Public Lecture: Anne Phillips (LSE): The Politics of the Human Wednesday, 22nd June 2016, 2.15 p.m. The notion of the human and, more specifically, the idea that we share a common humanity, […]
The Politics of the Human
Collecting & the Knowledge of Objects
The Lichtenberg-Kolleg and the Zentrale Kustodie (office for collection development) are hosting a summer school for PhD students interested in the material culture of knowledge. Entitled “Collecting and the Knowledge of Objects, 1700-1900”, […]
“Reason” in the Age of Reason
Lecture: 17 June 2015, 4.15pm The eighteenth century is commonly described as the “Age of Enlightenment” or the “Age of Reason”. While the meaning and significance of “enlightenment” has been widely discussed […]
Open Day 2015
The third edition of the Lichtenberg Kolleg’s Open Day surpassed the tremendous success that this event has seen in the past years. More than 3’000 visitors flocked to our home in Göttingen’s […]
Exhibition Opening: Lichtenberg Lacht!
A warm thank you goes to all the people who have made this event possible — and to all our guests tonight! We are very much looking forward to welcoming you for […]
The Nature of Man
Workshop: „The Nature of Man: Norms and Deviations in the 18th Century” Lichtenberg-Kolleg, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 12th to 14th November 2014 Note: The keynote lectures are public events and no registration is […]
Noumenal Power
Coming Up: Lecture of Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst (Frankfurt) on Noumenal Power on Wednesday 5 March, 4.00pm
Religious Toleration in the Modern World
Introductory Workshop: Religious Toleration in the Modern World Lichtenberg-Kolleg // Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel 29-31 January 2014 2014 marks the start of research cooperation between the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel and the […]
Anne Frank Diaries
The diaries of Anne Frank. Research—Translations—Critical Edition A project of the Lichtenberg Kolleg at the Georg August Universität Göttingen and the Fritz Bauer Institute, Frankfurt Seventy years after the end of the […]
Cultural Mobility
Workshop: Cultural Mobility between Britain and Germany in the 18th Century This workshop will explore the relationship between British and German textual cultures in the eighteenth century, with particular emphasis on the […]