New Fellow in the Winter Term: Johanna-Charlotte Horst

27 October 2026

We welcome our new fellow Dr. Johanna-Charlotte Horst at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force«. Johanna-Charlotte Horst is a literary scholar and art historian. Most recently, she was a Research associate at the Department of Comparative Literature at MLU Halle-Wittenberg. Her research interests include everyday life and literature, theories of materialism, feminist theory, and literature and photography. During her research stay at the CAS from October 2026 to March 2027, she will investigate the topic »The Force of Scandal: Circulations of Affect in Gayot de Pitaval’s Causes célèbres et intéressantes«.

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05.11.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft

Announcement: 03.–05.12.2026 Early Career Conference »(Un)Moving? Forces of Early Modern Sculpture«

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