November 19, 2024, 7–9 p.m.
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Leibniz-Saal
Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin
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The event will be in German.
Feeling is a central sense through which we perceive ourselves and our environment. Therefore, it is a very personal and at the same time socially significant sense. How do social changes, technological developments or historical events influence our feelings? What role does physical perception play in this?
According to the historian Ute Frevert, emotions make history. They shape and govern not just individuals but entire societies. Ute Frevert tells of powerful feelings and their impact. Jakub Limanowski explores the interconnections between emotions and behavior at the neuronal level. Looking at the present and the future, the psychologist inquires into the challenges for the “embodied self” in our increasingly technologized world. In her artistic practice, Leda Bourgogne focuses on the sense of touch and explores which stimuli and memories are triggered in us by skin-like and fetishized textiles such as latex. She combines these textiles with paintings that she treats like loving and suffering bodies.
In conversation with our three guests, we will explore the transformations and importance of emotions in our lives, from psychology to art to history. We will illuminate how feeling not only influences and reflects our individual well-being, but also how emotions guide and connect us in society. By bringing together these diverse perspectives, we hope to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how we can talk about feelings to achieve a deeper connection with ourselves and our environment. The discussion will be moderated by Julia Vismann, science journalist and host of the podcast “Wissenschaft und Politik im Gespräch”.
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