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Anniversary Year 2026





The year 2026 gives our center two reasons to celebrate: 25 years ago, the GGK was launched as the first graduate centre in the humanities and social sciences in Germany, and five years later, the GCSC was founded within the framework of the German Excellence Initiative. Both successes go back to the initiative and plans of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ansgar Nünning, the founding and managing director of both institutions until 2025, and to the collective effort of an interdisciplinary team of principal investigators that network with us throughout JLU.

 

We are celebrating this double anniversary with a series of events that focus on both the plurality and the programmatic approaches of an interdisciplinary Study of Culture. As a special highlight, our anniversary conference entitled "Response-Abilities: Professing the Study of Culture in Times of Disruption, Entanglements, and Transformation" takes place on 25-26 June, 2026.

 

Regular updates on these and other events in the anniversary year can be found here on our homepage.

 

Curious to read a concise history of the center? Then click here!

 

GGK/GCSC Anniversary Conference, 25-26 June, 2026


Our center is currently organizing an international anniversary conference (June 25-26, 2026) on the topic of “Response-Ability”. Together with a number of invited inter/national guest speakers, we are going to discuss responsibilities of the study of culture (and the possibilities to respond) in the context of political debates, ecological challenges, and societal concerns. We cordially invite everyone to join the exchange on the role of the study of culture and share your perspective.

Summer Party, 8 July, 2026


On July 8, 2026, we are inviting all members of our community to celebrate the anniversary with us at our GGK/GCSC Anniversary Party. Join us and enjoy an evening of casual celebration!

Special Issue OA Journal “On_Culture” on “Celebration"


Our double-blind peer-reviewed OA journal “On_Culture” is celebrating our double anniversary along its own: Exploring “celebration” as a concept in the interdisciplinary study of culture, this year’s special issue also celebrates 10 years of On_Culture and its 20th issue. Explore all contributions here.

Post/Doctoral Research Communication Series “Culture Matters: Research Communication Series"



Over the course of the entire anniversary year, our post/doctoral members are involved in various research communication projects under the framework “Culture Matters”.