Lectures, talks and symposia archive

What is democracy?

7 May 2010, 7.00pm | Tate Britain

Austrian artist Oliver Ressler will discuss his latest project “What is democracy?” with art critic and philosopher Stephen Wright. The conversation will address the relation between artistic production and political engagement. For more information click ...

Blurring the Lines: Ilija Trojanow as Traveller, Essayist, Novelist

6 – 7 May 2010 | Swansea University

Due to travel complications Ilija Trojanow will not be present at the conference. The other presentations will go ahead as planned. Ilija Trojanow, who lives in Vienna, has established himself in recent years as a ...

Hanns Eisler International Conference

19 – 20 April 2010 | University of London

A conference on the work of Hanns Eisler (1898-1962), widely regarded as one of Schoenberg’s most talented pupils and a pioneer of applied music during the Weimar Republic. As an exile from Nazi Germany ...

Interchat. a dialogue on arts and communities with local and international perspectives

7 – 8 April 2010

Featuring Airan Berg, Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture (Austria); François Matarasso (UK); Fundacja Pogranicze (Poland); Laundry (UK); Nova Kultura (Bulgaria). Wednesday 7th April, 2pm - 8pm Artist-led sessions to explore good practice in community ...

Migration, the media and the message

29 – 30 March 2010 | University of East London

Migrants and the Media European Conference The ‘Migrants and the Media Project’ (MMP) and the ‘Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging’ (CMRB) at the ‘University of East London’ (UEL) are organising a conference ...

Culture and Location: Fantasies of Belonging in Contemporary Art

17 March 2010, 6.30pm | Austrian Cultural Forum London

Part of the Visual Arts Platform Open House The symposium Culture and Location on Wednesday 17th March, provides a critical framework to question the notion of ‘belonging’ and cultural translation in contemporary art, featuring speakers ...

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News

First European Centre for the History of Physics opened in Styria

Under the name “echophysics“ (European Centre for the History of Physics), the first European institution of this kind has opened in the sumptuous baroque Palace of Pöllau near Hartberg (Styria) on 29 May 2010.

1938-2008: Legacies and Lessons in post-war Austria

Over the last decade, important new research has been undertaken on Austrian history during the period 1938 - 1945 and the post-war era. Through a series of public lectures, organised by the Austrian Embassy London, in co-operation with the Wiener Library and the Austrian Cultural Forum London, eminent Austrian scholars and experts presented new research and shed some light on the questions raised. These lectures can now be viewed online at www.doew.at/frames.php?/post-war_austria.html