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Future in sight: Conference on crisis management and responsibility
Conference at the Goethe University Frankfurt: "After us the flood" examines climate change, solidarity and responsibility. Registration required.
Future in sight: Conference on crisis management and responsibility
The conference “After us the Flood” will take place on May 22nd and 23rd, 2025, which will deal with crisis management between externalization and generativity. The event is organized by Goethe University in collaboration with the Institute for Social Research and the Sigmund Freud Institute. By analyzing the psychological and social mechanisms of climate change, perspectives for joint and responsible action towards future generations should be developed.
The conference will take place at the Sigmund Freud Institute, Myliusstraße 20, 60323 Frankfurt. Thematic focuses are sociological and social psychological-psychoanalytic approaches and philosophical considerations. The aim is to question illusionary perspectives and develop new approaches to solidarity.
Topics and program items
The event will also include a panel discussion entitled “End-time scenarios and generativity on the opera stage”. For this purpose, productions of the operas “Melusine” by Aribert Reimann and “Der Rosenkavalier” by Richard Strauss are used. These artistic contributions are intended to encourage engagement with the topic of the crisis and create new opportunities for experience in order to meet the challenges of climate change ifs.uni-frankfurt.de reported.
Speakers include Dennis Eversberg, Vera King and Christine Kirchhoff. Representatives of the Frankfurt Opera, such as Aileen Schneider and Maximilian Enderle, will also take part in the panel discussion. This diverse cast is intended to open up different perspectives and promote dialogue about the psychosocial impacts of climate change.
Participation and registration
Participation in the conference is free, but registration is required. Those interested can register using a registration link provided. After registration, a confirmation will be sent to ensure participation. For further information please contact Dr. Anke Sauter is available at 069 798-13066 or by email at sauter@pvw.uni-frankfurt.de.
The event not only aims to address the challenges of current climate change, but also how new paths of solidarity and responsibility can be developed from the experiences and perspectives of the present. This occurs against the background that the psychosocial impacts of climate change are both individual and societal in nature Umweltbundesamt.de proven.
The conference “After us the Flood” represents an important step in meeting the psychological and social challenges in the context of climate change and offers a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and networking.