New Fellow in the Summer Term: Sergius Kodera

9 April 2026

We welcome our new fellow Dr. Sergius Kodera at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force«. Sergius Kodera is lecturer and researcher in Early Modern and Renaissance Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna. His main fields of interest are the history of the body and sexuality, magic, media, the art of memory, early modern theatre, and concepts of urban space in trans-disciplinary perspectives. During his research stay at the CAS from April to September 2026, he will investigate the topic »Dream Images: on the Psychology of the Weak Image in the 16th Century«.

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13.05.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft

Announcement: 26.05.2026 Colloquium with Eva Geulen: Mut-Proben im 20. Jahrhundert (Nietzsche, Arendt, Blumenberg)

Prof. Dr. Eva Geulen, fellow at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force« in the summer term 2026, will hold a lecture on the topic »Mut-Proben im 20. Jahrhundert (Nietzsche, Arendt, Blumenberg)«.

Time: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Venue: Gorch-Fock-Wall 3, 20354 Hamburg

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11.05.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft

Announcement: 04.–06.06.2026 Conference »Beyond Strength: Imaginaria of Weak Forces in Art, Literature, and Science«

Concepts of weakness today are often associated with a pathological or degenerative condition: a state of exhaustion, powerlessness, vulnerability, or the drying up of creative energies. Conversely, references to weakness have always offered opportunities to reflect on subtle forces beyond dominance...