2 Jun

In the Silence of Memory. “Exodus” and Istria.

Veranstaltungsort: O.0.01

he lecture will present the book with the above title, which, on the basis of individual and collective memories, deals with a taboo subject in Slovenian history, the so-called exodus of the (mostly) Italian population from Istria after the Second World War. The research examines the reasons for the "exodus" and the lives and relations of those who stayed and those who came to create the new social reality of Istria. The novelty of the research is the ethnological analysis of the memories of the people, which are considered not only from a historical point of view, but also in their emotional context, expressing fears, feelings that still today remain "in the silence of memory".

8 Jun

WiWi_Guest Lecture: Good Governance: Practices of Local Development from Ukraine

Veranstaltungsort: HS 3

HS 3 or online: https://classroom.aau.at/b/sag-pdl-7ki-cmbThe presentation presents the successful cases of local development of those territorial communities in Ukraine where Dr. Rastvorova used to work as an expert for local development in the period of 2020-2021. Dr. Rastvorova will talk about the Ukrainian context of local and regional development, the implementation of decentralization reforms, and the results of two big projects on local development in different regions of Ukraine, covering in total 12 territorial communities. She will also give an update on how these territorial communities manage to resist in the situation of the current war and how they apply the implemented practices of good governance nowadays.--------------------Asking for donationsWe really ask you to make any charity donation to help the foundation: Impulse.UA to support Ukrainian people.https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ImpulsUA-Letter-with-Requisites.pdf

8 Jun

IT does not stop

Veranstaltungsort: Z.1.09

We live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore. Here, the Corona pandemic has also acted as an accelerator/magnifier demonstrating that the future of our digital society is here with all its possibilities, but also shortcomings.In his talk, Hannes Werthner will briefly reflect on the history of computer science, and then discuss the need for an interdisciplinary response to these shortcomings. Such an answer is the Digital Humanism, which looks at this interplay of technology and humankind, it analyzes, and, most importantly, tries to influence the complex interplay of technology and humankind, for a better society and life. In the second part he will discuss this approach, and show what was achieved since its first workshop in 2019, and what lies ahead.

10 Jun