The fellows in the pilot phase include three senior research associates from the Center for Life Ethics: Peter Bröckerhoff, M.A., (research focus: technologization) questions the boundary between the human and the non-human in his reading circle “Multispecies Communities” and invites all interested parties to listen and join in the discussion.
Dr. Jan Mehlich (research focus: ecologization) presents strategies for talking about global warming on a series of screens: complex theory meets TED rhetoric, sober news meets evocative art. In the audio walk by Dr. Sebastian Müller (research focus: economization), the crossroads becomes the point of divergence for opposing economic and ecological strategies: How do different narratives of sustainability shape political decisions?
Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen, founding director of the Center for Life Ethics: “What does it mean when an order irrevocably collapses? Exploring this question in the interplay between the arts and sciences promises inspiring encounters and dialogues on a pressing issue of our time.”
The opening ceremony will feature speeches by Roland Nachtigäller (Managing Director of the Insel Hombroich Foundation), Ina Brandes MdL (Minister of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Member of the State Assembly), Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Sternberg (President of the Kunststiftung NRW), Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen (Founding Director of the Center for Life Ethics at the University of Bonn), and Florian Malzacher (Artistic Director of the Fellowship Program). The parcours is open to all interested parties and accessible free of charge.
The fellows in the pilot phase are: Peter Bröckerhoff, Corç George Demir, Tuğba Durukan, Enis Maci, Jan Mehlich, Sebastian Müller, Phillip Schulze, and Noemi Weber.
Florian Malzacher is the artistic director of the program.
Another public event is planned for November at PACT Zollverein.
The Center for Life Ethics is dedicated to analyzing and shaping life-changing dynamics in close cooperation with scholars from other disciplines as well as actors from different fields of practice. Ethics is our bridging cross-sectional perspective within the framework of inter- and transdisciplinary research, teaching and consulting. Together, we want to ask the right questions in the face of today's pressing challenges, offer ethical orientation and develop intelligent solutions.