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Zentralinstitut für Lateinamerikastudien (ZILAS) mit Leiterin und Faculty member M. Lay Brander erhält Auszeichnung

Das Zentralinstitut für Lateinamerikastudien (ZILAS) der KU hat am dies academicus am 21.5.2026 den Preis der Maximilian Bickhoff-Universitätsstiftung in erhalten. Leiterin des ZILAS und gleichzeitig Mitglied der Faculty des GK “Practicing Place” ist Prof. Miriam Lay Brander. Im Mittelpunkt der Forschung des ZILAS steht Lateinamerika als Weltregion, in der sich viele große Transformationsprozesse in besonderer […]

Jens Temmen on “Wer baut da oben das Dorf” in the context of the Artemis mission to the moon (Deutschlandfunk, March 30, 2026)

We’ve brought plenty of moon rocks back to Earth. They’ve long since been analyzed, and the moon’s surface has been mapped. Yet NASA is now sending astronauts back up there. What’s it all about? American dominance—on the moon and in space. Our Faculty Member Jens Temmen gives insights into American strategies. You can listen to […]

Workshop with Oliver Marchart, Vienna

We are pleased to welcome OliverMarchart, Vienna, philosopher, sociologist, and professor of Political Theory at the University of Vienna, for a lecture at the RTG.

Call for papers: “Un/common Place(s)” – International Conference, February 10-12, 2027

The RTG “Practicing Place” is organising a conference in collaboration with the America Institute, LMU Munich on the topic of  UN/COMMON PLACE(S), at Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, and the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, GermanyFebruary 10th – 12th, 2027. Confirmed keynote speaker ist Fred Moten, NYU, and Martina Tazzioli, Università di Bologna. Please find the call here. […]

Exploring Venetians’ Spaces, Imagining Future Places: RTG goes to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

Feliciana Chiaradia, February 2026 Venice welcomed us with a stunning sunset over the lagoon. As our train from Munich passed across the water, we could see the mirrored sun reflecting through both windows: a perfect prelude to our journey. The RTG trip to the Biennale of Architecture began early that morning, and everyone was enjoying […]

Our faculty member Jens Temmen on “Deutschlandfunk Kultur”

Listen to the interview our faculty member Jens Temmen gave on Deutschlandfunk Kultur on thursday Febuary 5th. He speaks about “The new belief in progress among tech billionaires” investing in colonies on Mars instead of climate protection on Earth, selling space travel as a promise of salvation for the future. Real earthly problems are being […]

Call for papers – EPSSE Pre-conference workshop June 2026 – co-hosted by the RTG

EPSSE Pre-conference workshop June 2026  co-hosted with RTG “Practicing Place” co-organized by Imke von Maur & Robert Schmidt The Power of (Dis-)Placing: Affect, Practice and the Political We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the 2026 EPSSE pre-conference workshop on The Power of (Dis-)Placing: Affect, Practice and the Political. The EPSSE is […]

Happy holidays!

The members of the RTG “Practicing Place” wish all associates, all former and future guests, all board members and interested scholars around the globe happy holidays and a peaceful and wonderful 2026!

Ulla Stackmann’s dissertation on ” Sonic Stagings of U.S. Postwar Audiopoetry” is published with Brill

Former coordinator of the RTG “Practicing Place” Ulla Stackmann published her thesis on “Sonic Stagings of U.S. Postwar Audiopoetry. Practices, Configurations, and Contexts of Poetry on Sound Carriers (c. 1950s—1980s)” in the Brill series “DQR Studies in Literature”. We are pleased to share that Ulla Stackmann will publish her forthcoming book, Sonic Stagings of U.S. […]

Jessica Balling, RTG fellow, defended sucessfully her thesis in October

Congratulations to Jessica Balling on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation on „Placing Nations. Praktiken, Orte und die sozial-räumliche Aushandlung von Nationen durch Nationalparks in Slowenien und Argentinien“. Jessica Balling was fellow in the first cohort of the RTG Practicing Place, and member of the Economic Geography research group. Her supervisor was Prof. Hans-Martin […]