Research Area
“Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts”
Event
„Fest der Vielfalt"
veranstaltet von: Universität Innsbruck, Tiroler Landesmuseen, Stadtarchiv Innsbruck
25. Juni 2022, 11:00-20:00 Uhr, rund um das Volkskunstmuseum und die Theologische Fakultät
Young Research
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The Research Area “Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts” is an association of various disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences, which investigates diverse forms of cultural contact.
We understand and analyze culture as a dynamic source of creativity and a space that can give rise to something new, but also as a source of conflict, including violence and war.
We view our research as
- a reflective process that is not restricted to specific topics but also focuses on the role of knowledge and scholarship therein;
- a collaboration of various disciplines that each contribute their own skills while learning and drawing from each other;
- and a contribution to a critical public dialogue on topical social and political questions.
Contact
University of Innsbruck
Research Area
“Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts”
Innrain 52d
6020 Innsbruck, Austria
+43 512 507-39820
fsp-kultur[at]uibk.ac.at