METAPHOR TALKS in winter term 2026/27
The series aims to strengthen exchange with scientists outside the interdisciplinary research network. The focus is on their perspectives on metaphors and/or religion in connection with the work of CRC 1475. For this edition, several guests with diverse scientific backgrounds have been invited to participate.
MON, 2 NOV 2026, 16:00–17:30: Analogy, Metaphor, and Meaning in Babylonian Divination | by Ass.-Prof. Dott. ric. Nicla de Zorzi (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
MON, 16 NOV 2026, 16:00–17:30: Conceptual Metaphors and Soteriology in Early Hindu and Buddhist Meditation Texts | by Dr. Karen O'Brien-Kop (King's College London)
MON, 30 NOV 2026, 16:00–17:30: Hände, die (nicht nur) die Welt bedeuten – (religiöse) Metaphern in der Deutschen Gebärdensprache | by Prof. Dr. Annika Herrmann and Laura Glas (University of Hamburg)
MON, 18 JAN 2026, 16:00–17:30: tba | by Prof. Valentina Bambini (IUSS Pavia)
The Metaphor Talks are generally offered as hybrid events. For the Zoom link, please contact the SFB coordination team at: sfb1475-coordination@rub.de