• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
    Raum 00.026, Universitätsstr. 19, EG, Schwarz-Weiß-Saal

    Universality and (micro-)history: the case of Champollion

    Markus Messling, director of the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE, will deliver the Ruth Klüger Lecture, hosted by the graduate research training group “Literature and the Public Sphere” at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. In the lecture, he will present his book Kulturtod und Reparation: Der Fall Champollion (Cultural death and reparation: the case of Champollion), which is due to be published shortly with Matthes & Seitz Berlin as the first volume in CURE’s Reparationen series.

  • Käte Hamburger Centre CURE
    Neugrabenweg 4
    66123 Saarbrücken

    Limites de L’Empathie

    Dominique Rabaté – one of the foremost scholars today of contemporary French literature – will visit the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE for a workshop. The discussion with the centre’s fellows and team will be based on Rabaté’s most recent book, Limites de l’empathie (2025).

  • Institut d’Études Françaises, Villa Europa,
    Kohlweg 7, 66123 Saarbrücken

    Literature and Empathy

    In a time marked by proliferating forms of identitarian ascription, Dominique Rabaté invites us to consider identification as a paradoxical, dynamic, and ambiguous process: one that involves an art of withdrawal, accompanied by a critical engagement with our subjective and moral boundaries.

  • Innovation Center A2 1, seminary room 0.01
    Saarland university

    Erinnerungsräume der Gewalt, Vertreibung und Flucht: Transgenerationelle und transnationale Perspektive

    The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.

  • Alte Feuerwache,
    Landwehrplatz 1,
    66111 Saarbrücken

    Longing for Autocrats: Richard III.

    A discussion series jointly hosted by the Saarland State Theatre and the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE in cooperation with SR kultur. Panel discussion on the play „Richard III.“ featuring Albrecht Buschmann (Käte Hamburger Kolleg) and Romana Weiershausen (Universität des Saarlandes), moderated by Jochen Erdmenger (SR kultur).

  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

    Freistätte #8: Reparative Reading

    On 28 January, CURE director Christiane Solte-Gresser will deliver a keynote lecture entitled “Reparative Narration: How the Story Continues” at the comparative literature workshop “Freistätte 8: Reparative Reading”, held at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and organised by CURE alumna Judith Kasper and Anna Iakovets.

  • Käte Hamburger Centre CURE
    Neugrabenweg 4 | 66123 Saarbrücken

    Tuesday seminar series in June

    On the first Tuesday of each month, one or two fellows discuss the current state of the research they are conducting during their fellowship. The Tuesday Seminar Series serves as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and a deeper exploration of research focused on cultural practices of reparation.

  • Käte Hamburger Centre CURE
    Neugrabenweg 4 | 66123 Saarbrücken

    Tuesday seminar series in May

    On the first Tuesday of each month, one or two fellows discuss the current state of the research they are conducting during their fellowship. The Tuesday Seminar Series serves as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and a deeper exploration of research focused on cultural practices of reparation.

  • Alte Feuerwache,
    Landwehrplatz 1,
    66111 Saarbrücken

    Longing for Autocrats: Käsch und Naziss

    A discussion series jointly hosted by the Saarland State Theatre and the Käte Hamburger Centre CURE in cooperation with SR kultur. Panel discussion on the play Käsch und Naziss featuring Jörn Didas (Adolf Bender Centre) and Christiane Solte-Gresser (Käte Hamburger Centre), moderated by Tilla Fuchs (SR kultur).

  • University of Amsterdam & Online

    Cultural Practices of Reparation: Aims and Case Studies 

    On 20 February, CURE Director Markus Messling will deliver a lecture on “Cultural Practices of Reparation: Aims and Case Studies” as part of the REPAIR Lecture series organised by the Anthropology Department of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

  • Käte Hamburger Centre CURE
    Neugrabenweg 4 | 66123 Saarbrücken

    Tuesday seminar series in February

    On the first Tuesday of each month, one or two fellows discuss the current state of the research they are conducting during their fellowship. The Tuesday Seminar Series serves as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and a deeper exploration of research focused on cultural practices of reparation.

  • Kulturgut Ost,
    An d. Römerbrücke 5,
    66121 Saarbrücken

    The Saar as a Worker | La Sarre ouvrière

    What would a world look like in which not only humans, but also rivers, could claim their rights in court? On 4 July 2026, French writer, philosopher, and curator Camille de Toledo, together with the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) and regional and international partners, invites you to a civic forum on this question – focussing specifically on the river Saar.