Science communication in times of war
Forced migrant communities have often faced conflict in their countries of origin. Direct experiences of displacement and violence present many questions to those who have grown up fleeing war. Together with RECET and Radio ORANGE 94.0, Eurozine presents its very first youth project, reaching out to young adults with migrant backgrounds living in Vienna. Students engage with researchers and media workers, participating in open forums and podcast workshops, gaining professional skills and articulating their views on how to learn from war analysis.
All project-related content will we published on this site.
“Vom Wissen der Jungen” / “Knowledgeable youth” is a science communication project funded by the City of Vienna.
UPCOMING EVENTS
23 January 2024, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Mag. Dominik Stegmayer
Location: Kolingasse 14-16, 4 th floor 4.28, 1090 Vienna
Topic: Sudden entrepreneurs
29 January 2024, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Ass. Prof. Dr. Zsófia Lóránd
Location: Kolingasse 14-16, 4 th floor 4.28, 1090 Vienna
Topic: Women under the banner of friendship
Please let us know, if you’re interested in joining the event or if you have any further questions: Carine Chen, c.chen@eurozine.com
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
18 December 2023, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Dr. Agata Zysiak
Location: Kolingasse 14-16, 4 th floor 4.28, 1090 Vienna
Topic: Bleaching blue collars
29 November 2023, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Olena Yermakova, M.A.
Location: Kolingasse 14-16, 4 th floor 4.28, 1090 Vienna
Topic: The way home
30 November 2023, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Mag. Martin Gumiela
Location: Kolingasse 14-16, 4 th floor 4.28, 1090 Vienna
Topic: Jeans, Chocolate and Personal Computers: The Polonia firms in late
state-socialist Poland
7 November 2023, 15:30-17:00
Open Forum with Lukas Becht, M.A.
Location: Bikes and Rails (Gemein und Gut), Emilie-Flöge-Weg 4, 1100
Vienna
Topic: Children of the twenty-first century
Read more about the event here.
Please let us know, if you’re interested in joining the event or if you have
any further questions: Carine Chen, c.chen@eurozine.com
16 May 2023, 12:30-14:00
Open Forum with Dr. des. Fabian Baumann
Location: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, Seminarraum 3, 1090 Vienna (Uni Vienna)
Topic: Choosing Ukraine, then and now.
Read more about the event here.
28 March 2023, 12:00-16:00
Twelve Ukrainian students (aged 16) of the Education Hub FREE PEOPLE met at Bikes and rails (workshop room provided by voluntary association Gemein und Gut) to kickstart the youth project together with Eurozine team members. The workshop, designed in the format of a focus group, was facilitated by RECET managing director Irena Remestwenski.
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18 April 2023, 12:30-14:00
Open Forum with Dr. Mischa Gabowitsch
Location: Bikes and Rails (Gemein und Gut), Emilie-Flöge-Weg 4, 1100 Vienna
Topic: Monuments in times of war
Read more about the event here.
Please let us know, if you have any further questions: Anna Klein, office@eurozine.com
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2 May 2023, 12:30-14:00
Open Forum with Dr. Rosamund Johnston
Location: Bikes and Rails (Gemein und Gut), Emilie-Flöge-Weg 4, 1100 Vienna
Topic: The lives and afterlives of Cold War weapons
Read more about the event here.
Please let us know, if you have any further questions: Anna Klein, office@eurozine.com
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