CEU Podcasts
CEU Podcasts is the official podcast feed of Central European University, gathering all of the university's audio episodes in one place. The show features lectures, interviews, panel discussions and research conversations with CEU faculty, students and guest speakers. Episodes cover topics across the social sciences, humanities, public policy, economics and law, reflecting the university's academic life. The feed is aimed at students, researchers and anyone interested in CEU's intellectual output.
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The Medieval Culture of Food – a Case Study of Hippophagy in Medieval Hungary
In this interview László Bartosiewicz, Emeritus Professor of Osteoarchaeology at Stockholm University, discusses his recent research, undertaken with Erika Gál, on hippophagy, the eating of horse meat, in medieval Hungary. He considers their various sources of information and how they compare the archaeological occurrence of horse bones and any cutting marks on those bones, to known, but sometimes
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Seneca Miller
Puzzle Pieces: AI, Analytics and the First Real JobToo many data professionals are letting AI do their thinking. The result is broken pipelines, misaligned projects, and careers that stall at the first real challenge. Learning to use AI as a data analyst effectively, without surrendering the strategic judgement that makes the output valuable, is the capability that separates analysts who advance f
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Ulrich Wohak
Signal Inflation: When Everyone Aces the Test But Nobody Learned AnythingToday our conversation explores why AI did not break academic assessment but made it impossible to verify, introduces the idea of signal inflation in technical fields and argues that sovereignty over decision-making is the one skill students must never outsource to a machine. We also reflect on how the MSBA curriculum at CEU
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Ian Brandenburg
Think, Don't Just PromptOver-reliance on AI is quietly eroding the critical thinking and communication skills that data analytics careers are built on. Analysts who will thrive in the age of AI will be defined not by how well they can prompt a chatbot, but by how well they can think for themselves. Our guest shares how the problem-solving skills he built during the MSBA, transferred directly to l
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Zoltan Toth
Privacy and the AI StackBuilding the right data infrastructure before you find product-market fit is a trap. So is delegating the thinking to AI before you understand the system it is building for you. The question AI in data engineering education must answer now is not how to teach more tools. It is how to teach students to know what is sufficient, and when to push back on AI-generated results. I
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Naida Dzigal
SHOW NOTES Ask the Right QuestionsEntering the analytics profession and discovering that 80 per cent of the job is cleaning dirty data is a reality check that no course prepares you for. Some say that analysts who thrive in an AI-augmented data science career, will be defined not by their ability to prompt a model, but by their capacity to ask the right questions and critically evaluate the answer
Teaching Analytics in the Age of AI - Gabor Bekes
Taste Over TechniqueTeaching data analytics in the age of AI demands a fundamental rethink of what students need to learn, how they are assessed, and what analytical competence actually means when AI can write the code, run the models, and produce the results. This episode explores the rapid collapse of traditional assessment, shares why taste may be the most valuable skill a data analyst can deve
Rulers, Subjects and Loyalty in Thirteenth Century Poland
In this interview, Michał Machalski discusses his recent thesis research into rulers, subjects, and loyalty in 13th Century Poland’. The thirteenth century in Poland was a period of intense turmoil and fragmentation, with many of the nobility battling for supremacy, and for the right to be King, while the Teutonic Knights made increasing incursions into Polish lands.In this complex and fractured
Cultures of Hate and Oppression: Podcasts of the students
