Armen Avanessian
Programme: “Planeten Zeiten Denken” (in German)
Date: Friday, 5. September, 17:00-18:00
Venue: ifk arkaden
Free Entry!
Armen Avanessian studied philosophy and political science in Vienna and Paris, as well as literature in Bielefeld. After completing his dissertation, he worked for several years as a freelance journalist, editor, and in publishing in Paris and London, and from 2007 to 2014 at the Free University of Berlin. In 2011, he was a visiting fellow at the German Department of Columbia University, and in 2012, a visiting fellow at the German Department of Yale University. In recent years, he has held several visiting professorships and lectureships at various art academies in Nuremberg, Vienna, Basel, Copenhagen, Paris, Hamburg, and California (CalArts). He’s professor for media theory at the Zeppelin Uni, Friedrichshafen. For several years, he was editor-at-large at MERVE Verlag and organized the weekly theory series “Armen Avanessian & Enemies” at the Volksbühne Berlin. His books have been translated into numerous languages.