New Fellow in the Winter Term: Racha Kirakosian

26 October 2026

We welcome our new fellow Prof. Dr. Racha Kirakosian at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force«. Racha Kirakosian is Professor of Medieval Studies at the German Seminar of the University of Freiburg. Her research focuses on the intellectual and religious history of the Middle Ages and on questions of materiality, embodiment, and cognition — including in interdisciplinary dialogue with neurosciences. During her research stay at the CAS from October 2026 to March 2027, she will investigate the topic »Habitus and the Powers of the Soul, c. 1300«.

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06.11.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft

Research report: Anastasia Kubrak: Lithium. On Bathing and Mining Grounds, 1817–1914 and 2015–2024

Anastasia Kubrak, M.A. was a fellow at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force« from October 2025 to March 2026. A short report on her research on the topic »Lithium. On Bathing and Mining Grounds, 1817–1914 and 2015–2024« is now available online.

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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«

Early modern sculpture shaped by its cultural and political circumstances, is toppled, destroyed, or melted down to be cast into new forms. Despite its static qualities and its claim to permanence, sculpture thus reveals itself as a fluid, mobile, and moving phenomenon. This raises questions about...