This international workshop provides a forum for discussing ongoing research in the field of Anthropocene Studies in literary studies and the wider humanities from Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and the US.

Schedule:

11:00 – 11:30   Opening Remarks & Introduction Eva Horn

11:30 – 12:30   Bernhard Malkmus (Newcastle University) - "Racing Standstill: The Tragedies of the Anthropocene"

Coffee Break

13:00 – 14:00   Sebastian Klinger (University of Vienna) - "Habitability in the Anthropocene: A Key Concept Across Earth System Science, Cultural Theory and Literary Writing"

Lunch Break

15:00 – 16:00   Hannah Spector (Pennsylvania State University) - "Educational Responsibility in the Time of the Anthropocene"

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30   Vera Thomann (University of Zürich) - "The Epic in Small Scale: Textual Origins and Aesthetics of Production in Max Frisch's Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän."

17:30 – 18:00   Closing Discussion

End  |  Aperitif & Dinner

Attendance is free, please register via e-mail to:

contact.anthropocene-network@univie.ac.at