Postsecular Reckonings: Spirituality and Religion in Contemporary Art History and Cultural Studies
Workshop Kunstraum
14. May - 15. May
From May 14 to May 15, the workshop “Postsecular Reckonings” will take place in the Kunstraum (in the Ladenzeile, opposite the library).
The workshop opens on the 14th May with the scenic ritual “MOMENTO MOCHE” by Chicha Express / Emilio Urbay and Sonja Ortiz (from 17.00 to 18.00 at Kunstraum), followed by a lecture by Roberto Strongman (Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara) titled “Postsecular Pilgrimages, Imaginary Sources, Disappointed Returns” (from 18.30 to 20.00 at Hörsaal 5).
This international workshop is dedicated to religious reverberations in artistic and cultural practices, especially throughout the Americas, exploring the spiritual residues of our disciplines and methodologies. The presentations on the second day address contemporary social issues, artistic and curatorial practices, and the museum, focusing on a range of Afro-diasporic, Indigenous, and Mestizo religious actors and sites.
The workshop is organized in collaboration with the Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) and the Gender and Diversity Research Network, and in exchange with the Master-seminar “Postsecular critique: The imprints of religion and spirituality on cultural studies by Sebastián Eduardo Dávila.
If you are not a student from the seminar “Postsecular critique: The imprints of religion and spirituality on Cultural Studies”, please register for the workshop at shk.kunstraum@leuphana.de by 9 May 2025.