Workshop "Taming the Monsters: Perspectives on Anxiety and Hope in Art, Philosophy & Psychoanalysis"

The theme of the event "Taming the Monsters" were the parallel emotions of hope and anxiety. The workshop presented discussions of current manifestations of anxiety, experiences of anxiety, and coping strategies, as well as the connection between anxiety and hope in various theoretical and practical contexts.

Representatives from the disciplinary spectrum of the Core Research Area "Perception", as well as experts from the clinical sector and international scholars discussed the themes of hope and anxiety in modern art as well as in existential philosophy, phenomenology, and hermeneutics, as well as collective phenomea which play an increasingly important role in the analysis of social and political developments.