Social imagining as a network of humans and media

Welcome to Imaginamics: Practices and Dynamics of Social Imagining

The Cluster of Excellence aims to contribute to a better understanding of social conflicts and debates by researching social imagining.
Social imagining as a network of humans and media
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Latest News

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    • Life
    • Liberty
    Jena receives two Clusters of Excellence

    Friedrich Schiller University has been successful in the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments with its "Balance of the Microverse" and "Imaginamics" Clusters. It therefore fulfils the requirements for an application to become a University of Excellence.
    Flag with the profile lines ‘Light. Life. Liberty.’ in front of the main building of the University of Jena.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  2. The University of Jena offers excellent research environment

    European Commission honours Friedrich Schiller University with the "HR Excellence in Research Award"
    By endeavouring to provide the best working conditions for researchers at all career levels, the University of Jena is positioning itself as an attractive employer.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    • Liberty
    How do societies develop common images?

    Research Training Group for the study of social imagining starts at the University of Jena
    The spokesperson of the Imaginamics Research Training Group Prof. Dr Johannes Grave (2nd from left) and the coordinator Dr Claudia Schroth (centre) with the new scholarship holders.
    Image: Nicole Nerger/Universität Jena
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Griesbach Garden House
Am Planetarium 7
07743 Jena

Office hours:
The office is open all day on Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as on Thursday afternoons.

Postal address:
Excellence cluster “Imaginamics”
c/o Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena
Friedrich Schiller Universität
Fürstengraben 13
D-07743 Jena

Coordination

  1. Jung, Martin, Dr also coordinator for the LIBERTY profile LIBERTY profile
  2. Schroth, Claudia, Dr Lehrstuhl Neuere deutsche Literatur, Allgemeine und vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
  3. Strehle, Samuel, Dr Lehrstuhl Neuere deutsche Literatur, Allgemeine und vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

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    Fürstengraben 18
    07743 Jena