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Category: Culture and Society

Interview & Opinion

9 May 2023

Politics and policies in ruins

Opinion: Naif Bezwan

The magnitude of the damage caused by the earthquake in Turkey can also be attributed to structural corruption, says political scientist Naif Bezwan, who has been studying Turkish domestic and foreign policy for many years. As a guest contributor to scilog, he analyses the catastrophe that was “doubly inevitable” and takes a discerning look at […] Continue reading “Politics and policies in ruins”

Projects

8 May 2023

Art helps to raise awareness about climate change

While the impact of the climate crisis on the environment is very real, it is often talked about in abstract terms. An arts-based research team has found a way to present stark climate figures so as to make them tangible. The researchers combine urban design, scientific measurement data and art in interactive landscape scenes. Conducting […] Continue reading “Art helps to raise awareness about climate change”
Mauthausen Memorial, Austria

Interview & Opinion

3 May 2023

“These social situations were multi-layered and complex”

Interview: Jonas Vogt

Contemporary historian Gerhard Botz has dedicated his academic life to studying National Socialism. Most recently he has carried out in-depth research on the Mauthausen concentration camp. In this interview he talks about the significance of the camp, its “grey areas” and past episodes that are still taboo today. Continue reading ““These social situations were multi-layered and complex””
Ariane Sadjed

Portrait

27 April 2023

Looking beyond stereotypes

By Jonas Vogt

Ariane Sadjed has always had a problem with the one-dimensional images of modern Iran that she encountered both inside and outside of academia. A cultural scientist, Sadjed has been conducting anthropological research on the topic of “being Jewish in Iran” for ten years. What has struck her quite often in the process is the discrepancy […] Continue reading “Looking beyond stereotypes”
Young stylish woman in T-shirt

Projects

24 April 2023

The impact of stereotypes on consumer behavior

Perceiving a brand as high-quality or cheap, ascribing good or bad qualities to the country it comes from, and the level of impact of people who use branded products – all of these factors influence our purchasing decisions every day, including at an unconscious level. Images evoking negative connotations have the greatest impact. Continue reading “The impact of stereotypes on consumer behavior”
Fayum Basin, Egypt

Projects

11 April 2023

What court proceedings on papyri reveal about life in the Roman Empire

Egypt was once a province of the Imperium Romanum, and papyri found there provide information about the court cases of that time. Researchers in Vienna who are investigating and reclassifying these historical sources are convinced that they not only provide information about life in Egypt, but are also relevant for our view of the Roman […] Continue reading “What court proceedings on papyri reveal about life in the Roman Empire”

Projects

3 April 2023

How contagious is aggression in computer games?

One out of every two people in Austria do it: playing games on the computer. It is a rising trend, and the impact of first-person shooters, in particular, is the subject of heated debate. Social psychologist Tobias Greitemeyer has investigated social contagion based on the following two questions: do games involving violence promote aggression in […] Continue reading “How contagious is aggression in computer games?”

Projects

13 March 2023

Exile equates with translation

The Exil:Trans research group explores the hitherto overlooked trajectories of persons who managed to flee the terror of the Nazi regime and became active as translators in exile. The project raises awareness of the importance of translating as a bridge between different worlds and cultures. A freely accessible database now provides tangible proof of the […] Continue reading “Exile equates with translation”
Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019)

Projects

27 February 2023

The IMF generation: development aid as reflected in African literature

Exploited by colonialism and deprived of power: what does modern East African literature tell us about how the Kenyan population coped with measures of economic and social development? A transdisciplinary study of literature by Martina Kopf, an African literature scholar, zooms in on how the population perceives the impact of “well-intentioned” development cooperation and neoliberal […] Continue reading “The IMF generation: development aid as reflected in African literature”
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow

Projects

20 February 2023

Art museums and foundations of Russian oligarchs

Over the past fifteen years, Russian billionaires and their foundations gained influence at home and abroad and became significant players in the Kremlin’s soft power politics. Their activities became increasingly strategic and globally networked. Historian Waltraud Maria Bayer has addressed their evolution in the first comprehensive basic study on the topic. Continue reading “Art museums and foundations of Russian oligarchs”

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