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Humor Sometimes Helps – Looking for New Paths in the Discussion of Climate Change
What is going wrong in climate communication? Culture and media scientist Birgit Schneider and media and science researcher Alexander Schindler... more
Queer Stagecraft – Joanna Staśkiewicz explores the neo-burlesque scenes in New Orleans, Berlin and Warsaw
A white veil and a red cloth alternately reveal and veil the body of a woman dancing on a stage bathed in blue light. Sometimes as a white wedding... more
“The current developments stand within a centuries-old tradition” – Slavist Studies scholar Prof. Dr. Alexander Wöll on the war in Ukraine
Many generations of Ukrainians have already experienced the loss of independence, says Alexander Wöll. The Professor of the Culture and Literature of... more
How Technologies Affect our Emotions – Researchers Study the Impact of Sensors on Perception
What happens when parents leave the task of watching by the bedside of their fevered child to a plush teddy equipped with a sensor? How does a dog... more
Touched by the Uncertain – Literary Scholar Johannes Ungelenk Takes Unusual Paths
To fail the reading of theoretical texts with pleasure, to write about the weather as a literary scholar and to familiarize students with the... more
Can Pornography Be Fair? – Lisa Andergassen on fairness in a controversial industry
Pornographic representations have been around for thousands of years: They have been passed down in frescos, sculptures, and paintings from ancient... more
Games - Past, present, and future of a young medium
In the course of its short history, computer gaming has already undergone rapid changes. And for exactly this reason, it poses a challenge to... more