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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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Photo | Brut . Feeling Photography – From the Bruno Decharme Collection

Photo | Brut . Feeling Photography – From the Bruno Decharme Collection

Was, wenn Fotografie keine Regeln kennt? Die Ausstellung Photo | Brut . Feeling Photography lädt in eine Welt ein, die jenseits des akademischen Kanons und der Normen des Kunstmarkts existiert. Präsentiert werden leidenschaftliche, eigenständige Bildwelten von Autodidakt*innen, die die Fotografie als Werkzeug der emotionalen Verarbeitung begreifen. Ähnlich wie die Kunstrichtungenen der Art Brut ist auch die Photo Brut von individuellen Leidenschaften, marginalisierten Lebenssituationen und extremen Umständen geprägt. Das FOTO ARSENAL WIEN ermöglicht erstmals in Österreich einen umfassenden Einblick in über…

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Person in schwarzer Kleidung sitzt seitlich im Bild und trägt eine große schwarze Augenmaske. Über dem Bild liegt der Schriftzug "scheinbar genesen", Hintergrund in warmen Rot- und Orangetönen.
Buchvorstellung “Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid” an der HKS Ottersberg

Buchvorstellung “Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid” an der HKS Ottersberg

Am 22. April wird Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger an der Hochschule für Künste im Sozialen Ottersberg sein und im Rahmen der Vorlesungsreihe “Forum Positionen” das Buch “Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid” vorstellen. Das Gespräch findet unter der Moderation von Céline Kaiser statt. Wann? Mittwoch, 22. April 2026, 18:00 bis 19:30 UhrWo? Bibliotheksarbeitsraum (Obergeschoss) der HKS Ottersberg oder Digital (Zoom)https://hks-ottersberg.zoom.us/j/69804308727?pwd=rDJTmlsIbxQx6iwjmskqy0WYpoaUGf.1 Weitere Informationen unter: https://www.hks-ottersberg.de/aktuell/termine/ScheinbarGenesen_Lesung.php “Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid und das Recht auf Hoffnung”ist am 30. September…

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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

Person in schwarzer Kleidung sitzt seitlich im Bild und trägt eine große schwarze Augenmaske. Über dem Bild liegt der Schriftzug "scheinbar genesen", Hintergrund in warmen Rot- und Orangetönen.
#LNF26 Lange Nacht der Forschung (24 April 2026)

#LNF26 Lange Nacht der Forschung (24 April 2026)

“But You Don’t Look Sick” – Making the Invisible Visible — This year, two team members, Monika Pietrzak-Franger and Maria Morata Marco, will present their projects at Lange Nacht der Forschung on 24 April 2026 (17:00-23:00). Have you ever been told you look perfectly fine while having to actively manage pain? At our interactive station at LNF, we explore why the phrase “you don’t look sick” can be more of a burden than a compliment. Inspired by Christine Miserandino’s famous blog post under the same title and her formulation…

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"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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PHOTO | BRUT in Context (9 March 2026)

PHOTO | BRUT in Context (9 March 2026)

Conference at the Robert Capa Center in Budapest — This international conference examines photo brut as an instinctive photographic practice at the crossroads of photography, psychology, psychiatry, art history, art market, and art brut. Organized by the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in cooperation with Foto Arsenal Wien, the event accompanies the exhibitions in both institutions, featuring works from Bruno Decharme’s collection. Through thematic panels and a roundtable discussion, the program addresses art historical, medical, ethical, and art market-related perspectives…

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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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