22 24 Sep 2021 SymposiumWriting Letters to ExtraterrestrialsTo be extra-terrestrial, or extra-earth, might imply excess or spillover from the earthly, being expelled from Terra, or the desire to leave the Earth altogether. It might invoke fears or excitement of greeting an alien other to Earth, or perhaps instead reveal fantasies of being able to leave a damaged Earth behind and become oneself extra-terrestrial. 27 28 Sep 2021 SymposiumLatexCritical Inflections on (Neo)Extractivism in Latin AmericaThe symposium seeks to examine and question the different modes of extractivism that have marred and marked the histories of Latin America and the Caribbean. 26 Oct 2021 20 00 LectureAndreas CremoniniPrekäre Verkörperungen: Die Figur des Helden zwischen Exemplarität und SingularitätWas ist ein Held, eine Heldin? Eine Figur, die bestimmte menschliche Eigenschaften, verkörpert, die wir für exemplarisch halten und Dinge tut, die vorbildlich sind?
