Events
- 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…. - 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… - Lecture series “Culture, Society and the Media: Visual Cultures & Health”
Culture, Society and the Media class on “Visual Cultures & Health” held this semester on Mondays, 16:45-18:15, at Hs.I NIG
- Foto Wien 2025: Panel discussion “Photography, Medicine and Power” with Monika Pietrzak-Franger
The visual representation of the body—from 19th-century clinical photography to today’s AI-generated diagnostics—has long been a battleground of science, power, and desire. In the context of the Foto Wien Days, you are invited to join us for an exploration of how lens-based media engages with medical visuality, past and present. We will discuss how photographic practices can reclaim taboo or marginalized experiences and help reimagine bodily autonomy, health, and pleasure in the age of algorithmic care. With: In conversation with:… - Impulsvortrag und Podiumsdiskussion “Schadstoffe in Lebensmitteln: Kleine Dosis, welche Wirkung?”
Der Forschungsverband Umwelt und Klima der Universität Wien veranstaltet am 6.5.2025, 18.00-20.00, einen Impulsvortrag von Prof. Thilo Hofmann und eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema “Schadstoffe in Lebensmitteln: Kleine Dosis, welche Wirkung?”. - “Life with Long Covid” – guest lecture followed by a discussion
Monika Pietrzak-Franger holds a guest lecture on the topic of “Life with Long Covid”, followed by a discussion, at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland, on 25 Oct 2024, 5-7 pm - Monika Pietrzak-Franger – invited talk about the state of Medical Humanities in Austria
Monika Pietrzak-Franger gave an invited talk at the Workshop “What are the Medical Humanities? Current Trends and Future Developments” at the Department of Modern English Literature, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
- Internationale Tagung: Threads of Life – Textiles in Medicine and the Arts
Videos of the symposium of 20 June 2023 are now available [in German] - Exhibition: Threads of Life
Opening: 13 Jun 2023, 19:00 – Running: 14 Jun 2023 – 14 Jul 2023 - Monika Pietrzak-Franger – Speaker at NNMHR Congress 2023
This programmatic talk sets the stage for and conceptualizes postdigital health practices as a possible field of inquiry within critical medical humanities. - Lecture Series – Postdigital Health Practices
Interdisciplinary lecture series SS 23 | Mondays 16:45 – 18:15 | NIG Universität Wien - Monika Pietrzak-Franger member of Editorial Board of Re:visit
Editorial Board - “From the Black Death to Covid-19: Airborne Diseases in History Literature and Culture” – Key Note Talk
Key Note Lecture by Prof. Monika Pietrzak-Franger Thursday 17th Nov 6:45pm – 8:15pm - Long- / Post-COVID im Fokus
Talk mit Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger am 23.11. am Universitätsklinikum Bonn - Pandemic Theater and Community-Building: A Conversation with Monika Pietrzak-Franger and Jay Wegman
When: Friday, 16th September 2022, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Where: Deutsches Haus at NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003 - Long Covid Care: Eine Podiumsdiskussion
Montag, 16. Januar 2023 18:30- 21:00 gesponsert von Campus Aktuell, veranstaltet im Rahmen von “Post-Covid-19 Care” - Interview with Monika Pietrzak-Franger for Deutsches Haus at NYURead more about Univ.-Prof. Dr. Pietrzak-Franger’s stay in New York City as Visiting Professor at NYU.
- Resilience: An Explorative Workshop
A workshop sponsored by ÖAW, UW, MUW with Monika Pietrzak-Franger, Henriette Löffler-Stastka, Neil Vickers and Felix Tretter - A Visiodemic – Pandemische Medienwelten und ihre Virulenz
Check out the fantastic results of our Student Workshop at the Internationale Akademie Traunkirchen - Post-COVID-19 Art Worlds: Viral Theatre, Precarity and Medical Humanities
Missed this event? Read up on the conference report and have a listen to our ‘Viral Theatre Podcast’ - Covid Beyond Borders: Rethinking Medical Humanities at the Frontline
An interdisciplinary lecture series – watch the lectures and keynote speakers here - Lecture Series – Medical Humanities: Culture, Sciences, Media
Interdisciplinary Lecture Series SoSe 2020