The Collaborative Seminar Cultures of Hate and Oppression was coordinated to address the complexities of these topics that are of urgent global importance in our era of continuing discrimination, forced migration, socially sanctioned violence, and war.2026
Cultures of Hate and Oppression: Faculty Reflection on the course
The Collaborative Seminar Cultures of Hate and Oppression was coordinated to address the complexities of these topics that are of urgent global importance in our era of continuing discrimination, forced migration, socially sanctioned violence, and war.2026
Care, Solidarity, and Academic Life in Exile: A Conversation with Volha Davydzik
In this episode of the Protecting Academia at Risk podcast, we speak with Volha Davydzik, a Belarusian researcher working at the intersection of social and political philosophy, feminist theory, and protest studies.Drawing on her experiences across Belarus, China, and Germany, Volha reflects on academic displacement, mobility, care, solidarity, and the challenges of rebuilding an academic life in
What Keeps a University Alive? Resilience and Crisis with Verena Régent
In this episode of Protecting Academia at Risk, Elena Trifan speaks with researcher Venera Régent, WPZ Research, about universities living through war, armed conflict, and systemic crisis.The conversation explores the Erasmus+-funded project CLOUD HED - Disaster Resilience in the Higher Education Sector via a Cloud University Model, which investigates how higher education institutions adapt under
Saint Emeric and His Chaste Marriage
Dorottya Uhrin is an assistant professor at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Medieval History Department. In this interview she discusses her on-going research into the phenomenon of the ‘virgin kings’ that occurred in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in Europe. Dorottya’s work focusses on Prince Emeric, the last surviving son of King Istvan I of Hungary who, according to his saintly lege
You Are Not Alone: A Pocket Guide for Academics at Risk
What happens when academic freedom stops being a principle and becomes a daily negotiation?In recent years, discussions about academic freedom have expanded rapidly. And yet, many scholars, especially those early in their careers, continue to navigate increasing pressure without clear tools, support structures, or even a shared language to describe what is happening to them.This episode brings tog
Apollonius, King of Tyre – a Medieval Blockbuster
In this interview, Anna Boreczky discusses her fascinating research into the medieval illustrations of the story of ‘Apollonius, King of Tyre’ a romance from late antiquity which became a Medieval blockbuster, popular throughout Europe.Anna is an art historian and expert in medieval book culture, and is part of the Fragmenta et Codices research group in Budapest. She starts by telling the story o
Digital Gaming – Doing History Today
In this interview, Olga Kalashnikova and Jan Kremer discuss their on-going research into historical digital gaming. They note that around sixty percent of the population regularly play digital games, and that historical games generally constitute twenty percent of the most popular games, implying that history sells games. Olga and Jan research not only the games and their developers, but most imp
Bringing Science Closer: Trust, Vulnerability, and the Ethics of Engagement
The Collaboration Code is a podcast that explores engaged research and collaborative projects between academic and civil actors. In this second episode, together with Gabi Gőbl, we explore how engaged research can be done together with vulnerable groups in an ethical and non-intrusive way. We also discuss academia's responsibility towards society and the importance of knowledge sharing.The podcast
Not Just Data: Feelings, Doubts, and Hope in Academia at Risk
In this episode, Nadyia Kiss, Tania Arcimovich and Elena Trifan join for an intimate conversation about the emotional side of studying scholars at risk. Instead of focusing on results or policy, they reflect on what it felt like to work in the field: the moments of injustice, helplessness, solidarity, and unexpected hope that shaped their research.The discussion moves from personal biographies to
Auschwitzon túl- magyar zsidó nők lágernaplói
