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November 24, 10:00: "Grandmother Wisdom": A Guest Lecture by Claudia J. Ford

Grandmother Wisdom: Ecocritical Insights of African American Women at the Intersection of Ecology, Culture, and Spirit Claudia J. Ford, PhD 24 November 2025, 10:00-11:30 (CET) HS 47.02, Heinrichstraße 78A/EG

Shared Life: Forum Theatre by Interact

Emergency meets emergency. Many older adults receive professional care at home — around the clock. To provide this, so-called "24-hour caregivers" leave their often distant homes. In “Shared Life”, they tell their stories — of closeness and connection, friction and conflict. Together with the InterACT ensemble, they bring these challenges to the stage and invite the audience to look closer — and to help create change. Touching. Moving. Boldly political.

A New Edition of CIRAC CINEMA is out!

You are invited to the new CIRAC CINEMA edition!

Encounters in Ultimate Situations. Philosophical Practice and Palliative Care in Dialog

Dying, death, and grief often lead to philosophical questions October 10–12, 2025, University of Graz

Nina De Bettin Padolin Awarded the Fulbright Dissertations Prize 2025

Dr. Nina De Bettin Padolin has been awarded the Fulbright Dissertation Prize 2025 by Fulbright and the AAAS

Conference: SEE Aging Graz 2025

Transforming Representations of Aging in Southeast European Literature and Film September 25–27, 2025 University of Graz

Master's Module "Health Humanities"

Start in Summer Semester 2026 Open to all Master level students

We Welcome Our New CIRAC Fellow, Dr. Heike Hartung!