Monday, 3 November 2025
Start: 5:00pm CEST
ÖAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences
Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series:
"Poetry / Publics / Politics: The Uses of Poetry in Public Spaces"
Claudia Benthien (University of Hamburg)
Julia Lajta-Novak (University of Vienna & Austrian Academy of Sciences)
In recent years, poetry has become increasingly recognized as an art of and in public spaces, addressing large audiences in urban environments as well as on the world-wide web. The two talks shed light on the link between the poetics and politics of public poetries in different media.
The Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series brings cutting-edge scholarship to the public, presented by distinguished experts and members of the Young Academy. This tandem lecture marks the intersection of two large-scale international research projects on “Poetry in the Digital Age” and “Poetry Off the Page”.
Please register using the QR code or visit www.oeaw.ac.at/junge-akademie/sitzungen/1/news-details/young-academy-distinguished-lecture-series
Organiser: Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Contact: Christina Bierbaumer, christina.bierbaumer@oeaw.ac.at
Please note that photos and video recordings (image and sound) may be made during the lecture.
