in den Kulturwissenschaften

Guilt and Atonement? – Remembrance Policies and Societal Change in Polis Traditions of Late Archaic and Classical Greece

This project focuses on the Greek historiography of the late Archaic and Classical period and the specific methods the ancient authors developed to assign to or dismiss guilt from specific individuals or groups regarding certain societal changes.

Duration: 09/2024 - 08/2027

ERC SYNERGY GRANT PROJECT: Cultures of the Cryosphere. Infrastructures, Politics and Futures of Artificial Cooling

Artificial cooling fundamentally shapes the world we live in. Since the onset of the Cold War, cooling and freezing technologies have become increasingly vital for a wide array of everyday practices, from nutrition, health and reproduction to dwelling, telecommunication, scientific research and economic productivity. A global system of cold ...

Duration: 09/2024 - 08/2030

Contact: PD Dr. Lisa Knoll, Dr. Martin Schmitt, Dr. Gunnar Schomaker

SMART-EAT: Gesünder.IN.NRW

Unsere Ernährungsumgebungen sind häufig so beschaffen, dass es Menschen unnötig erschwert wird, sich gut zu ernähren. Insbesondere Kinder und Jugendliche stehen im Alltag vor Herausforderungen, wenn es um die Aspekte der gesunden und nachhaltigen Ernährung geht. Damit für Kinder und Jugendliche im Alltag die gesunde und nachhaltige Wahl erleichtert ...

Duration: 08/2024 - 07/2027

Historical learning and contemporary witnesses

The role of contemporary witnesses has been assessed ambivalently in the didactics of history research: on the one hand, their personal connection to the past is perceived as motivating and authentic. Recommendations issued by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education (KMK) and curriculum guidelines emphasize the potential of eyewitness ...

Duration: 08/2024 - 07/2028

Protestantische Reform und die Gründung Georgias

Im Jahr 1732 gewährte Großbritanniens König George II. den sogenannten „Georgia Trustees“ eine „Royal Charter“, also eine königliche Satzung. Darin stattet der Monarch diese Gruppe mit dem Recht aus, in Amerika eine neue britische Kolonie namens Georgia zu gründen und diese für die ersten zwanzig Jahre treuhänderisch zu verwalten. Das Prinzip der ...

Duration: 08/2024 - 08/2030

NFDI4Culture – Consortium für Research Data on Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage

We establish a needs-based infrastructure for research data ranging from architecture, art history and musicology to theatre, dance, film and media studies. NFDI4Culture is a part of the National Research Data Infrastructure NFDI.

Duration: 09/2020 - 12/2028

Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Münzmay, Daniel Röwenstrunk

The right to conquer - Legitimising Conquests in the early and high Middle Ages

Conquests required legitimation. This project aims to show that this is also true for the earlier Middle Ages (c. 500 - c. 1150), thus refuting the prevailing scholarly views on this issue. By demonstrating that the military expansion of rule required justification this work is poised to make significant contributions to the study of the concept of ...

Duration: 01/2019 - 12/2025

International Cultural History of Tax Morale

The „Suisse Secrets“ show it just like the „Paradise“ and the „Panama Papers“: dishonest tax payment is increasingly perceived as a problem in the public consciousness and is scandalised. Because taxes could help to distribute the costs of the current Covid, Ukraine and climate crises fairly across society and prevent a further widening of the ...

Duration: 03/2018 - 12/2025

Contact: Prof. Dr. Korinna Schönhärl

Resistance against foreign rulers in the high and late Middle Ages. On ethnic and nationall identity formation in medieval conflicts

The primary aim of the project is to systematically analyse resistance to foreign rulers and thus the effects of foreign rule in the high and late Middle Ages by means of a comprehensive comparison of individual conflicts and to identify the conditions under which foreign rule productively promoted the formation of new identities. On this basis, it ...

Duration: 08/2011 - 12/2026

PIK - Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion - interdisciplinary, discursive, practice-oriented - Colloquia, Kolleg & Fireside Chats

Duration: 04/2023 - 03/2026

Contact: Dr. Stefanie Aschhoff-Hartmann, Annchristin Ellersiek

Evaluation DigitalPakt Schule

Duration: 01/2023 - 12/2026

Meaningful Human Control - Autonomous Weapon Systems between Regulation and Reflexion

The development and application of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) is one of the most pressing problems of international security and peace. Stakeholders from politics, civil society, military, science and academia are debating controversially whether and to what extent the expansion of AI-based mechanized autonomy threatens a loss of human ...

Duration: 04/2022 - 03/2026

Papstherrschaft im Raumentwurf: Die Architekturbücher Domenico Fontanas (1543–1607) und das Rom Sixtus’ V.

Wer zur allgemeinen Geschichte des europäischen Städtebaus bzw. zur römischen Stadtgeschichte am Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts im Speziellen forscht, kommt sowohl an Domenico Fontana (1543–1607) als auch an dessen Architekturbüchern (1590, 1604) nicht vorbei.Bereits in ihrer Konzeption und Ausführung stellen die zwei Bände der Trasportatione ...

Duration: 01/2021 - 12/2025

International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023

Mit der international vergleichenden Schulleistungsstudie ICILS 2023 (International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2023) realisiert die IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) nach ICILS 2013 und ICILS 2018 den dritten Zyklus der Studie ICILS. Mithilfe eines international entwickelten und elaborierten ...

Duration: 01/2021 - 12/2026

German Studies Partnership „Tunis – Carthage – Jendouba – Paderborn: Innovative German Studies in Tunisia“

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is funding the German Language, Literature and Culture: Institutional Partnership (GIP) between the Institute of German and Comparative Literature at Paderborn University and the Tunisian universities of Carthage (Tunis), Jendouba and La Manouba as part of the ‘Institutional Partnerships Worldwide ...

Duration: 01/2025 - 12/2027

Silogespräche

Die SILOGESPRÄCHE wurden 2007 ins Leben gerufen und bieten unter wechselnden Fragestellungen ein Forum für künstlerische, kunstwissenschaftliche und kunstpädagogische Auseinandersetzungen. Mit Vorträgen, Diskussionen und Künstlergesprächen öffnet sich das Fach Kunst dem universitären Diskurs und einer interessierten Öffentlichkeit.

Duration: 01/2007 - 12/2026