KÄTE HAMBURGER CENTRE
FOR CULTURAL PRACTICES
OF REPARATION (CURE)
NEWS
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Two volumes of the new series Cultural Reparations published with De Gruyter|Brill
Europe’s challenging task for the future is to reshape its relationship with the world. Today, shared perspectives can no longer be achieved solely through the investment of more technology, money or natural resources, but arise primarily from reparative processes. The new open-access series Cultural Reparations, published by the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE, has grown out of this research perspective – in literature, music, translation, rituals, and other contexts.
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It’s Society, Stupid! Grounds – and Pitfalls – of Infrastructure
CURE Director Markus Messling will deliver an invited talk at the Volkswagen Foundation symposium “Humanities and Cultural Studies 2040: New Horizons and Developments”, exploring the kinds of infrastructure the humanities and cultural studies will need in the coming years.
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—CURE Summer School 2026 – „Beyond Division“
The second CURE Summer School will be held at Villa Vigoni from 21 to 25 September 2026, in cooperation with with ZfL Berlin and partner institutions in Lisbon, Paris, Naples, and Trieste. Titled “Beyond Division”, it will explore cultural practices that process, resolve, or hinder processes of fragmentation. The keynote speaker will be the writer Véronique Tadjo.
EVENTS (selection)
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Villa Vigoni – Deutsch-Italienisches Zentrum für Europäischen Dialog
22017 Menaggio, Lago di Como, ItalienVilla Vigoni – Deutsch-Italienisches Zentrum für Europäischen Dialog
22017 Menaggio, Lago di Como, ItalienCURE Summer School 2026 – „Beyond Division“
The second CURE Summer School will be held at Villa Vigoni from 21 to 25 September 2026, in cooperation with with ZfL Berlin and partner institutions in Lisbon, Paris, Naples, and Trieste. Titled “Beyond Division”, it will explore cultural practices that process, resolve, or hinder processes of fragmentation. The keynote speaker will be the writer Véronique Tadjo.
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Tagungszentrum Schloss Herrenhausen
HannoverTagungszentrum Schloss Herrenhausen
HannoverIt’s Society, Stupid! Grounds – and Pitfalls – of Infrastructure
CURE Director Markus Messling will deliver an invited talk at the Volkswagen Foundation symposium “Humanities and Cultural Studies 2040: New Horizons and Developments”, exploring the kinds of infrastructure the humanities and cultural studies will need in the coming years.
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Innovation Center A2 1, Seminarraum 3.05
Universität des SaarlandesInnovation Center A2 1, Seminarraum 3.05
Universität des SaarlandesKäte Hamburger Welcome Reception 2026
The Käte Hamburger Centre CURE will welcome its 2026/2027 cohort of fellows on 21 October 2026 with a festive opening event at Saarland University’s Innovation Centre. The opening lecture will be delivered by Isaac Bazié, a professor of comparative literature at the Université du Québec and member of CURE’s Academic Advisory Board. After the keynote, the new CURE fellows will present their research in German, English, and French.
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