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Alexandra Colligs, Charles Prusik, Christina Engelmann, Christine Achinger, Christoph Menke, Clotilde Nouët, Dirk Braunstein, Jeta Mulaj, Luise Henckel, Manuela Santamaria Moncada, Marvin Ester, Maxime Fortin-Archambault, Peter Gordon, Philip Hogh, Sebastian Tränkle, Simon Gurisch, Stephanie Graf, Surti Singh, Tobias Heinze, Volkan Çıdam, Werner Bonefeld, William Ross, Yasmin Afshar
The Association for Adorno Studies held its first-ever meeting in Germany this past May, hosted on the main campus of Universität Kassel. The venue’s distinctive post-industrial architecture—interwoven with green space and crossed by the Ahne river—provided a striking setting for a conference dedicated to the theme “Adorno and Marx.”
We were warmly welcomed by our hosts Alexandra Colligs, Philip Hogh, and Hendrik Groß, to whom we extend our sincere thanks. By all accounts, the event was a great success. We are grateful to every speaker and chair for their thoughtful contributions and to all participants for making the trip to Kassel. The conference brought together scholars from Germany, Canada, Morocco, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States, underscoring the global reach of Adorno studies today.
As per tradition, the AAS business meeting took place during lunch on the second day. The primary item on the agenda was the election of a new Vice-President. I am delighted to announce the election of Alexandra Colligs to this role. Her commitment to the Association has already been exemplary, and I look forward to deepening the collaboration we’ve built over the past year.
As for next year’s meeting: while it was originally planned to be held at Harvard under the auspices of Peter Gordon, current political pressures on academic institutions in the U.S. have made it impossible for any American host to commit with certainty. We will announce developments regarding next year’s venue as soon as they are confirmed.
