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Invitation to Monika Pietrzak-Franger's talk "Living with Long COVID" (part of the lecture series "Visual Culture, Photography and Medicine")
20 May, 6:30 pm: Monika Pietrzak-Franger speaks about “Living with Long COVID: Health Literacy, Patient Experience and Photography”

20 May, 6:30 pm: Monika Pietrzak-Franger speaks about “Living with Long COVID: Health Literacy, Patient Experience and Photography”

Monika Pietrzak-Franger’s talk is part of this semester’s lecture series “Visual Culture, Photography and Medicine: Bodies, Technologies and the Politics of Seeing” and will be held on Wednesday, 20 May, 18:30-20:00 pm, at Hs.C1, Campus AAKH (Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Vienna). The effects of Long Covid remain palpable worldwide, despite the official ‘end of the pandemic’. This continues to raise questions about the individual, social and political dimensions of this condition. Long Covid is an exemplary case for a growing number…

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Ringvorlesung "Geschlecht und Diversität" (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, SoSe 2026)
Ringvorlesung “Geschlecht und Diversität in der Medizin” an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck

Ringvorlesung “Geschlecht und Diversität in der Medizin” an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck

Im Sommersemester 2026 findet an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck unter der Leitung von Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Sabine Ludwig, MSc, MA, eine Ringvorlesung zum Thema “Geschlecht und Diversität in der Medizin in den deutschsprachigen Ländern: ‘Gendermedizin’ neu gedacht” statt. Wann: donnerstags oder dienstags, 18.30-20.00 Uhr (Präsenz und per Livestream) Wo: Audimax, EG, Fritz-Priegl-Straße 3, 6020 Innsbruck Monika Pietrzak-Franger wird am Donnerstag, dem 11.6., einen Vortrag zum Thema “Leben mit Long Covid – Aspekte von Geschlecht und Diversität” halten. Webseite der Veranstaltung

"Visual Culture, Photography & Medicine: Bodies, Technologies & the Politics of Seeing" - Lecture Series March-June 2026. In the background: Hand with Rings, a print of one of the first x-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923) of the left hand of his wife Anna Bertha Ludwig. It was presented to Professor Ludwig Zehnder of the Physik Institut, University of Freiburg, on 1 January 1896.
Lecture series “Visual Culture, Photography and Medicine: Bodies, Technologies and the Politics of Seeing” (11 March-17 June 2026)

Lecture series “Visual Culture, Photography and Medicine: Bodies, Technologies and the Politics of Seeing” (11 March-17 June 2026)

This summer term, stemming out of a close cooperation between University of Vienna and FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, this lecture series equips MA students with a theoretically grounded, media-literate understanding of how medicine operates as a cultural system of images, spaces, and narratives – and how these shape lived realities in powerful, often invisible ways. Medicine has never been a purely scientific enterprise. It is deeply embedded in cultural imaginaries, visual regimes, and aesthetic practices: from anatomical atlases, hospital architecture, and…

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Lecture course “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

Lecture course “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

The summer term 2026 edition — How have visual cultures shaped our understanding of health, identity, and justice across time? From the woodcuts of 17th-century broadsheets to the fast-paced, algorithm-driven world of TikTok, the public sphere of health information has always been deeply intertwined with media, politics, and power. This lecture series, led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger, invites you to explore the ever-evolving relationship between health, visual representation, and societal inequities. Join us as we explore the ways medical…

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Lecture series “Health in Society”

Lecture series “Health in Society”

Starting with an opening event on 18 March, the lecture series “Health in Society” (organised by the Health in Society Research Network) will focus on the many factors health depends on that go beyond the individual and interact with each other. Each unit will bring two members of the research network into dialogue. They will speak from their respective disciplinary perspectives on a common, socially significant topic and then engage in conversation with each other and the audience. On 2…

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Winter Term (’25/’26) Cultural Studies/Medical Humanities Lecture: “Culture, Health and Justice”

Winter Term (’25/’26) Cultural Studies/Medical Humanities Lecture: “Culture, Health and Justice”

This term, our very own Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger will take a critical look into the intertwining of medical practice, representations, and health politics in this new lecture series. The development of the public sphere of health information has been profoundly shaped by a wide range of media, spanning from 17th-century broadsheets to contemporary social platforms like TikTok. This lecture will provide a critical overview of the patterns, developments, and characteristics of both historical and contemporary visual cultures of health….

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New Lecture Series “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

New Lecture Series “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

How have visual cultures shaped our understanding of health, identity, and justice across time? From the woodcuts of 17th-century broadsheets to the fast-paced, algorithm-driven world of TikTok, the public sphere of health information has always been deeply intertwined with media, politics, and power. This lecture series, led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger, invites you to explore the ever-evolving relationship between health, visual representation, and societal inequities. Join us as we explore the ways medical concepts like health, disease, illness, and…

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