Pillanatképek 2.0 - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.Az Auschwitzban 1944 tavaszán és nyarán végrehajtott tömeggyilkosság a magyarországi holokauszt legtragikusabb fejezete és annak központi történeteként ismert. Mintegy 110 ezer nő és férfi élte túl a szelekciót és a náci hadiipar utolsó, végsőkig kizsákmányolhatónak
A hidegháború kialakulásának második világháborús gyökerei
Pillanatképek 2.0 - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.A podcast előadás arra keresi a választ, hogy milyen összefüggésben álltak a második világháború utolsó éveiben a szövetséges hatalmak között kialakult ellentétek a hidegháború elindulásával. A posztrevizionista hidegháborús történeti iskola (J. L. Gaddis és társai)
Nyilasellenes zavargások Csepelen 1944 decemberében
Pillanatképek - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.1944 decemberében olyan események játszódtak le Csepelen, amelyekre sem korábban, sem azt követően nem volt példa, a németek által megszállt és nyilas uralom alatt álló Magyarországon. Csepel lakossága szinte egy emberként tagadta meg a település déli részének kiürítésér
A 104 éve született Szenes Hanna emlékezete Magyarországon az illiberális fordulat után
Pillanatképek - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.Azt gondolnánk, hogy valaki, aki egy ország nemzeti hőse, akit a zsidó Jeanne d’Arc-nak neveznek, és Anna Frankhoz hasonlítanak, aki több nyelvre lefordított jelentős irodalmi életművet hagyott hátra, az sikerrel vívja majd meg harcát a történelmi tetteket végrehajtó nők
Menekültkérdés a háború alatt Baranya vármegyében
Pillanatképek 2.0 - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.A második világháború éveiben a Magyar Királyság egyik fajsúlyos társadalmi-gazdasági problémáját jelentette az ország területére érkező, vagy azon áthaladó menekültek kérdése. A (kényszer)migrációs folyamatok hátterében különböző okok álltak: etnikai, vallási vagy p
Hogyan (ne) tanítsuk a holokausztot
Pillanatképek - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.A magyar szélsőjobboldal és a Horthy-korszak kutatójaként számos alkalommal hívtak művelődési intézményekbe és iskolákba, hogy tartsak előadást az érdeklődő nagyközönségnek és diákoknak a Horthy-kori antiszemitizmusról és holokausztról. Ismeretterjesztő kiadványok, kiáll
A múlt jövője: DEGOB jegyzőkönyvek új megvilágításban
Pillanatképek2.0 - nyitott akadémia a második világháború történetéről.Az MTA II. világháború története albizottság előadássorozata.2021-ben indítottuk el a „Revisiting Early Testimonies of Hungarian Jewish Holocaust Survivors through a Digital Lens” című kutatási projektünket. A Digital Lens interdiszciplináris kutatócsoportban a digitális történettudomány és a computational social science innova
Restory – Recovering Cultural Roots of Small Communities
Adinel Dincă is Associate Professor at Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca. In this interview he talks about his major research project “Restory – Recovering Past Stories for the Future: A Synergistic Approach to Textual and Oral Heritage of Small Communities”. While this project focuses on the little known group of Transylvanian Saxons, it includes partners from all over Europe. The pr
Where is academic freedom now (Q&A)
This episode is a bit more different then our last ones, we get to travel a bit in time. Back in April, we hosted a live conversation on academic freedom, what it means, why it’s under attack, and how scholars navigate increasing political and institutional pressures. Revisiting it today reveals just how much the landscape has continued to deteriorate. With Alina Dragolea as host and contributions
From Theory to Action: What's the Real Duty of Social Science?
The Collaboration Code is a podcast that explores engaged research and collaborative projects between academic and civil actors. The first guest of the series is Yuki Seidler, manager of CEU's Science for Society Hub. The episode deals with the changing role of universities and engaged research as a way to respond to the challenges academia is facing. We talk about how social sciences navigate the
Introduction of The Collaboration Code
The Collaboration Code is a podcast that explores the collaborative projects between academic and civil actors. The series deals with engaged research, the questions of a changing academia and the future pathways for social sciences.
