Annika Roux – Academy in Exile

18. May 202620. May 2026

Academy in Exile at the Global Gallery

Two Academy in Exile projects (Gardens of Refuge and Family-based challenges to individual and gender rights: lived experiences of Afghan migrant youth in Germany) were presented at the 2026 TU Dortmund University International Office’s Global Gallery. The Global Gallery presents outstanding projects and initiatives with an international … more info

4. May 20264. May 2026

Rethinking belonging through the University of Cincinnati’s own Garden of Refuge

AiE alumna and current University of Cincinnati graduate student, Fatemeh Rezaei, is interviewed about the AiE initiative Garden(s) of Refuge. You can find it here. … more info

16. April 202621. April 2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – Recently Concluded

Academy in Exile offers 9 Residential Fellowships

Academy in Exile recently invited nine scholars at risk for 12-month fellowships at TU Dortmund University and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen. Eligible were scholars from any country who have a PhD … more info

19. March 202624. March 2026

The Garden(s) of Refuge Symposium

Date: April 14, 2026Location: Clifton Court Hall, Room 5280, University of Cincinnati The Garden(s) of Refuge project, conceptualized by Vanessa Agnew, includes a Miyawaki micro-forest on TU Dortmund’s campus and a corresponding landscaped space on the University of Cincinnati’s campus, dedicated to fostering a sense of … more info

10. February 202631. March 2026

Mate, Dezso. “Gypsy” Genesis: Reclaiming Romani Memories and Resilience. Heidelberg University Press, 2026.

Back CoverThis book aims to provide readers with a detailed account of the “Gypsy”, and a manifesto for reclaiming Romani memories and recognition by addressing the phenomena of resilience through intergenerational emancipatory narratives and agencies. It is based on five years of extensive research, including … more info

2. February 20262. February 2026

Festival of Ideas: Artists Responding to Permacrisis

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4. November 20254. November 2025

Artemenko, Natalia. “The phenomenology of post-risk society”: temporal configurations of modernity.” Studies in East European Thought, October 24, 2025.

Abstract The article puts forward a research agenda for the new field of phenomenology that I call “the phenomenology of post-risk society.” The goal of the latter is to establish the boundaries and indicate the essential linguistic markers of the research field which allows us … more info

15. October 202512. November 2025

Call for Applications: AiE offers 5 Residential Fellowships in Germany

Application deadline is 30 November 2025 Academy in Exile invites scholars at risk to apply for 12-month fellowships at TU Dortmund University in Dortmund and the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen. Eligible are scholars from any country who have a PhD … more info

3. July 20253. February 2026

International Visitors Planting a Ceremonial Tree

Prof. Jason Young and Sheri Sytsema-Geiger from the University of Michigan, USA, met with representatives of the Academy in Exile team, the International Office at TU Dortmund University, the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University Alliance Ruhr New York to discuss … more info

26. June 202526. June 2025

Commemorating World War II

Date: 01.07.2025Time: 12:00 – 14:00Location: Emil-Figge-Straße 50, Room: 3.405 … more info