In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. On Tuesday, 2 December, Dr Isabella Hermann, science fiction expert and author, will give a lecture on the topic "Future without fear: Anti-dystopia as resistance to negative futures" from 7 to 8.30 pm. The lecture series is being organised in cooperation with the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, which is also the venue for the event.

Knowing, working, becoming - radical questions about science, art and technology

The lecture series is dedicated to ways of producing knowledge beyond classical academic processes. It discusses contemporary forms of knowledge generation, examines digital infrastructures and knowledge archives and questions the distribution of power in determining what is considered knowledge. Scientific communication is addressed as well as the use of modern technologies that are constantly changing our perception of knowledge. Under what conditions can science act credibly and effectively? And what role do transparency, participation and critical reflection play in the production of knowledge?

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