For this summer term there are not lab meetings planned. If you want to get in touch, please write to archipelagolab@leuphana.de.
May 21 2025
10am-6pm
Kunstraum, Leuphana
After four and a half years of the MA Kulturwissenschaften: Kritik der Gegenwart – Künste, Theorie, Geschichte (Critical Studies), alumni are organizing a one day symposium during which theses that have resulted from the program are presented. One major strength of the study program is the exchange among students. Thus, it seems only logical to get together at the end of our shared time at Leuphana, to take some time to explore the different perspectives our masters provided, how they evolved individually and what form a conversation between them might take.
On May 21st six (soon to be) alumni are getting together to present their master theses. The program will be in German.
| 10.15 Uhr Begrüßung |
| 10.30 Uhr - Elena Stolberg Das politische Erbe der “Wages for Housework”-Bewegung: “Care Income”, “Basic Income” und “Commons” |
| 11.30 Uhr - Anton Wegener Hormonwirksame toxische Chemikalien in Zeiten moralischer trans Panik: endokrine Disruptoren, Reproduktion und heternormative Machtformationen |
| 12.30 Uhr - Valerie Tollhopf Connecting Trans and Animal Struggles Beyond Trans* New Materialism - A Marxist Approach |
| 13.30 Uhr Mittagspause |
| 14.30 Uhr - Leon Follert (Selbst-)Kritisches Weißsein: Rassismuskritik und Dekolonialität im dokumentarischen Film |
| 15.30 Uhr - Ilkay Aydemir Negative Affektivität als Modalität des Werdens in Semra Ertans Lyrik |
| 16.30 Uhr - Marie Lynn Jessen Das Taxidermische Museum |
The symposium is open to anyone, and we warmly invite you to attend, discuss, and gather some insights into our research projects.
In the evening there will be a get together in the ArchipelagoLab.
The talks will be streamed via Zoom. If you would like to listen there, please send a message to marie.l.jessen@stud.leuphana.de.
Organized by Leon Follert and Marie Lynn Jessen.
April 16 - May 10 2025
Exhibition and program
Kunstraum, Leuphana Universität
“Queer, Life, Freedom” is an immersive exhibition that explores the journey of exile, identity, and resilience through photography, text, installation, and performance art. Divided into three distinct spaces—Iran, Turkey, and Germany—the exhibition invites visitors to experience the emotional and physical realities of displacement and survival. By combining personal artifacts, soundscapes, and visual storytelling, the project confronts the enduring impact of rejection and the ongoing fight for acceptance and belonging.
Accompanying the exhibition is a rich program, part of which is a public reading club, organized in collaboration with the ArchipelagoLab.
You can find the program here.