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While the menopause is commonly understood as a ‘hormone deficiency’, numerous studies have shown that the menopause is not solely a biological phenomenon, but is influenced by environmental, social, and cultural factors. Given the variation in menopause experience and its complexity, how to best support women through this transition is a considerable societal challenge. It is our belief that this question can only be tackled through an interdisciplinary approach. The workshop ‘Women in Transition’ seeks to build the groundwork for such interdisciplinary collaboration, drawing insights from the fields of medicine, sociology, communication and literature. The questions driving the workshop is about the role of biological, sociological and cultural factors in the menopausal experience, and how this insight can be used to facilitate the work of medical researchers and practitioners.The workshop will be structured ‘from the macro to the micro’: from large quantitative population studies, through quantitative/qualitative data gathered in organisations, to individual experiences expressed in literary works. Through this structure, the workshop will focus on the synergies between different disciplinary approaches, identifying the ways in which medical, sociological and humanistic approaches can help overcome some of the challenges of the menopause and shed some light on its complexity.13.00 – 13.45WelcomeA short cultural history of the menopause Consultant Ella Fegitz, PhDMenopause – an unusual aging phenomenon Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD, Professor, Danish Aging Research Center, SDUIntroduction to the molecular and cellular biology of Estrogen action on target organs Moustapha Kassem, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Endocrinology, OUH13.45 - 14.00Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for health maintenance during aging: Is it possible? Laura K. Kaltoft, MD, Bispebjerg Hospital, CopenhagenEmma G. Christensen, MD, Bispebjerg hospital, Copenhagen14.00 - 14.15Menopause and medicine Ellen Løkkegaard, MD, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hillerød 14.15 - 14.30Menopause in General Practice Jens Søndergaard, General Practitioner, Professor, The Research Unit for General Practice, SDU14.30 - 14.45Menopause in the Media in Denmark Sasja Krogh, PhD Candidate, Department of Culture and Language, SDU14.45 - 15.00The Uses of the Menopause Novel Anne Marie Mai, Professor, Department of Culture and Language, SDU Peter Simonsen, Professor of European Literature, Department of Culture and Language, SDU15.00 - 15.30Roundtable discussion: the limitations of monodisciplinary approaches to the menopause and how can interdisciplinarity help overcoming them? Q&AThe workshop is open for all interested participants.

Today we are immersed in life-simulating digital technologies, such as virtual assistants (Siri, Alexa), generative self-learning computer systems (chatbots), and adaptive robots that use artificial intelligence to learn from their surroundings (robot vacuum cleaners). In new and intriguing ways, these digital technologies raise the question of who and what is alive, and how we as humans cohabit with them. This humanities-based conference will investigate these “life-forms” from an aesthetic perspective by focusing on how we may understand the sensory capabilities of such technologies and the way these are negotiated in literature, art and film.  Over the course of two days, we will bring together a wide range of scholars, researchers and artists who explore life-simulating technologies from an aesthetic perspective, including keynote speakers Joanna Zylinska (Professor of Media Philosophy and Critical Digital Practice at King’s College London) and Cally Spooner (Visual artist).  The conference  is organised by the research cluster “Bio-machines and the Question of Life” (The Velux Foundations) in close collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.ProgramDay 18:45 Welcome Co-ee9.00-9.30 Introduction by Kathrin Maurer (SDU) and Kristin Veel (KU)9.30-11.00 Paper session 1: LabourChair: Johan Lau Munkholm[list][*]Managerial LifeAnna Munster[*]Politics, Assistance, and Aesthetic Aspects in Kempelen’s Speaking MachineZoltán Kulcsár-Szabó[*]The Labour of Bots: Digital Humans and Other Non-Player CharactersAlexandra Anikina[/list]11.00-11.30 Co-ee break11.30-13.00 Paper session 2: InteractionChair: Naja Grundtmann[list][*]Among Speaking Beings, or ”Life” with My ReplikaGabriela Méndez Cota[*]The Problem with Robot Rights: a critical approach to relational ascriptions of livelinessJenny Moran[*]A Cybernetic Model for Bio-Semiotic CommunicationJon McCormack[/list]13.00-14.00 Lunch14.00-15.30 Paper session 3: MovementChair: Patrick Sloan[list][*]Machines as Companion Species: Anicka Yi’s AerobesEana Kim[*]The Sensibility of Inorganic Life: Reflections on Video Works in Contemporary JapanYosaku Matsutani[*]Biological Automatism: Mediation of Non-human Animacy in the Cinema of Jean PainlevéPaulina Dudzińska[/list]15.30-15.45 Co-ee break15.45-16.45 Dead Time as Liveness; when performance starts to “crack”Keynote Lecture by Cally Spooner (Introduced by Kristin Veel)Day 29.30-10.30 Data Animism: The Biomachines of AIKeynote Lecture by Joanna Zylinska (Introduced by Kathrin Maurer)10.30-11.00 Co-ee break11.00-12.30 Paper session 4: AnalogiesChair: Svea Braeunert[list][*]Simulated Existence before Artificial Life: Analogies between Humans and Machines in 1960s Abstract ArtLindsay Caplan[*]The Cultural and Epistemological Significance of Artificial Life and Neuromorphic ComputingPrimož Krašovec[*]Interfaces of Liveliness and Intervention in Robotic SurgeryKathrin Friedrich[/list]12.30-13.30 Lunch13.30-15.00 Paper session 5: BodiesChair: Knut Ove Eliassen[list][*]Sculpture for Men: Minimal Art Between Surrogate and CenotaphRobert Slifkin[*]Tracing Soft Robotics in (Media) Art History: Genealogy of Bio-Inspired Aesthetics and Soft Artificial CorporealitiesAndreas Tešanović[*]“The Organism as a Movement Machine”: Embodiment and Relationality in Paul Klee’s Machinic Drawings, 1920-1922Francesca Ferrari[/list]15.00-15.30 Final remarks and goodbye co-ee

The structure of political conflict in Western democracies is in a process of change. In this context, there are widespread concerns that a new `culture war' spurred by polarizing identity politics could undermine political integration. While much research has focused on right-wing identity politics around immigration and nationalism, recent contributions discuss the potentially divisive character of left-wing projects. Critics raise the possibility that salient demands to overcome racial and gender inequality alienates particular groups of voters, including those from lower classes. Despite these discussions about a ‘conservative backlash’ (in academia and society), we still have a limited understanding of how these processes unfold. Does such backlash exist? If yes, which form does it take and what are its consequences? In particular, what does it mean for the way citizens engage with politics in everyday life? The talk discusses these questions based on an extensive data collection in Germany, where feminist political mobilization has recently gained salience in broader societal discourse. Combining experimental and qualitative methods, it treats conflicts about the use of gender-neutral language as a keyhole issue to trace how gender-equality backlash develops. Observing the way citizens discuss this potentially divisive topic tells us a lot about how cultural conflict influences political alienation, affective polarization and the willingness to express one’s views. On this basis, the talk reflects on the dynamics of ‘backlash processes’ and how they are shaped by the interplay of political entrepreneurs and experiences in everyday conversations.About Paul MarxPaul Marx is Professor of Political Economy at University of Bonn. He previously held positions at University of Southern Denmark as a Professor of Comparative Political Sociology and at University of Duisburg-Essen as a Professor of Socio-Economics and Political Economy.Paul Marx joined IZA in 2008 as a resident research affiliate and later as a research associate. Since 2011, he is affiliated with IZA as a research fellow. His research interests are related to social and political inequality, political behaviour, comparative welfare state and labour market analysis, and the politics of taxation.

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