Events

At the College for Social Sciences and Humanities, academic events in various formats take place on a regular basis. You will find lectures, conferences, workshops, or panel discussions linked to different fields of research within the social sciences and humanities. Open science formats addressing the general public are also part of the portfolio.

Most events are planned by resident researchers and Senior Fellows, organised with support from the College’s event coordinator. Moreover, the College hosts select events offered by other members of the University Alliance Ruhr working in the social sciences and humanities.

The following list provides an overview of upcoming and past events at the College.

Next Event

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Black. Queer. Trans. Desires

23/01/2025 - 24/01/2025, Essen | hybrid

This workshop explores the plurality of Black queer sexualities and desires from different perspectives – particularly through examining their political, social and cultural manifestation within structures of systemic racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, and transphobia.

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Discourse-Pragmatic Variation in Postcolonial English Contexts (DVPEC)

06/02/2025 - 07/02/2025

English varieties spoken in African, Asian, and Caribbean multilingual societies are influenced by ethnic languages and cultures of the respective regions, leading to variation in the use of discourse-pragmatic features. This workshop brings together international linguistics scholars to discuss different theoretical approaches and methodologies in the field.

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Past Events

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Waste as a By-Product of Modernity: New Approaches to the Old Problem

14/05/2024, Essen

The old dream that plastic would improve the world is one of many failed projects of modernity. The panel discussion, which is co-organised and chaired by College Senior Fellow Małgorzata Sugiera and Dorota Sajewska (Ruhr University Bochum), will focus on how artistic and discursive/speculative projects and practices could help us unmake waste by looking for an alternative modernity to counter the…

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Multimodal Landscapes of Mediterranean Antiquity

25/04/2024 - 27/04/2024, Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities

This workshop will catalogue and study existing and remembered imageries of ancient pasts in the city of Essen. Co-organised by Senior Fellow Marta García Morcillo and her tandem partner Florian Freitag, this experimental project will unite researchers from different fields to investigate cultural artifacts and signs on site, including advertising, branding, photographs, and street art as well as…

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Discourses and Practices of Development and Humanitarian Assistance

12/04/2024, Essen, College for Social Sciences and Humanities | hybrid

Prof. Stephen Brown from the University of Ottawa (Canada), current Senior Fellow at the College, and his tandem partner Prof. Dennis Dijkzeul (Ruhr University Bochum) are holding a half-day workshop for graduate students under the theme of “Discourses and practices of development and humanitarian assistance”.

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Contact us

Event Coordination

Laura Ziewitz

Event Coordinator

Phone: +49 201 183 - 6545

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