_. Durham, NC: Duke UP. [5] Mouffe, Chantal. 2007. “Artistic Activism and Agonistic Spaces”. _Art & Research_: Chantal Mouffe, Arts & Research. (Available at www.artandresearch.org.uk/v1n2/mouffe.html [2], last accessed 30.11.2022) [6] Alacovska, Ana. 2020. “From Passion to Compassion: A Caring Inquiry into Creative Work as Socially Engaged Art.” _Sociology _54 (4): 727–44. Links: ------ [1] https://creative-bodies.uni-graz.at/en/ [2] http://www.artandresearch.org.uk/v1n2/mouffe.html

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