Theory in/as Practice - Practice in/as Theory

• June 19 (Thursday), 2 – 8 p.m.
• C40.501 Central Building

Our closing event will be devoted to reflecting on the initial question of the "Cultures of Critique" Research Training Group: What is the relationship between the theory and practice of critique?

Over the past nine years, our program has focused on critical practices, analyzing their instances, subjects, frameworks, claims to validity, and modes of effectiveness both in their specific situations and in their global interdependencies.

Our research has shown that critical practices cannot be separated from the forms and media of their representation, as they constitute the object of critique and shape its societal effects. Post- and decolonial as well as transcultural perspectives have challenged fundamental assumptions about critique rooted in the Enlightenment, particularly the fact that theoretical models have often emerged from intervening, protesting practices.

During our event, (former) graduate students and guests will reflect on the relationship between theory and practice in their research in short presentations.

A concluding panel discussion with Gertrud Koch (FU Berlin/Leuphana Universität Lüneburg), Premesh Lalu and Maurits van Bever Donker (University of the Western Cape, Cape Town), moderated by Erich Hörl, will examine the societal role of the university.

The workshop is hosted by the DFG Research Training Group “Cultures of Critique“ (Leuphana University Lüneburg) and will be held in English.