The Battle over Truth: Science, Ideology, and Academic Resistance
In this episode of Protecting Academia at Risk, we look at what happens when the boundaries between science, politics, and ideology are deliberately blurred and who benefits from that blurring.Featuring Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Nadia Kiss, Bernhard Kleeberg, Alina Drăgolea, and Elena Trifan, the conversation moves from the attacks on gender studies to the deeper structural mechanisms that allo
Migrants, Missionaries and Merchants –from Lotharingia to New Europe in 11th to 13th Centuries
In this interview, Nicholas Tayler talks about his thesis research into the migration of missionaries and merchants from the Lotharingian region, in the current day Low Countries, to ‘New Europe’ and specifically to Hungary.Nick looks at how he is tracing this fascinating, but largely forgotten migration route from Lotharingia to Hungary through a mixture of documents and histories, mostly from ec
New Models for Academic Solidarity: The Brandt School’s Research-at-Risk Initiative
In this episode, we have a special guest Professor Achim Kemmerling and we talk about what it means to protect knowledge when mobility is not an option.Professor Achim Kemmerling leads Research-at-Risk, an initiative at the Brandt School that reimagines how universities in safer contexts can support scholars working under authoritarian regimes or in resource-poor environments. From Myanmar to Afgh
The Persistence of Jewish Otherness among the New Christians of Spalato – Integration, Persecution and Trade
In this interview, Lena Sadovski talks about her current research into the community of New Christian merchants trading between Apulia in southern Italy, and Spalato, modern day Split, in Dalmatia in the 15th and 16th century.Lena explains who the New Christians were, and why they moved between Apulia and Spalato. She shows how, and why this route of international trade was so important for Spalat
Epistemic Frontlines: How Conflicts Reshape Knowledge and Higher Education
Wars don’t just destroy institutions, they reconfigure what counts as knowledge. In this episode, Elena Trifan speaks with Nadiya Kiss, Dina Gusejnova, and Andrea Pető about how the war in Ukraine has transformed academic hierarchies, disciplines, and solidarities across Europe.From the sudden visibility of Ukrainian studies to the rise of securitized and market-driven universities, Epistemic Fron
Fair Relations: Business, Church and Power
In this interview, Katalin Szende, Professor of Medieval Studies at the Central European University, and founding member and current President of MECERN, talks about her on-going research into Fair Relations: Business, Church and Power in the 11th – 13th Century. Her focus is on the cathedral cities of the three major polities of the period and region, Bohemia, Poland and Hungary, their differenc
Why Don’t We Learn from the Past? Academia Between Hubris and Risk
In this episode of Protecting Academia at Risk, we ask a pressing question: why don’t we seem to learn from the past? The host is Elena Trifan and together with Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Nadiya Kiss, Bernhard Kleeberg and Alina Dragolea, we explore how anti-gender discourses became state policies, why mistrust and crises undermine our ability to recognize patterns, how hubris and neoliberal ref
Pirates and Privateers – a Linguistic Conundrum of the 15th Century Baltic
In this interview, Gregor Rohmann, Professor for Regional Cultural History, University of Rostock, talks about his research into Pirates and Privateers – a Linguistic Conundrum of the 15th Century Baltic. Gregor considers how pirates, and the concepts and semantics related to piracy emerged in the Baltic. He links the emergence of specific actors who engaged in armed violence at sea to the need fo
From Safe Haven to Risk Zone: The Changing Geography of Academia at Risk
This episode of Protecting Academia at Risk marks the beginning of a new series that examines how the global landscape of higher education and academic freedom has shifted since our previous recordings. The discussion engages with the implications of Trump’s Project 2025, the growing politicization of knowledge production, and the emergence of new geographies of risk — including within the United
Establishing a Permanent Infrastructure for Supporting Academics in Europe
A podcast on the protection of academic freedom by the OPEN Cost Action (www.opencostaction.eu)Description:Around the world—and particularly across Europe—higher education institutions are confronting escalating political, cultural, and ideological challenges that threaten their core values and independence. Academics—among the most directly impacted—often find themselves without the institutional
Places of Patronage and Piety – the Cult of the Virgin Mary in late Medieval Hungary
In this interview, Karen Stark discusses her on-going research into the cult of the Virgin Mary in late medieval Hungary. Originally an archaeologist, Karen retains a great interest in material culture and place-making, and she uses this lens to analyse the Marian cult.Following King Stephen I dedicating the Hungarian kingdom to the Virgin, Karen notes how later kings venerated, and promoted the
Az újságírás szerepe és helyzete a 21. századi illiberális fordulat árnyékában
A "Média és valóság viszonya a 21. században" című kurzusunk utolsó alkalmának felvétele 2025 május 21-én.Kurzusvezető: Balázs Zsuzsanna - újságíróA kerekasztal résztvevői: Bánszegi Rebeka, a 24.hu közéleti-politikai újságírójaKálmán Attila, az Investigate Europe oknyomozó újságírójaTőke János, a Szabad Magyar Szó szerkesztőjeTeczár Szilárd, a Lakmusz főszerkesztőjeAz újságírói kerekasztal eredeti
Cultures of Hate and Oppression: Faculty Reflection on the course
The Collaborative Seminar Cultures of Hate and Oppression was coordinated to address the complexities of these topics that are of urgent global importance in our era of continuing discrimination, forced migration, socially sanctioned violence, and war.
