Working Groups

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    The Activated Museum

    This working group investigates the emergence of the “new museum,” starting in the 1960s, as a site of the reconfiguration of humanities practices.

  • event announcement for "Verlegen als Humanities in Action" at Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus on April 23, 2026

    Publishing

    The working group addresses the genealogies and politics of publishing, from historical accounts and publishers’ narratives to contemporary perspectives on the impact of AI on the making, writing, and reading of  books.

  • event announcement for a workshop in October 2025

    Extractive Humanities

    This working group explores the history of the humanities through a global and material lens, examining the complex interplay between intellectual practices and the material resources that underpin them.