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WORKING PAPER SERIES

First Metaphor Papers published

The first contributions of the working paper series “Metaphor Papers” of the CRC 1475 have been published and are available online.

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Apply now: Short-Term fellowships for the CRC 1475

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1475 “Metaphors of Religion” at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Germany, offers Short-Term Fellowships for International Master's Graduates and Ph.D. Candidates available between April and December 2024.

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PODCAST

Neue Folge des Interview-Podcasts DIE ÜBETRAGUNG veröffentlicht

In Episode 4 spricht Tatjana Scheffler über Computerlinguistik, Künstliche Intelligenz und Religion in Online-Foren.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

DGfS 2024 workshop “Computational approaches to metaphor and figurative language”

The Call for Papers for the DGfS workshop is open until 1 September 2023.

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PODCAST

Jetzt anhören! Die neue Folge des SFB-Interview-Podcasts DIE ÜBERTRAGUNG

In der dritten Folge von „Die Übertragung“ begrüßt Moderator Tim Karis den Sprecher des SFB: Volkhard Krech. Der Professor für …

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PODCAST

Out now: The second episode of CRC's interview podcast DIE ÜBERTRAGUNG

In the second episode of “Die Übertragung”, Rosel Pientka-Hinz, Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, is the guest of …

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INTERVIEW

„Entkopplung von der Welt“: Jens Schlieter über die Transzendenz der Fahrzeugfahrt

Prof. Dr. Jens Schlieter ist Außerordentlicher Professor für systematische Religionswissenschaft an der Universität Bern und forscht unter anderem zur Theorie …

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INTERVIEW

“Metaphors of Authority and Differentiation”: Dagmar Schwerk on the Use of Metaphors in Bhutanese Legal Codes

Dr. Dagmar Schwerk is a Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Religion at Leipzig …

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The first episode of SFB's interview podcast DIE ÜBERTRAGUNG is now available everywhere!

In the first episode of "Die Übertragung" our host Tim Karis talks to the philosopher of religion Knut Martin Stünkel. …

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“Much” MoRe: CRC annual meeting in the “Bergisches Land”

At the end of September, the first annual meeting of the CRC 1475 took place in Much, a small town …

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INTERVIEW

“Marvelous Pieces of Sanskrit Poetry”: Roy Tzohar on Metaphorical Perspectivism in Aśvaghoṣa's Works

Dr. Roy Tzohar is an associate professor in the Department of East and South Asian Studies and Philosophy Department at …

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Job posting: Research Associate (m/f/d, fulltime)

Research Associate (m/f/d, fulltime, salary TVL E13), from Dec 1, 2022 until Jan 31, 2025. Application deadline: Oct 15, 2022 …