Events

PROPH­ECIES – Who can in­ter­pret the signs of the times?

An exhibition in the ‘CONNECT’ series at the Diocesan Museum in Paderborn, organised in collaboration with storyLab kiU and inspired by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University

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Lec­ture series ‘VER:ACHT­SAMKEIT. Geo­pol­it­ics of Pop Cul­tures’: ‘Demo­cracy – Prom­ise and Pre­text’

During the 2026/27 winter semester, the transdisciplinary lecture series ‘VER:ACHTSAMKEIT. Geopolitics of Pop Cultures’ will explore the relationship between pop (music) cultures and geopolitical dynamics, areas of tension and upheavals.

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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University is continuing its well-established international lecture series. Entitled ‘Cultural Perspectives on Literature’, the series of events in the winter semester will explore the subject of literature from interdisciplinary and international perspectives.

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In the 2026/27 winter semester, the lecture series ‘Conceptions of Europe from an Interdisziplinär Perspective’ will once again take place at Paderborn University. In this series, academics from Paderborn University and European partner universities will present their respective disciplines’ perspectives on the phenomenon of ‘Europe’.

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Stu­dents at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity or­gan­ise story-telling af­ter­noons for chil­dren

On Friday 23 October, to mark ‘Stuttering Awareness Day’, the students will read from the book *Ich bin wie der Fluss*.

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Lec­ture series “VER:ACHT­SAMKEIT. Geo­pol­it­ics of Pop­u­lar Cul­tures”: “Eco­crit­ic­al Geo­pol­it­ics”

During the 2026/27 winter semester, the transdisciplinary lecture series ‘VER:ACHTSAMKEIT. Geopolitics of Pop Cultures’ will explore the relationship between pop (music) cultures and geopolitical dynamics, areas of tension and upheavals.

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Rolf Fal­ter reads in Pader­born: Bel­gi­um, a di­vided coun­try?

On Tuesday 27 October, historian, journalist and expert in political communication Rolf Falter will present his new book, *Het verdeelde land. België 1830–2025*. The reading, organised by the Centre for Belgian Studies (BELZ) at Paderborn University, will take place at 6 pm in the “Gewölbe” beneath Marienplatz.

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Lec­ture series: ‘S­cience un­der Pres­sure II: Sci­ence’s Re­spons­ib­il­ity’

The Institute of Media Studies at Paderborn University is organising an interdisciplinary lecture series entitled ‘Science under Pressure | Science under Obligation’ during the winter semester.

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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University is continuing its well-established international lecture series. Entitled ‘Cultural Perspectives on Literature’, the series will focus on the subject of literature from interdisciplinary and international perspectives during the winter semester.

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Lec­ture series ‘Con­cep­tions of Europe from an in­ter­d­iszip­linär per­spect­ive’: ‘Europe as a polit­ic­al con­struct’

In the 2026/27 winter semester, the lecture series ‘Conceptions of Europe from an Interdisziplinär Perspective’ will once again take place at Paderborn University. In this series, academics from Paderborn University and from European partner universities will present their respective disciplines’ perspectives on the phenomenon of ‘Europe’.

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Lec­ture series ‘AI and Gender’: ‘Hu­man-AI Fig­ur­a­tion­s’

In the 2026/27 winter semester, the GeFoWiss Centre is organising a lecture series entitled ‘AI and Gender’ and invites anyone interested to attend the public hybrid events.

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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University is continuing its well-established international lecture series. Entitled ‘Cultural Perspectives on Literature’, the series of events in the winter semester will explore the subject of literature from interdisciplinary and international perspectives.

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"ZeKK live" - 45 minutes with Pro­fess­or Dr Mi­chael von Brück

On Wednesday, 4 November, Professor Dr. Michael von Brück, former head of the Interfaculty Study Programme in Religious Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and now rector and spiritual director of the Domicilium Akademie Weyarn, will be a guest on "ZeKK live" at 6 pm.

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Con­fer­ence: ‘Rul­ing Bod­ies: Is­lam­ic Law, Em­bod­i­ment, and the An­thro­po­logy of Norm­ativ­ity’

The conference will focus on the question of how Islamic traditions conceive of human beings in the context of normativity, physicality, responsibility, affectivity and vulnerability.

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary writ­ing group: KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto ‘KW writes (better) together’, the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) and the (Paderborn University) Writing Centre organise a monthly interdisciplinary writing group.

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