News Winter 2015/2016

For a research series on »Theories & Practices of Community«, initiated by the University of Potsdam and the University of Haifa, three internal workshops will focus on questions of (1) alterity and socialty, (2) performativity and mediality, as well as (3) ethnicity and historicity.

The first internal workshop took place at Schloss Reichenow in Brandenburg in July 2015, launched the project and welcomed Dr. Alice Lagaay from the University of Bremen as invited guest debater. The second internal workshop takes place at the University of Haifa from 15 to 24 November 2015 and welcomes Simon Vincent from the University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam as guest debater. The third internal workshop will be at the University of Potsdam in January 2016.

Internal Workshop 2: »Theories & Practices of Community« –

Call and Response | Anspruch und Antwort

Faculty:

PD Dr. Michael Mayer, European Media Studies, University of Potsdam

Dr. Keren Omry, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Haifa

Prof. Yuval Shaked, Department of Music, University of Haifa

Dr. Jörg Sternagel, European Media Studies, University of Potsdam


Invited Guest Debater:

Simon Vincent, European Media Studies, University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam


Coordination:

Sabeth Kerkhoff, European Media Studies, University of Potsdam


Funded by the University of Potsdam, initiative »Schwerpunktregion Israel«, KoUP 2