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Marie Mouroum during sporting activity – her right leg is raised above her head in a high kick.

“The Greatest Joy is Rediscovering Yourself”– Marie Mouroum is an international stuntwoman and graduate of the University of Potsdam

From karate training in Berlin as a martial arts world champion to a film set in New York, from the lecture hall in Potsdam to a stunt shoot in …
Black and white illustration on a blue background: symbolic image with a figure in a tuxedo holding a picture in front of them.

Computer Linguist Daniil Skorinkin Answers the Question: What is Stylometry?

Stylometry is … counting words. That sounds silly, doesn’t it? And not even the interesting words! We count words that seem meaningless to the …
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Katharina Philipowski

Verse Novellas - Medieval, rhyming, and worth listening to

Lecherous priests, cunning students, rebellious genitals—the characters in medieval verse novellas are extremely colorful. But unlike fables or fairy …

“I Didn’t Study Law Just for the Rich and Beautiful“

Lawyer Christian Schertz on his Standards and the „TikTok Generation“

Whether artists, politicians, or rock stars – lawyer Christian Schertz has represented many celebrities and has thus become a person of public …
View into the showroom

Self-Narratives and Traces of Upheaval – Melanie Franke Widens the View for Art History and Narratives from the GDR

When Wolfgang Mattheuer’s work “Die Ausgezeichnete” (1973/74) (The Award-Winning Woman) was shown for the first time in 1974 at the Albertinum in …
A mountain made of books. There is a tree at the top.

Can Reading Give Us a Better Understanding of Nature? Literary scholar Sabine Röttig researches ecological children’s literature

Gundula Priebe is the only one who regrets that the century-old linden tree in her village is to be chopped down – in favor of traffic. Since the girl …
Dr Katharina Rein in her office.

Threefold Magic – Technology, Tricks, and Show Effects

Sophisticated card tricks, floating objects, or alleged mind reading: Hardly anyone has not been amazed by the illusions and spectacles of …
Maja Linke in her office.

33 Questions to Maja Linke, Professor of Artistic Practice Specialising in Painting/Graphics

In what way is asking a question an emancipatory act? And what does responding have to do with responsibility? Is it possible to conduct artistic …
Eli Friedlander

From Kant’s Philosophy to Benjamin’s Aesthetics – The Israeli Philosopher Eli Friedlander Is a Guest at the University of Potsdam

Wer sich die Gemälde von Franz Marc ansieht, findet neben expressionistisch und fast kubistisch anmutenden Formen vor allem eins: satte, …
Aerial view of a lake in the forest.

Accomplishing More Together – New DFG Research Group Investigates How People Unite to Face Global Challenges

Media information 08-04-2024 / No. 020

Which cooperative practices and theories can we use to tackle the urgent global challenges of our time? What forms of cooperation and networking to …