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Public Lectures & Events

Peter Stamm am Lesepult seiner Lesung bei vollem H?rsaalKartsen Becker/Universit?t Bamberg
Poetikprofessur der Germanistik - Lesung mit Peter Stamm

The following offers are not only aimed at members of the university, but rather at all who are interested. Simply come along on the day!

→ events in May

→ view the lectures and events of our chairs
→ interdisciplinary offers

Regular Activities

In May of 2025...

DateEventTimeRoomLanguage
05.05.25Panel discussion “Middle Ages - Education - Culture” with Dr. Tilman Spreckelsen, Volker Gallé, and Dr. Ulrich Steckelberg7 p.m.U2/00.25German
07.05.25Dr. Dmitrii Bresler: “You Crucify Freedom, but… the Mind Is Indominable: The Pragmatics of Yulii Rybakov's and Oleg Volkov's Artistic Action of 1976” 2:15 p.m.

OK8/02.04

or via Zoom

Russian
12.05.25Prof. Francis Seeck: “Classism. The Forgotten Form of Discrimination?”6:15 p.m.U5/02.22German
12.05.25Mats Pfeifer, M.A.: “'Reconquista' and ‘Convivencia’. Reception und Communication of the ‘Spanish Middle Ages’ between Appropriation and Idealization”7 p.mU2/00.25German
13.05.25PD Dr. Thomas Schmidts: "Architectural Ceramics for the Late Antique Imperial Residence in Trier ? Production, Networks, and Construction Activity Reflected in Brick Stamps"6:30 p.m.KR12/02.18German
15.05.25

Dr. Rolf Quednau: Art History Evening Lecture

(Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Huth)

6 p.m.KR12/02.01German
19.05.25Prof. Dr. Christian Sch?fer: “What Was a (Philosophy) Lecture Like in the Middle Ages? And What Became Relevant Beyond the Universities?”7 p.m.U2/00.25German
20.05.25Dr. lic. Ana Mateos Orozco: "The Formation of al-Andalus Through Archaeology. A Multidisciplinary Approach"6:30 p.m.KR12/02.18English
21.05.25Rememberance Culture as a Task for Schools? - The Film Project “When Times Change” by the Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasiums in Bamberg; film screening, project presentation, and panel discussion5 p.m.M3N/02.32German
21.05.25

Dr. Henrike Haug: Art History Evening Lecture

(Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Huth)

6 p.m.KR12/02.01German
22.05.25Workshop “Arabic, Javanese and Malay Islamic Literature in Southeast Asia and the Diaspora”3-7 p.m.SP17/00.13English
26.05.25Prof. Dr. Alexander Schubert: “When the Old Emperors Get Tired: New Paths for the Middle Ages”7 p.m.U2/00.25German
27.05.25PD Dr. Heléna Tóth: “Ars moriendi in Socialism. The Topos of the ‘Good Death' in Hungarian Literature, 1960-1980”6:15 p.m.U2/02.04German

Interdisciplinary Offers

All events are in German.

English and American Studies

Archaeological Sciences, Heritage Studies, and Art History

All events are in German.

Protestant Theology

  • Guest Lecture by Dr. Khegan Delport (guest from South Africa) - “The Phenomenon of the Trinity: An Appreciation and Critique of Jean-Luc Marion” (April 29, 2025, 6:30-8:30 p.m., MG2/01.02)
  • Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Marcia Pally - “The US Religious Right: Christians For and Against It - Why and What are They Doing Today?” (June 23, 2025, 6:15-7:45 p.m., U2/01.33)
  • Current lectures
  • Theology Forum - lecture series each winter term (October to February)

Geography

All events are in German.

  • Geographical Colloquium (each from 6:15-7:45 p.m., room KR12/02.18)
    • Prof. Dr. Julia Meister: “Human-Environment Interactions in the Ancient Egyptian Nile Delta: Geoarcheological Perspectives” (April 24, 2025)
    • Prof. Dr. Georg Stauch: “Eifel Reservoirs - An Archive of the Anthropocene?” (June 5, 2025)
    • Prof. Günter Müller-Czygan: “Sponge City - Urban Development in Times of Climate Change” (June 26, 2025)
  • Historical Geography Bamberg e.V:
    • April 25–27, 2025: Historical-Geographical Weekend in Pottenstein
    • July 24, 2025: Annual General Meeting (followed by closing celebration at the Wilde Rose Cellar)
    • August 28 – September 6, 2025: Lithuania Excursion (Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaip?da)
    • December 2025: Historical-Geographical Christmas Party at Klosterbr?u Bamberg
    • Further information about the events on Instagram
  • Events and lectures in cooperation with the Southeast Europe Society e.V.

German Studies

All events are in German.

  • Opening reading by Alina Bronsky at the ETA Hoffmann Theater: May 7, 2025, 7 p.m.
  • Three poetics lectures in which Alina Bronsky introduces her work and writing (each in room U2/00.25, An der Universit?t 2), on the following dates:
    • Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
    • Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
    • Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Following the lecture series, a research colloquium on the work of Alina Bronsky in cooperation with the International Artists' House Villa Concordia will take place: July 23-25, 2025

further information and contact

History / European Ethnology

All events are in German.

Catholic Theology

Communication Studies

Middle Eastern and Oriental Studies

  • Bavarian Orient-Colloquium (Thursdays starting April 24, 2025, 6:15 p.m. (c.t.), Schillerplatz 17, room SP17/00.13)
    • April 24: “Theocracy in Transition: Discursive Shifts in Norms in the Islamic Republic of Iran” (German)
    • May 22 (3:00–7:00 p.m.): Workshop “Arabic, Javanese, and Malay Islamic Literature in Southeast Asia and the Diaspora” (English)
    • June 5: “The Role of Poetry in the Literature of Cyprus” (German)
    • June 12: “Discipline and Punish: On the Practice of Regulating Public Morality in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” (German)
    • June 26: “Queering Islamic Art: Gender Diversity and the Critique of Sexual Normativity in Contemporary Art of the MENA Region” (German)

Romance Studies

  • Guest lectures at the chair of Romance Literature (Spanish)
    • Dr. Philipp Kampschroer (Universidade Católica Portuguesa): “Schiller in Portugal: A Handwritten Translation of Wilhelm Tell from 1848” (June 3, 2025)
    • Prof. Dr. Andreas Kurz (Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico): “The Transformation of the Commited Author Nelly Campobello into a Representative of an Innocent Girl's Perspective or a Na?ve Witness to the Events of the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1917” (provisional title) (June 3, 2025)

Slavic Studies