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What is “East Germany”? We want to talk about a region often perceived as gray, cold, and politically right-leaning. We aim to discuss how East German lifeworlds are constructed in media representations, political debates, and cultural and literary narratives, navigating between self-description and external attribution, between memory and the present.

In fall 2025, Worlds of Contradiction (WOC) will be 10 years old. In cooperation with the DFG Research Training Group 2686 Contradiction Studies, we cordially invite you to celebrate this anniversary together.

Monday, 10th November 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Performance lecture
Tuesday, 11th November 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Lecture
Wednesday, 12th November 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Festive ceremony
Thursday, 13th November 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Book discussion
Friday, 14th November 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Early Career Networking Workshop
Friday, 14th November 2025 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion

Early Career Networking Workshop as part of the 10th anniversary of the WOC Contradictions Festival with members of the WOC Graduate Network (WOC GradNet), the DFG Research Training Group 2686 Contradiction Studies, the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), the Institute for Social Research (IfS) and the GRK 2638 Normativity, Critique, Change

This workshop will be in German. Veranstaltungslink Meeting-ID: 678 4942 0984Kenncode: 500794 Programm Internationale Regelwerke und Vernetzungen Gute wissenschaftliche Praxisa) Warum Sie sich daran halten solltenb) Die zentralen Prinzipien und woraus sie sich ergeben Wissenschaftliches Fehlverhaltena) Was ist wissenschaftliches Fehlverhalten?b) Was passiert bei wissenschaftlichem Fehlverhalten? DozentinAss. jur. Theresa SchulzJustitiarinGruppenleiterin Recht, Ethik, Ombudswesen, LTTPUniversität LeipzigDezernat 1: […]

“Black faces in white? space” is a documentary by …thabo thindi that explores the complexities of Black people living in Germany. Through personal stories and interviews, it highlights issues of racial exclusion, identity, and resilience. The film questions how Black presence reshapes or is constrained within spaces not designed for them.

Lecture at the 8th Conference on Environment and Law (ProKUR) for doctoral candidates in public law with an environmental focus in Cologne.