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    Virtues and Vices

    Justice and courage, or pride and greed: Since the Middle Ages, notions of virtue and vice have shaped our understanding of character and moral behavior.

    Lecture Series
Natalie Amiri

Middle East – Quo Vadis?

Die Buchautorin und Nahost-Expertin Natalie Amiri analysiert die aktuelle Lage zwischen Krieg, Repression, Deal und Chaos. Vortrag am Schweizerischen Institut für Auslandforschung (SIAF). Vor Ort oder via Live-Stream.
Tuesday, 27 October, 6:30pm
Symbole der jüdischen und islamischen Kultur

Blickwinkel, Anfragen, Potentiale

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Amir Dziri, Universität Fribourg, zur aktuellen Situation des jüdisch-muslimischen Dialogs. Aus der Ringvorlesung “Judentum und Islam”, organisiert von der Sigi-Feigel-Gastprofessur für Jüdische Studien.
Monday, 2 November, 6:15pm
Kinder im Kindergarten

Mehr­sprachig­keit im Klassen­zimmer: Heraus­forde­rung oder Chance?

Was bedeutet der All­tag im Kinder­garten und in der Schule für mehr­sprachige Kinder? Soll Mehr­sprachigkeit im Unter­richt gezielt als Ressource genutzt werden? Podiums­diskussion, organi­siert vom “Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Develop­ment”.
Tuesday, 3 November, 4:30pm
Visual der Inequality Lecture Series

Inequality

Michelle von Dach from the Department of Social Anthropology and Sinem Ilseven from the Department of Sociology discuss the stuckedness in the lives of migrants and the tracing of wealth and status across Swiss history. Part of the “Inequality” lecture series.
Wednesday, 4 November, 12:15pm
CHESS-Visual: Vernetzte Punkte

CHESS Lecture: Digitale Souveränität im Hochschulumfeld

Was steckt hinter dem Begriff, der nun weit oben auf der wirt­schaft­lichen, gesell­schaft­lichen und poli­tis­chen Agenda steht? Matthias Stürmer von der BFH erläutert die Aus­wir­kungen auf die Hoch­schulen und die wissen­schaftliche Praxis.
Wednesday, 4 November, 5:15pm

Lecture Series Fall 2026

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    Virtues and Vices (in German)

    Justice and courage, pride and greed: ideas, concepts and understandings of virtue and vice from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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    Language and Power (in German)

    Language shapes how we perceive the world, defines who belongs and can reinforce social inequalities. The lecture series explores the relationship between language and power from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
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    Cultural Analysis Now! (in German)

    What does it mean to read (now)? The lecture series examines reading practices, strategies and contexts in the age of AI and new media.
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    Labor Migration (Online)

    From precarious working conditions to the racialization of migrants, labor migration has shaped the economies, societies and communities of Eastern Europe for more than 200 years.
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    Truth and Lies (in German)

    A transdisciplinary exploration of different aspects of truth and lies, at a time when distinguishing between the two has taken on renewed urgency.
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    Judaism and Islam (in German)

    The lecture series explores the relationships and mutual influences between Judaism and Islam, offering new perspectives on their historical and contemporary entanglements.
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  • Visualisation: Stacked publications with outliers

    Fake Science

    Manipulated images, fabricated data and made-up studies: the lecture series examines how to address scientific fraud and what forms of regulation may be effective.
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