As early as the 1920’s, Robert Musil remarked on the enormous effort it takes to stand still in a world that demands constant motion. Reflecting on the zooming street he sees through his window, the protagonist of Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften comments: “Könnte man die Sprünge der Aufmerksamkeit messen, die Leistungen der Augenmuskeln, die Pendelbewegungen […]

Call for Papers: Artistic and Scholarly Practice in the Digital Age Panel at MLA Convention in Chicago, 9-12 January 2014 In the digital era, academic and artistic work is recalibrating the interplay of aesthetics, science, and politics. Art entails research, and research draws inspiration from art in seeking new forms of interactive presentation, public participation, and […]

Fri–Sun, April 13–15, 2012: Multilingual, 2.0? An International Symposium across the Disciplines at the University of Arizona, Tucson International Conference on Bringing Migration and History into the Equation: Re-Imagining Nationhood and Belonging, 5-7 October 2011, Jewish Museum, Berlin, Germany. September 17, 2011, Orient-Institut Istanbul: From Turkey to Germany: 50 years of migration. September 15, 2011-January 29, […]