In recent years, poetry has become increasingly recognized as an art of and in public spaces, addressing large audiences in urban environments as well as on the world-wide web. The two talks shed light on the link between the poetics and politics of public poetries in different media.

The Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series brings cutting-edge scholarship to the public, presented by distinguished experts and members of the Young Academy. This tandem lecture marks the intersection of two large-scale international research projects on “Poetry in the Digital Age” and “Poetry Off the Page”. 

Guest: Claudia Benthien - University of Hamburg
Host: Julia Lajta-Novak - University of Vienna & Alumna of the Young Academy, OeAW

Date: 3 November 2025, 17:00 (CET)
Place: Sitzungssaal, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna

The full programme is available here. 

We kindly ask you to register via this link.

On-site childcare is available upon request. If you need childcare, please let us know by 3 October 12:00 using the registration link above.