Cultures of Hate and Oppression: student podcasts on the Holocaust, antisemitism and gender
The Collaborative Seminar Cultures of Hate and Oppression was coordinated to address the complexities of these topics that are of urgent global importance in our era of continuing discrimination, forced migration, socially sanctioned violence, and war. This podcast gives insights into the work of the students.
Seshat and Cliopatria – a Global View of Human History from 3,400BCE to the Present
In this interview, Jakob Zsambok of The Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, talks about the Seshat and Cliopatria databases, what they contain, their data sources and confirmation, and how they are accessed, used and enhanced by historical researchers.Seshat: Global History Databank, founded in 2011, aims to bring together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in o
Who Controls Knowledge? Neoliberalism, Liberalism, and Illiberalism in Academia
What happens when universities shift from being spaces of critical thinking and public knowledge to institutions shaped by market logic? In this episode, we explore the transformation of higher education under neoliberalism—how academia has moved away from its traditional role and into a system driven by efficiency metrics, privatization, and corporate partnerships.Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Ele
Symbolic Capital and a Saintly Bishop in Medieval Poland
In this interview, Grzegorz Pac, Professor at the Faculty of History of the University of Warsaw, discusses his on-going research into the cult of saints and canonisation in Medieval Poland. Through a case study of the canonisation of St Stanislaus of Krakow, Grzegorz focusses on how a saint, particularly a popular and highly venerated saint, could confer symbolic capital onto a specific church,
A szovjet fogság emlékezete
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dB0O0F14zW7Vyxrfcml2N?si=Q5lHLPM3Sr-861hbLZyASgA mintegy 700 ezer Szovjetunióba vitt hadifogoly és civil internált sorsa abszolút tabu volt a szocializmus évtizedei alatt. A rendszerváltás után azonban berobbant a memoár irodalom, és megalakultak a fogságba esett magyarok és elhurcoltak emlékét őrző szervezetek is. A szovjet fogság története mára a második világhá
Absent Knowledge: Who Gets to Be Part of Academia?
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked struggles of at-risk scholars, focusing on the absence of Belarus in discussions on academic freedom, the gendered dimensions of displacement, and the systemic exclusions within global academia. Tania Artemovich discusses how Belarusian scholars have been marginalized in protection programs, despite facing decades of repression, while also addressin
Universities in Crisis: Academic Freedom, Mobility, and the Future of Higher Education
In this episode of Protecting Academia at Risk, we explore the urgent challenges facing universities today, from the rise of right-wing movements in Europe to the ongoing struggles of displaced and at-risk scholars. Together with Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Bernhard Kleeberg, Tania Arcimovich, Nadiya Kiss, and Elena Trifan, we discuss how universities can reclaim their role as spaces of free thou
"Annak örültünk, hogy egy napnak mindig vége volt" - A pesti gettó története a túlélők szemével
A pesti gettót hozták létre utoljára a II. világháború alatt. Ebben az előadásban a gettó rövid történetéről, illetve a gettólakók által átélt érzelmekről van szó: milyen fontosabb eseményekhez, helyszínekhez kapcsolódóan számoltak be érzéseikről a túlélők? Hogyan írták le azokat? Milyen szerepük volt az érzelmeknek a gettólakók életében?
