Erste Foundation Bond
Cultural Studies
We believe in culture as a driving force for a democratic society, and in its ability to forge links between diverse linguistic and geographical regions. Therefore ERSTE Foundation researches and documents the mutual relationships and different practices in the life and culture of Central and South Eastern Europe, delving into the different political geographies. The understanding for and a knowledge about a differently lived past can facilitate a shared present and future. Our projects in the field of cultural studies chronicle stories and documents that emerge at historical turning points and they open transnational intellectual debates.
Projects
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Erste Foundation Factory Gender Check. Femininity and Masculinity in the Art of Eastern Europe
Climate change, political conflicts, the poverty trap and the economic crisis – these are the key issues today. The issue [...]
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Erste Foundation Factory Igor Zabel Award for Culture and Theory
"He was the first person who talked about the former West instead of only the former East." (Charles Esche, member [...]
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Erste Foundation Factory PATTERNS Lectures
PATTERNS Lectures supports the development of new university courses in Central and South Eastern Europe in the fields of art [...]
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Erste Foundation Factory tranzit
“As a legacy of Socialism, artists are still accustomed to producing works of art independently, totally separate from society, with [...]
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Archis SEE Network
A network of independent urban initiatives in South Eastern Europe. In cooperation with local initiatives launched by architects, planners, artists, urbanists, [...]
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Artists-in-Residence programme of tranzit and ERSTE Foundation
This Artist-in-Residence programme at quartier21/ MuseumsQuartier in Vienna is part of ERSTE Foundation and tranzit’s endeavour to support contemporary art, [...]
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Balkanology. New Architecture and Urban Phenomena
In the Western Balkans the collapse of the socialist economic system in former Yugoslavia and Albania has given rise to [...]
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Kakanien - New Republic of the Poets
Speech series at Vienna’s Akademietheater Twenty years have passed since the autumn of 1989, when Austria ceased to be a [...]
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Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators
This fellowship programme of the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna provides translations of significant works in the field of [...]
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The György Kepes Fellowship
The György Kepes Fellowship for Advanced Studies and Transdisciplinary Research in Art, Culture and Technology is a joint initiative of [...]
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