Echoes of Authority

Three Days of Workshops, Discussions, Exhibitions, Performances, and More

March 24–27, 2026: Collegium Helveticum

Contemporary societies are shaped by enduring and contested forms of authority that operate across cultural, political, historical, social, epistemic, and linguistic domains. These forms leave traces and resonances that structure everyday life, knowledge production, and political imaginaries, while also generating sites of tension, resistance, and transformation. This interdisciplinary festival examines these echoes of authority and the conditions under which they persist, fade, or are actively challenged.

Attentive to historical processes, power relations, and sociopolitical dynamics, the festival “Echoes of Authority” engages with themes such as shifting forms of literacy, cinematic representations of violence, youth political activism, and broader inquiries into what it means to be human today.

Over three days, the festival brings together workshops, film screenings, panel discussions, exhibitions, performances, and instant reading sessions. By convening scholars, artists, and practitioners from different fields, it offers a space for dialogue and critical exchange, fostering interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary social challenges.

A festival for you:

The festival is intended for a broad and diverse audience, including professors and researchers in the social sciences and humanities, artists and creative practitioners, Master’s and PhD students, independent researchers, and members of the public with an interest in contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.

This is a public event. 
Participation is mostly free of charge (only exception: Pre-event filmscreening has limited free tickets available)

For some activities, registration is kindly requested:
Workshop registration “Amok”
Workshop registration “Infrahuman” 
Workshop registration “Politics of Youth”
Reading group registration