The Rode Altarpiece and Time Travel to the 1480s
In this interview, Merike Kurisoo, Director, Niguliste Museum, Tallinn, discusses her work on the Rode Altarpiece and how it enables ‘time travel’ to the 1480s.The Niguliste Museum (branch of the Art Museum of Estonia) is based in the medieval St Nicholas ( Niguliste ) Church in central Tallinn. One of the most important items in its collection is the massive and stunning beautiful altarpiece by
Rethinking Risk in Academia: Challenges, Freedom, and the Future of Higher Education
In this episode of Protecting Academia at Risk, we explore the evolving landscape of risk in academia. Instead of framing risk only as a threat to individual academics facing persecution, this conversation expands the lens to examine systemic risks to academic institutions, knowledge production, and academic freedom. How do shifting political landscapes, neoliberal policies, and illiberal interven
Navigating Academic Risk: Perspectives from the Romanian Periphery
In this episode, Elena Trifan, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Erfurt, delves into her research on at-risk academics within the Romanian higher education system. With a background in anthropology and sociology, Elena offers a unique lens shaped by her academic journey and personal connection as a first-generation scholar.Her research explores Romania’s position as a peripheral EU countr
Revelations in Glass – Nuremberg’s Apocalyptic Windows
In this interview, Jessica Knowles discusses her current research into the apocalyptic stained-glass window in St Martha’s pilgrim hospice church in Nuremberg, comparing it to apocalyptic windows in All Saints, North Street in York, northern England.Jessica is considering St Martha’s window in its fullest context of the late-fourteenth century. Therefore, this includes not only the images and the
The Power of Language: Migration, Identity, and Resistance
In this episode, we are joined by our colleague, Dr. Nadiya Kiss, a social linguist from Ukraine and co-founder of the Vision Ukraine – Education, Language, Migration research network. Drawing from her extensive work on language policy and activism, Nadiya explores the pivotal role of language in migration and identity formation, especially in the context of forced displacement.She discusses the l
The Making of the Wenceslas Bible
In this interview, Maria Theisen talks about her work on the Making of the Wenceslas Bible. This great bible was written in German in the late fourteenth century, and although it was never completed, it still contains 2,000 folios and over 650 illuminations. Maria sets the creation of the bible into the context of the times, particularly the reforms within the church and the power struggles bet
Protecting Academia: A Belarusian Perspective on Gender, Risk, and Academic Displacement
In this episode, we get to know our colleague Tania Arcimovich, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Erfurt and a key member of the Protecting Academia at Risk project. Originally from Minsk, Tania reflects on her journey to Germany, her evolving identity as a scholar, and the impact of displacement on academic life.Tania shares her unique perspective as a Belarusian researcher, focusing on
Good Friday Sermons – the Mass Media of 14th Century Bohemia
In this interview, Olga Kalashnikova, recent PhD graduate and researcher at the CEU Democracy Institute ‘History of Democracy’ section, discusses her research into Good Friday Sermons – the Mass Media of 14th Century Bohemia.Olga’s research focussed on Milíč of Kroměříž, a popular and radical preacher in Bohemia who wrote many lengthy sermons which were widely copied and disbursed in central and n
Political Epistemologies: Exploring the Micro-Politics of Knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe
In this episode, we hear from our colleague, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the History of Science (Historical Department) at the University of Erfurt. Prof. Kleeberg discusses his work on political epistemologies and the cultures of knowledge, focusing on how scientific habits and political frameworks intertwine. As a historian of science, he shares insights into the Political Epistemologies of
Community takes practice
The UrbanCommunity podcast elevates voices from community led initiaitves for sustainable and just cities.In this final episode (for now), our community of practice expert and network weaver, Duncan, explains what these terms mean. He shows us how local initiatives, like our previous UrbanCommunity experiments, can be connected over great distances, leading to a more united effort to make this pl
Cogmind, Roguelikes, and Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
This episode examines, through the lens of Aristotelian virtue ethics, how roguelike video games, such as Cogmind, can foster personal development and self-understanding through training our ethical and intellectual virtues. Roguelikes provide more than entertainment; they offer a space to practice virtue, teaching resilience, adaptability, and growth through the careful deployment and interactio
