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SE02: Community(ies)

EP04: Non-ObviousCommunity: Language, Trauma, And Identity In Austrian Post-War Literature

A discussion with Professor Adam Lipszyc Institute of Philosophy and Sociology PAS, Center for Psychoanalytic Thought

The episode features a discussion with Professor Adam Lipszyc from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology PAS. The conversation explores Austrian post-war literature, focusing on themes of language, trauma, and identity. Professor Lipszyc discusses the distinctiveness of Austrian literature, shaped by historical catastrophes such as the fall of the Habsburg Empire, World War II, and the Holocaust. He highlights its critical approach to language, influencedby figures like Karl Kraus, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, and its role in questioning European identity and collective memory.

The discussion also covers key Austrian writers, including Thomas Bernhard, Ingeborg Bachmann, Elfriede Jelinek, and Clemens Setz, emphasizing their radical, ironic, and often unsettling explorations of misfit identity, historical guilt, and the human condition. The speaker argues that Austrianliterature forms a "non-obvious community" of misfits, offering deep reflections on history, politics, and existential struggles. The episode concludes with a call to engage with Austrian literature as an essential part of European cultural heritage.

SE02: Community(ies)

EP03: Community in Danger? Misinformation, Populism, and Other Challenges Facing the EU  

A discussion with Professor Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene (Team Europe Direct)

 At present, the European Union is facing a multitude of challenges. This has been a constant since the inception of the European integration process. However, the nature and intensity of these challenges have escalated, particularly due to the increasing number of member states and the onset of the digital revolution. key issues encompass hybrid information warfare, including the dissemination of fake news, heightened migration flows, the integration of migrants, Islamic radicalism, and the rise of populist parties. In this episode of our podcast, we engage with Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene, a political scientist, professor at the University of Warsaw, and Team Europe expert, to discuss these challenges and examine potential strategies for addressing them. 

SE02: Community(ies)

EP02: European Perspectives for Western Balkan Countries - Challenges and Opportunities

A discussion with Mag. Sebastian Schäffer Director of the Institute of the Danube Region and Central Europe(IDM)

Following its latest expansion, the process of EU enlargement remains ongoing. Notably, many Western Balkan nations have been awaiting EU membership for several years, with some having been in this position for over a decade. In this episode of our podcast, we will explore the prospective EU membership of these predominantly post-Yugoslav countries. Our guest is Sebastian Schaeffer, the Director of the Institute of the Danube Region and Central Europe, and a distinguished expert on Balkan affairs.

During our discussion, we seek answers to several key questions: What challenges and opportunities do Western Balkan countries face regarding their entry into the eurozone, and how does monetary union impact their economic stability? What alternatives to EU membership are available to these countries? Should they adopt a common strategy, or would it be more effective for each country to pursue individual approaches? To what extent could geopolitical factors, such as the growing influence of Russia and China in the region, affect the EU's enlargement process in the Western Balkans? Lastly, how does religious diversity in the Western Balkans shape the political and social dynamics within the region and its integration into the EU?

Our Centre is pleased to announce the continuation of our podcast series, *Struct by Science*. We are launching a new thematic season featuring six episodes centered around the theme of “Community (ies),” with episodes being released monthly, starting now.While the overarching theme is “Community (ies)” each episode will delve into different aspects (imaginaries) of what constitutes a community. With Poland set to preside over the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2025, some episodes will explore various dimensions of European integration.The inaugural episode, now available, focuses on Poland's journey to the European Union, tracing its path from the early 1990s to its accession in 2004. In this episode, the Centre's director converses with Professor Wanda Jarząbek, a historian and expert in recent Polish foreign policy from the Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences.

