Agency and the Atrophy of Discretion in Everyday Life, Science and Politics

Hartmut Rosa is professor of sociology at the Institute of Sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. Often considered a leading representative of Critical Theory, he is best known for his concepts of resonance and social acceleration. Notable publications include Beschleunigung und Entfremdung – Entwurf einer kritischen Theorie spätmoderner Zeitlichkeit (Suhrkamp 2013) and Resonanz: Eine Soziologie der Weltbeziehung (Suhrkamp 2016).

Rosa is the recipient of a number of academic awards including the Tractatus-Preis (2016), the Erich-Fromm-Preis (2018), the Werner Heisenberg-Medaille (2020) and the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis (2023).

In his lecture, Rosa will discuss his newest book Situation und Konstellation. Vom Verschwinden des Spielraums (Suhrkamp 2026).

The lecture is open to all and all are welcome.