Silent Hill 2 and Freud’s Concept of the ‘Punishment Dream'
This episode examines the classic psychological horror game Silent Hill 2 through the framework of psychoanalysis, investigating how the game represents the unconscious, dream symbolism, horror, and the processing of trauma. Silent Hill 2 is celebrated for its sophisticated portrayal of human psychology, particularly its engagement with a Freudian psychoanalytic theory. In this video, I argue that
Wittgenstein on Games (Part 2: Key Passages from the Philosophical Investigations Explained)
This episode continues our exploration of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, moving on to his famous remarks on games in his Philosophical Investigations, which have become one of the most famous pieces of philosophical writing in video game studies. Watch the video version on YouTube here.CreditsWritten and presented by James CartlidgeProduced by Greta RauleacOriginal Music by James CartlidgeBreaking th
Wittgenstein on Games (Part 1: Intro to His Life and Philosophy)
Wittgenstein famously wrote about games in a book called Philosophical Investigations, one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century. To contextualize his thoughts, Part 1 of this series provides an introduction to Wittgenstein’s life and philosophy. Part two will discuss the most famous passages from the Philosophical Investigations where he discusses games. These passages for
Complexity, Controversy, Creativity: The History of the Roguelike Genre
Named for their similarity to the 1980 video game Rogue, ‘roguelikes’ have one of gaming’s richest, most interesting histories, represent one of gaming’s most enduringly popular genres, and one of its most enduringly influential in terms of game design. The roguelike’s history stretches back to the earliest days of video gaming but also continues to affect a tangible influence on modern gaming in
Why Research Video Games?: Answering with Existentialist Philosophy
This episode explores the philosophical relevance of video games, examining why games matter and what they reveal about the human condition. At the core of this inquiry is the question of what it means to be human and how we cope with life’s existential tensions. Playing games, engaging in sport, and immersing ourselves in stories are all ways in which we seek meaning and enjoyment in life. Video
Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries
In this episode, Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration in Bucharest, discusses the complex dynamics of "academia at risk" in both high- and low-ranked universities. She challenges Western-centric views on academic migration and explores how diverse institutional and national contexts shape the experiences and support strategie
Living with Risk: The Complexities of Supporting Displaced Scholars in Europe.
In this episode, Dina Gusejnova (PhD in History, University of Cambridge), Associate Professor in International History at LSE, shares her insights on the complexities of supporting scholars at risk in Europe. With research interests in modern European political, intellectual, and cultural history—particularly during transitional periods such as the revolutions of 1918-20 and the two World Wars—Di
Noble Ladies: Between East and West
In this interview, Natalia (Talia) Zajac, an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Niagara University, New York State, discusses her on-going research into ‘Noble Ladies: Between East and West’. This is the interesting phenomenon of noble ladies from Rus marrying into Central European noble families, and nobles ladies from Central Europe marrying into the Rus nobility, thus creating marriag
From Resistance to Resilience: The Roots of Protecting Academia at Risk
In our first episode of the Protecting Academia at Risk podcast, we introduce the project's origins and the personal journeys that brought our interdisciplinary team together. Lead researcher Andrea Pető shares her story of growing up during the anti-communist resistance and her academic career at CEU, highlighting the attack on gender studies and the broader threats to academic freedom. We discus
Can Critics Create a Standard of Taste? - A Conversation with Kathrin Heinrich
This podcast episode explores the role of art criticism, especially the question whether critics can establish a standard for determining what constitutes beauty in art. For this episode, I took inspiration from my thesis where I assessed three thinkers who offer contrasting perspectives on this matter: David Hume, Pierre Bourdieu, and Alexander Nehamas.Hume, in his work Of The Standard of Taste,
Creating city commons
The UrbanCommunity podcast elevates voices from community led initiaitves for sustainable and just cities.In this episode, originally recorded in 2023, Giulia from The Space_coolhaven in Rotterdam talks about why commons in cities are places of connection, creativity, and civic engagement. She shares her own experience creating them, the fun and unexpected things that arise, and how to help others
Cultures of Hate and Oppression: Connecting the Conversations about Antisemitism, Colonialism, Gender and the Holocaust.