DE:

Die Folge von unserer Podcast-Reihe ist sprachlichen Fragen gewidmet, vor allem dem Phänomen der Mehrsprachigkeit und der Sprachlehr- und Lernforschung einschließlich Polnisch als Fremdsprache und als so genannte Herkunftssprache. Unsere Gäste sind: 

- Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Susanne M. Reiterer, Sprachwissenschaftlerin am Institut für Sprachwissenschaft und am Zentrum für LehrerInnenbildung der Universität Wien 

und 

- Natalie Kosch, MA - Lektorin für polnische Sprache am Institut für Slawistik der Universität Wien und Doktorandin am Zentrum für polnische Sprache und Kultur für AusländerInnen "Polonicum" an der Universität Warschau. 

Moderiert wird die Folge von Dr. Kamila Śniegocka Expertin für wissenschaftliche Kontakte am Wissenschaftlichen Zentrum der Polnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 

PL:

Kolejny odcinek serii Struck by Science poświęcony jest zagadnieniom językoznawczym, przede wszystkim zjawisku wielojęzyczności, oraz nauczaniu języków obcych, w tym języka polskiego jako obcego, a także jako tzw. języka odziedziczonego. Naszymi Gośćmi są: 

- Ass. Prof. Dr. Susanne M. Reiterer, językoznawczyni z Instytutu Językoznawstwa i Centrum Kształcenia Nauczycieli Uniwersytetu Wiedeńskiego 

oraz 

- Mgr Natalie Kosch - Lektorka języka Polskiego w Instytucie Slawistyki Uniwersytetu Wiedeńskiego oraz doktorantka w Centrum Kultury i Języka Polskiego dla Obcokrajowców „Polonicum” na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. 

Moderator: dr Kamila Śniegocka, Specjalistka ds. Kontaktów Naukowych Polskiej Akademii Nauk Stacji Naukowej w Wiedniu

W tym odcinku naszego podcastu "Struck by Science" omawiamy pozycję kobiet-naukowczyń w środowisku akademickim i to jak zmieniła się ich sytuacja pod wpływem pandemii COVID-19. Jednym z głównych tematów naszej dyskusji jest raport „Deepening inequalities: What did COVID-19 reveal about the gendered nature of academic work?”, który omawia temat pogłębiania nierówności i tego co COVID-19 ujawnił na temat charakteru pracy akademickiej pod względem płci.  (Raport dostępny jest tutaj: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12696)   

Głównym gościem tego odcinka jest dr Anna Maria Górska, adiunkta w Akademii Leona Koźmińskiego oraz dyrektorka Centrum Badań Kobiet i Różnorodności w Organizacjach.    

Moderator: dr Sonia Horonziak, Specjalistka ds. Kontaktów Naukowych Polskiej Akademii Nauk Stacji Naukowej w Wiedniu 

„Struck by Science” to seria podcastów zorganizowana przez Polską Akademię Nauk - Stację Naukową w Wiedniu, w której omawiamy aktualne zagadnienia społeczne i polityczne z pozycji akademickiej. W każdym odcinku zapraszamy badaczy z różnych krajów i dziedzin nauki do refleksji nad tematu danego odcinka.

In this episode we are going to discuss the great change that parents, children and students were forced to face: distance learning. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in different time frames schools were closed, forcing children and parents to organize school in a form of distance learning. The whole education system must have been adjusted to this type of schooling. And, understandably, it raised many questions, doubts and problems.

The main guest of this episode is Julia Holzer, BEd MSc from Department for Psychology of Development and Education at the University of Vienna.

Moderator: Dr. Sonia Horonziak, Specialist for Scientific Contacts at the Polish Academy of Sciences Scientific Centre in Vienna.

In this episode we attempt to analyze the characteristics of the modern political discourse and its radical form – hate speech. We will focus on the definition of the hate speech and its place within the political discourse as well as the possible attempts of eradicating it from the public debate. 

The main guest of this episode is Dr. Liriam Sponholz from German Center for Integration and Migration Research in Berlin. 

Moderator: Dr. Sonia Horonziak, Specialist for Scientific Contacts at the Polish Academy of Sciences Scientific Centre in Vienna