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MESH-Launch

 

We are happy to announce the official launch of the MESH Research Hub, which takes place at the University of Cologne on October 20. We invite all interested colleagues to attend the welcome addresses and inaugural lectures by Humboldtprofessor Kate Rigby and Visiting Professor Ursula K. Heise and join us at the reception afterwards.

 

Thursday, 20th October 2022, Neues Seminargebäude (main campus)

4:00

Welcome

Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Axel Freimuth, Rector of the University of Cologne

Prof. Dr. Stefan Grohé, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

4:30

Inaugural Lecture Humboldt Prof. Dr. Kate Rigby

“Transformative Research for a World of Wounds: Perspectives from the Environmental Humanities”

5:00

Keynote Lecture Prof. Dr. Ursula Heise

“Normal Apocalypse: Climate Change and Narrative”
Visiting Professorship for Public Humanities 2022

Introduction: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Hinsch, Director of the Wissenschaftsforum zu Köln und Essen

6:00

Reception