Konstanzer Meisterklasse 2012
The Konstanzer Meisterklasse is an international annual convention of renowned scholars and a group of doctoral and postdoctoral Fellows from the cultural and social sciences. It provides a supportive and stimulating environment for intensive debate and intellectual exchange. In the morning sessions, one of the Masters gives a lecture, in the afternoon there are short presentations by Fellows.Talks
Mon, 23 July
Prof. Randall Collins
"Solidarity and Violence: the Emotional Dynamics of Situations"
Tue, 24 July
Prof. Dr. Alois Hahn
"Sociology of Emotions"
Thu, 26 July
Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff
"Staging Emotions? Demonstrative Behavior in Medieval Rituals"
Fri, 27 July:
Prof. Randall Collins
"Emotional Energy from Interaction Rituals motivate social behavior and personality"
Sun, 29 July:
Prof. Dr. Aleida Assmann
"Problems of Empathy in Shakespears Othello"
Mon, 30 July:
Prof. Randall Collins
"Recent micro-sociological research on emotions and violence"