Past Event Category: Democracy
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Jul 22026: Jule Govrin, “Verbotene Körper? Demokratische Sorge und körperliche Selbstbestimmung in Zeiten autoritärer Austerität”/”Forbidden Bodies? Democratic Concern and Bodily Self-Determination in Times of Authoritarian Austerity”
Jule Govrin
Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin
Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Jule Govrin “Verbotene Körper? Demokratische Sorge und körperliche Selbstbestimmung in Zeiten autoritärer Austerität”/”Forbidden Bodies? Democratic Concern and Bodily Self-Determination in Times of Authoritarian Austerity” July 2, 2026 19:15 pm CET With Martina Wernli Senatssaal of Humboldt University Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin The lecture will be held in German. …
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Apr 162026: Marina und Herfried Münkler, “Bürgerschaft und Mediale Verfügbarkeit. Transformationen des Demokratischen in der Plattformdemokratie”/”Citizenship and Medial Availability. Transformations of the Democratic in the Platform-Democracy”
Marina and Herfried Münkler
Volkstheater Wien, Rote Bar
Vienna Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/vienna Marina and Herfried Münkler, “Bürgerschaft und Mediale Verfügbarkeit. Transformationen des Demokratischen in der Plattformdemokratie”/”Citizenship and Medial Availability. Transformations of the Democratic in the Platform-Democracy” Volkstheater Wien Rote Bar 16 April 20:00 CET Moderator: Roland Innerhofer (Universität Wien) The lecture will be held in German. Entrance is free but please reserve your …
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Mar 202026: Renato Moro, “A Disputed Resistance: The Memory of Anti-Fascism in Italy (1945-2025)”
Renato Moro
Aula Organi Collegiali, Rettorato, Building CU001, piazzale Aldo Moro 5
Renato Moro, “A Disputed Resistance: The Memory of Anti-Fascism in Italy (1945-2025)” 20 March 2026, 11:00AM CET Livestream the talk here Rome Mosse Lecture Rettorato, Building CU001, piazzale Aldo Moro 5 Aula Organi Collegiali Welcome Address: Umberto Gentiloni (Sapienza Università di Roma) Maria Cristina Marchetti (Direttrice DiSp, Sapienza Università di Roma) Skye Doney (George L. …
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Mar 52026: Daniel Kehlmann, “The Long Night Comes to an End”
Daniel Kehlmann
Deutsches Haus, 420 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027 Event RSVP
RSVP here Lecture Description: For good reason, there is currently a great deal of discussion about how a society that has lost its democratic freedom can find its way back. Less thought is given to what that “afterward” might actually look like in concrete terms. Here German literature offers suggestive points of reference. Alfred Döblin, …
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Feb 252026: Kristin Surak, “Migration in the 21st Century: What Elite Mobility Reveals About the Present and Future of International Migration”
Temple University, Japan Campus Access 1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-0004
The Inaugural Mosse Lecture in Tokyo, Japan, presented by Temple University, Japan Campus Kristin Surak “Migration in the 21st Century: What Elite Mobility Reveals About the Present and Future of International Migration” Date & Time: Wednesday, 25 February 2026 18:00-19:30 Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus Access (Parliament) 1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-0004 Registration: Attendance is …
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Feb 172026: Film Screening, Johan Grimonprez, “Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat”
Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin
Film Screening: “Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat” Directed by Johan Grimonprez 17 February, 2026, 7:00PM CET Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin (Pei Building) Languages: French, English, Russian Run Time: 150 minutes This viewing has been organized in partnership with the Humboldt University Mosse Lectures, for the Winter 2025/26 lecture series. Visit https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/ for more details. Lecture …
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Feb 132026: Hisham Matar, Daniel Mendelsohn, “Exile”
Hisham Matar, Daniel Mendelsohn
Remarque Institute, NYU, 60 5th Ave 8th Floor New York, NY 10011
Exile was a deeply personal and profoundly intellectual theme for two generations of European writers, including George and Hilde Mosse, as well as the Institute’s namesake: Erich Maria Remarque. Living in exile deeply influenced how Europeans—especially exiled Germans, European Jews, and Russians—abroad thought of their relationship to the homelands to which they aspired to return. Some sought …
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Feb 52026: Alan Pauls, “The Coup Factor”
Alan Pauls
Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin
Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Alan Pauls, “The Coup Factor” Senatssaal of Humboldt University February 5, 2026 19:15 CET Moderator: Ulrike Vedder (Humboldt University) The lecture will be held in English. Lecture Series Description: Writing at the beginning of the 20th century, Max Weber observed that, owing to its internally rationalized structure, the modern bureaucratic …
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Jan 272026: Film Screening, Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, “The Sixth”
Directed by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin
Film Screening: “The Sixth” Directed by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine 27 January, 2026, 7:00PM CET Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin (Pei Building) Languages: English Run Time: 106 minutes This viewing has been organized in partnership with the Humboldt University Mosse Lectures, for the Winter 2025/26 lecture series. Lecture Series Description: Our starting point is …
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Jan 222026: Kim Lane Scheppele, “Counter-Constitutions: On Being the Object of a Coup”
Kim Lane Scheppele
Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin
Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Kim Lane Scheppele, “Counter-Constitutions” Senatssaal of Humboldt University January 22, 2026 19:15 CET Moderator: Ethel Matala de Mazza (Humboldt University) The lecture will be held in English. Lecture Series Description: Writing at the beginning of the 20th century, Max Weber observed that, owing to its internally rationalized structure, the modern …