Older press releases
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24. October 2008
How Christian was the West?
Inaugural Lecture, "Beyond the ‘Christian Occident’: Boundary Lines in the Religious History of the Middle Ages," by Prof. Dorothea Weltecke
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22. October 2008
“University of Excellence” Konstanz: Building Y is officially Opened
Construction Project Y2 Commences.
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16. October 2008
“We don’t need to pop the champagne corks…”
In October 2007 the University of Konstanz was awarded the seal of excellence. The Center of Excellence “Cultural Foundations of Integration” had already been launched a year earlier. Will the champagne corks be popping now?
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10. July 2008
Top diplomat to speak on international crisis management
A lecture by top diplomat Gunter Pleuger on Monday 14 July will round off the “Crisis and Intervention – or Crisis of Interventionism?” lecture series at the University of Konstanz.
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9. July 2008
How do societies construct boundaries? The Konstanzer Meisterklasse 2008
This year's Konstanzer Meisterklasse will open on July 16 with a lecture by Thomas Luckmann and John R. Searle.
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7. July 2008
Our man in Africa
Arne Perras, correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s African office, spoke at length on Africa’s crisis zones and the role of the international community.
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25. June 2008
Inaugural Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg: Labor’s malcontents. On the historical epistemology of the social sphere
In his inaugural address titled “Labor’s malcontents. On the historical epistemology of the social sphere” Professor Bernhard Kleeberg will examine the origins of modern sociological theories of poverty and social disintegration.
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19. June 2008
Journal No. 1 – Traces of a Lost Film
Hito Steyerl’s video installation documents the search for a Bosnian film that was lost in the upheaval of the Yugoslavian Civil War. The installation will be on exhibition from June 28.
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18. June 2008
Extreme Experiences in War Zones – An Eyewitness Report
Dr. Arne Perras, the Süddeutschen Zeitung’s correspondent for Africa, will explore the question of why African countries are so frequently rocked by outbreaks violence and atrocities.
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6. June 2008
University of Konstanz signs lease for Schloss Seeburg
Representatives from the University of Konstanz and Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau (Switzerland) today signed a leasing agreement that will secure a new home for the Institute for Advanced Study.