Events (Archive)

Archive of events that were organised or supported by the ZeM. It is possible to sort the events by year or by type of event. The archive can also be searched for specific keywords. Or go to upcoming events.

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Conference Colloquium Lecture series Talk Film screening Workshop Excursion Exhibition

Thu
18 December 25

17.00 - 19.00 h

Talk

ZeM LECTURE “Die Flow-Maschine. TETRIS als Urszene der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie”

Dr. Johannes Pause (University of Luxembourg), Prof. Dr. Heiko Christians (University of Potsdam)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

and online via Zoom

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Wed
17 December 25

18.00 h

Talk

Freya Glomb: “Was bleibt – ICH WAR NEUNZEHN als Erinnerungsfilm”

Film and Lecture Series at Filmmuseum Potsdam "Konrad Wolf - Dialoge mit der Gegenwart", Freya Glomb

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Tue
16 December 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Kim Albrecht: “Data Visualization as Abstract Realism”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Kim Albrecht (Folkwang University Essen)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Tue
09 December 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

[canceled] Sven Lütticken: “Lethal Abstraction and Alter-Abstractions”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Sven Lütticken (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Leiden University)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Wed
03 December 25

18.00 h

Talk

Michael Wedel: “Auf anderen Wegen. Rückblicke auf das Frühwerk Konrad Wolfs”

Film and Lecture Series at Filmmuseum Potsdam "Konrad Wolf - Dialoge mit der Gegenwart", Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Tue
02 December 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Sabine Eckmann: “Abstraction, Sensation and the Digital”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Sabine Eckmann (Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Fri
28 November 25

14.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Reading Colloquium “Platformatizations”

Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Tue
25 November 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Isabel Wünsche: “Beyond Western Avant-garde Approaches: Abstraction in a Global Cross-Cultural Dialogue”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Isabel Wünsche (Constructor University Bremen)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Wed
19 November 25

18.00 h

Talk

Christian Pischel: “‘Bremsweg zu lang’. Eine Poetik der Zeitenwende in DER GETEILTE HIMMEL”

Film and Lecture Series at Filmmuseum Potsdam "Konrad Wolf - Dialoge mit der Gegenwart", Christian Pischel

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Tue
18 November 25

18.15 - 19.15 h

Lecture series

Till A. Heilmann: “Sharpness Abstracted”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Till A. Heilmann (Ruhr University Bochum)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Fri
14 November 25

Workshop

Workshop “Forms of Digital Sovereignty”

Dr. Johannes Bennke (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Prof. Dr. Claus Pias (Leuphana University Lüneburg)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Please register in advance at

Wed
12 November 25 -
Sat
15 November 25

Workshop

4th Network meeting “Camera Studies”

Prof. Winfried Gerling (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam)

Location

Freie Universität Berlin

Registration

Internal workshop of the network “Camera Studies”

Wed
12 November 25

18.00 - 20.00 h

Talk

ZeM LECTURE “Meeting Bodies: The Human, the Camera, and the Operation”

Prof. Benoît Turquety (University Paris 8/Swiss National Science Foundation), Prof. Winfried Gerling (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Tue
11 November 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Henning Engelke: “‘Zones of Activity’: Abstraction, Digital Culture, and Analog Experimental Film”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Henning Engelke (University of Arts Linz)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Thu
06 November 25

Workshop

Team Meeting “(Con)sequential Images”

Prof. Dr. Chris Wahl (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Internal workshop of the research project “(Con)sequential Images”

Wed
05 November 25

18.00 h

Talk

Lisa Schoß: “Er hat STERNE gemacht und ein bisschen hat STERNE auch ihn gemacht”

Film and Lecture Series at Filmmuseum Potsdam "Konrad Wolf - Dialoge mit der Gegenwart", Lisa Schoß

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Tue
04 November 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Evan Hume: “Abstraction and Redaction in Photographic Archives”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Evan Hume (Iowa State University)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Tue
28 October 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

David Getsy: “Unnatural Relations: Stories of Queer Abstraction in American Art”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", David Getsy (Art History, University of Virginia)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Wed
22 October 25

