In the summer term of 2025, the METAPHOR TALKS series of CRC 1475 will continue. The aim of this lecture series is to foster exchange with researchers outside our interdisciplinary research network. The focus is on discussing their perspectives on metaphor and/or religion in the context of the work of CRC 1475. Once again, six guests with diverse academic backgrounds have been invited:
MON, 28 APR 2025, 14:30–16:00: “Sterben für. Passion als Gabe und Stellvertretung” | by Prof. Dr. Julia Stenzel (Leibniz Uni Hannover)
MON, 12 MAY 2025, 16:15–17:45: “The Structure and Religious Significance of Verbal, Conceptual, and Visual Metaphors” | by Dr. Jacob Hesse (Ruhr University Bochum)
MON, 26 MAY 2025, 16:15–17:45: “Ava und der Heilige Geist. Religiöse Metaphern im Werk der ersten deutschen Dichterin” | by Prof. Dr. Anja Becker (Uni Bremen)
MON, 23 JUNE 2025, 16:15–17:45: “Varieties of Metaphor in Religious Images of the 16th century and the potential of Theoretical Approaches” | by PD Dr. Marius Rimmele (Uni Konstanz)
MON, 30 JUNE 2025, 16:15–17:45: “Pantheon and Meta-tropology: Metaphors, metonymies, synekdochai and personified abstracta in divine names from India and Iran to Greece, Rome and Beyond” | by Dr. Velizar Sadovski (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
MON, 3 JULY 2025, 14:30–16:00: “Colours, Metaphors and Emotions: What do ancient languages have to say?” | by Dr. Camilla Di Biase-Dyson (Macquarie University Sydney)
