Veranstaltung: Leuphana in der Denkerei: Approaching Atmospheres

22.–23.10.2012, Berlin, Denkerei

Organised by the Centre for Digital Cultures (CDC), Leuphana University Lüneburg

Thinking about atmospheres has a rich tradition in German theory - a tradition that currently undergoes a revival (for an overview, see "Atmosphären”, edited by Christiane Heibach 2012). In this workshop we will look at this body of work and match it with new approaches stemming from Anglo-Saxon and East Asian traditions.

We are interested in theories, empirical approaches and atmospheric interventions.

Venue: Denkerei, Oranienplatz 2, 10999 Berlin, Tel: 030-61671001

Monday, Oct 22 (open to all) and Tuesday Oct 23 (closed)

If you want to come, and you are not part of CDC, please get in contact with annett.kosmalski@leuphana.de, and she will send you some more material.

Program Monday, Oct 22, 11AM – 7PM

11.00 - 11.30
Götz Bachmann, Timon Beyes, Miya Yoshida (CDC): Introduction

Part 1: Atmospheres, West and East

11.20 - 13:30:
Marina Sawall (Denkerei): Feelings as Atmospheres
Lucas Murrey (Leuphana/Yale): Atmosphere as Liberation: A few thoughts on the god Liber and his theatre
Miya Yoshida (CDC, Lüneburg): Kuki = Atmosphere?

- LUNCH -

14:30 – 15:30
Oliver Lerone Schulz (CDC): Semblances of Atmospheres
Yuk Hui (CDC): From Context to Atmosphere - a Reflection on language
Stefan Heidenreich (CDC, tbc)

Part 2: Atmospheres, empirical

15:30 – 16:30
Christoph Michels (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland): Researching Atmospheres in Urban Space

- COFFEE -

Part 3: Atmospheres and Interventions

17:00 – 18:00
Nina Wakeford (Goldsmiths, London): Affect, Atmosphere and Intervention: Experiments at/with Intel

18.00 - 19.00
Discussion of potential publications and wrap-up

- 19:00 DINNER -

Tuesday, Oct 23, 9:15 – 12:00

User Research Lab (CDC) with BBC International: Atmospheres, Users, News.

Please note: Tuesday is an internal workshop, not open to the public.