Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS)

From 12.11.2024, Foyer CATS Library
This exhibition explores the multiplicity of home and complexities of transcultural identity through the works and life of composer Lam Bun-Ching. In celebration of her 70th birthday, it offers a first view at and chance to listen to her personal collection, which was acquired by the CATS Library in 2022. [More...]

This lecture series examines how visions of the "end of times" shape historical narratives and periodization. Through political revolutions, religious apocalypses, and natural disasters, it will explore the tensions between time, temporalities, and our perception of the future. [More...]

The Ruperto Carola Lecture Series for the current winter term 2024/25 is titled “Freedom?! The University as a Space for Discourse”. By discussing the crucial role universities play in building and strengthening democratic societies, the lecture series picks up the theme of the current year of science, freedom. The Ruperto Carola Lecture Series 2024/25 is organized by Christiane Brosius (HCTS) and Barbara Mittler (HCTS, ZO). [More...]