The OSUN Network Collaborative Seminar Cultures of Hate and Oppression was coordinated address the complexities of these topics that are of urgent global importance in our era of continuing discrimination, forced migration, socially sanctioned violence – and war. This 3rd podcast gives insights into the work of the students. View Andrea Peto’s talk about the importance of this course on YouTube:ht
Aki kimondja, amit ki kell mondani. Emlékkönyv Pető Andrea 60. születésnapjára
Pető Andrea a legtöbbet idézett és legtöbb nemzetközi díjjal kitüntetett magyar történész. Munkássága előtt tisztelgő kiadvány jelent meg Aki kimondja, amit ki kell mondani címmel, visszautalva egy korábbi kötetének címére (Elmondani az elmondhatatlant) a Balassi Kiadó gondozásában és Virányi Péter és Klacsmann Borbála szerkesztésében. Ezt a kötetet mutatja be a podcast.
Klímavédelem lakóépületfelújítás nélkül?
Az energiatakarékos épületfelújítás a következő évek európai klímapolitikai törekvéseinek egyik legfontosabb eleme, ennek megfelelően központi szerepet tölt be az EU célkitűzésekben és finanszírozási konstrukcióiban is. Ugyanakkor Magyarországon a jelenlegi politika ezt a kihívást nem a valós problémáknak és az EU-s elvárásoknak megfelelően kezeli. A jelenlegi kormány nem is ebben látja elsősorban
A Kállay-kormány zsidópolitikája
Adolf Hitler a Reichstagban 1939. január 30-n köntörfalazás nélkül kijelentette: „Ha a nemzetközi zsidó pénzembereknek még egyszer sikerül egy világháborúban belerángatni a népeket, akkor ez nem a zsidók győzelmét, hanem a zsidó faj megsemmisülését fogja eredményezni Európában.” 1941 szeptemberében az NSDAP propagandaosztálya plakátot készíttetett erről a szövegről és azt az egész Birodalomban ter
Plébánosi krónikák a front átvonulásáról, 1944-1945
Az előadás az egyes plébániák fennmaradt Historia Domusai-ban rögzített leírások alapján tesz kísérletet a „kisemberek” frontátvonulással kapcsolatos tapasztalatának bemutatására és értelmezésére. A plébánosok korabeli feljegyzései a múltbéli közösségi tapasztalatok és a jövőre vonatkozó közös várakozások hálóján átszűrt személyes megfigyelések, egyúttal az esetek végtelen sokféleségéről tudósító
Bűnbakkeresés és a második világháború
A bevezető a kulturális-intellektuális gyűlölködések és az erőszakos politikai cselekvések kölcsönhatásait vizsgálja átalában a szociálpszichológia bűnbakfogalma segítségével. Ezt a fogalmi keretet használom azután a győztesek második világháború utáni, Németország és a németek felelősségével kapcsolatos politikai álláspontjait értelmezve. Az utolsó rész a második világháború politikai és nem pol
Zsidóság egy ipari város társadalmában a második világháború előtt, alatt és után, az ózdi példa - és az antiszemitizmus hétköznapi gyakorlata
Ózd, magyarország egyik legfontosabb ipari településévé vált a 19. század végére, ahol az ipari munka társadalmának a kialakulásával párhuzamosan erősödött meg a modern polgári társadalom. Ennek a kialakulásában, kis-, közép-, és nagypolgárként egyaránt fontos szerepet játszott az Ózdon a 19. század elejétől megtelepülő zsidóság. A kezdetben kis létszámú zsidó közösség a 20. század elejére már a k
„Kommunista” merényletterv Horthy Miklós kormányzó és Bethlen István ellen
Előadásom témája egy 1932 őszén Horthy Miklós kormányzó és Bethlen István miniszterelnök ellen kommunisták által tervezett merénylet kísérlet bemutatása, amely azonban sokkal inkább látszik a csendőrség koholmányának, mintsem kommunista-internacionalista konspirációnak. A csendőrség célja ezzel az üggyel, nagy valószínűséggel az ekkoriban a csendőrség berkeiben megalakított politikai nyomozó osztá