18.00 h

Talk

Anett Werner-Burgmann: “Junge Frau am Scheideweg. Class und Gender in LISSY”

Film and Lecture Series “Konrad Wolf – Dialogues with the Present,” Anett Werner-Burgmann

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Tue
21 October 25

18.15 - 19.45 h

Lecture series

Raz Ion: “The Apophatic Real: The Multiverse Reasoning of Radical AI”

International Lecture Series "Abstraction Today: The Real and the Imaginary", Raz Ion (DerAffe & Critical Thinking, Vienna)

Location

Online (Zoom)

Registration

Participation via Zoom: Zoom link

Fri
17 October 25

14.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Reading Colloquium “Platformatizations”

Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Wed
08 October 25

18.00 h

Talk

Opening Event “Konrad Wolf – Dialogues with the Present”

Prof. Dr. Susanne Stürmer (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Fürst (Filmmuseum Potsdam), Stefanie Eckert (DEFA Foundation), Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Prof. Torsten Schulz (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Eberhard Geick (Cinematographer), Prof. Peter Badel (Freundeskreis Filmmuseum Potsdam)

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Tickets unter / +49 331 27 181-12.

Sat
27 September 25

18.00 h

Film screening

CLIO award ceremony 2025

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam
Institut der Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Via / +49 331 27 181-12.

Wed
09 July 25

10.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Forum for Doctoral Students

Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

For participation we also kindly ask you to register by e-mail to .

Wed
09 July 25

17.00 - 19.00 h

Talk

ZeM Book Presentation 2025

Prof. Dr. Susanne Eichner (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Didem Leblebici (European University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder), Till Rückwart (Freie Universität Berlin), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM), Prof. Dr. Chris Wahl (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Yulia Yurtaeva-Martens (Freie Universität Berlin), Anna Zaglyadnova (University of Potsdam)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

We kindly ask you to register at .

Fri
04 July 25

14.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Reading Colloquium “Platformatizations”

Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Wed
02 July 25

17.00 - 19.00 h

Talk

ZeM LECTURE “Contaminated Vision: Wolfgang G. Schröter at the Filmfabrik Wolfen”

Katerina Korola, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities), Dr. Steffen Hven (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Fri
06 June 25

14.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Reading Colloquium “Platformatizations”

Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Thu
05 June 25

17.00 - 19.00 h

Talk

ZeM LECTURE “Atmospheres of Thrownness in Experimental Black Cinema: Torque, Ecstasy, and Glitching”

Prof. Rebecca Sheehan, Ph.D. (California State University, Fullerton), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Fri
09 May 25

14.00 - 16.00 h

Colloquium

ZeM Reading Colloquium “Platformatizations”

Prof. Dr. Michael Wedel (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Dr. Michael Ufer (ZeM)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Wed
30 April 25 -
Sat
03 May 25

Workshop

3rd Network meeting “Camera Studies”

Prof. Winfried Gerling (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam)

Location

Philipps-Universität Marburg
on the occasion of the Marburg Camera Award

Registration

Internal workshop of the network “Camera Studies”

Tue
29 April 25

15.00 h

Conference

ZeM Members’ Meeting 2025

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

You can register for the event at .

Thu
03 April 25 -
Fri
04 April 25

Conference

Conference “Who is in charge here? Conceptions of nature, culture and agency in face of the ecological crisis”

Didier Debaise (Université libre de Bruxelles), Katharina Hoppe (Goethe University Frankfurt/Main), Patrick Müller, Marlen Reinschke (Europe University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder)

Location

European University Viadrina
Senatssaal (Main Building, 1st Upper Floor)
Große Scharrnstraße 59
15230 Frankfurt (Oder)

Registration

Marlen Reinschke & Patrick Müller:

Wed
02 April 25 -
Fri
04 April 25

Workshop

Workshop “Data Detours: Or What Happens When You Follow Instructions”

Prof. Winfried Gerling (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam)

Location

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Registration

Internal workshop of the research project “Border Values: Operational Relationships of Climate and Migration”

Mon
17 March 25 -
Wed
19 March 25

Workshop

Team Meeting “(Con)sequential Images”

Prof. Dr. Chris Wahl (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Internal workshop of the research project “(Con)sequential Images”