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University of Basel

Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences

eikones - Center for the Theory and History of the Image

eikonesCenter for the Theory and History of the Image

Blog "Bild und Kritik"

[Translate to English:] Projektbild

Wiedmer-Newman am Susan-Sontag-Denkmalplatz in Sarajewo. Sontags Zeit in der belagerten Stadt bildet Teil des Hintergrunds von Wiedmer-Newmans Dissertation

Culture of remembrance in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Dayton Peace Agreement

December 14, 2025 marked the 30th anniversary of the end of the Bosnian War. Two researchers from the University of Basel are examining how its consequences are perceived today, both locally and in the diaspora. One of them, eikones doctoral candidate Hella Wiedmer-Newman investigates the idiosyncratic and complex artistic and visual culture of remembrance in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Read a report on the research project in light of the current anniversary. more

[Translate to English:] Foto

In focus: Simon Tobias Bühler examines past societies in the Levant through mosaics

After studying Classical Archaeology and Art History in Basel, Simone Tobias Bühler completed his Master's degree in Cambridge. He has now returned to his former alma mater for his dissertation project, in which he is looking at mosaic paintings from the late antique eastern Levant, i.e. modern-day Jordan and Syria, between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD, and which he is carrying out as part of the "eikones" graduate program. The "In Focus" series presents the project in detail.
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02 Oct 2026 - 03 Oct 2026

Location: eikones Forum, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
eikones, Zentrum für die Theorie und Geschichte des Bildes, David Bucheli and Olexii Kuchanskyi, supported by the FAG (Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel)

Public event, Congress / Conference / Symposium

Ecologies of Mind in the Cold War

In the work of Gregory Bateson, psychological and ecological thinking meet in ways that were, in many respects, paradigmatic for the mind sciences and psychopolitics of the Cold War era. Organized by David Bucheli and Olexii Kuchanskyi,…

Time: 18:15

Location: Kunsthistorisches Seminar, St. Alban-Graben 8, 4051 Basel, Vortragsraum Nr. 131

Organizer:
Kunsthistorisches Seminar, Bereich Mittelalter

Forumsvortrag «Sound Art History und die klanglichen Dimensionen des Ambos in Aachen» mit Joanna Olchawa

Time: 18:15 - 20:00

Location: eikones Forum, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
Seminar für Medienwissenschaft

Events, Public event, Colloquium

Media Studies and AI Literacies: Colloquium #6

Für alle MA-Studierenden der Medienwissenschaft und weitere Interessierte.

Location: Forum eikones, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
eikones, Zentrum für die Theorie und Geschichte des Bildes, NOMIS-Fellow Paul Morrow

Events, Public event, Workshop

Digital Simulations & Sites of Destruction

Modern media offer new ways to explore scenes of atrocity. Museums use these tools to allow visitors to see, hear, and feel acts of oppression. This workshop examines the peril and potential of digital simulations of sites of destruction.

Time: 18:15 - 19:45

Location: Forum eikones, Rheinsprung 11, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
Kunsthistorisches Seminar, SNF-Projekt Modern Painting and the Lesbian Gaze: Queer Women Artists in Europe, 1900–1950

Events, Public event, Guest lecture / Talk

Both/And: Madeleine Lemaire Through a Queer Lens

In this lecture, Kirstin Ringelberg will introduce Belle Époque French painter Madeleine Lemaire (1845–1928), using a queer lens to reconsider the artist’s images of nude, partially clothed, and coupled women.

More upcoming events

04 Apr 2023 / Research

Friederike Zenker: Das Tier im Bild

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