Heritage. An Ambivalent Relationship: Andreas Reckwitz in Augsburg
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Heritage and Loss in the Mirror of Late Modernity
How do experiences of loss and inheritance shape our thinking about the present? Prof. Dr. Andreas Reckwitz addresses this question on November 12, 2026, in the Rococo Hall of the Government of Swabia in Augsburg. His lecture combines societal theoretical analysis with a precise examination of modern sensibility.
A Lecture on the End of the Promise of Progress
In late modernity, the classical imperative of progress loses its self-evidence. Experiences of loss, uncertainty, and upheaval come to the forefront. At the same time, inheritance takes on new significance: What remains from earlier generations, what burdens are passed on, and which cultural heritage deserves a conscious engagement?
Andreas Reckwitz explores how losses and inheritance can be sociologically understood. The focus is on changes in the modern regime of time and the question of how this alters the image of Western modernity. The evening offers a demanding event experience for all those who wish to not only observe societal developments but fundamentally understand them.
Social Analysis with Great Relevance
Reckwitz is among the most distinguished German sociologists and cultural scientists of our time. As a professor of General Sociology and Cultural Sociology at the Humboldt University of Berlin, he deals with modernity, late modernity, culture, subjectification, and social practices. His works on the society of singularities, creativity, political illusions, and loss shape public debate well beyond the academic world.
For his research, Reckwitz received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 2019, among other honors. His book The Society of Singularities was awarded the Bavarian Book Prize. This scholarly expertise lends the lecture a special professional depth while making it accessible to a wide audience.
International Guest Professorship at the Jakob Fugger Center
The event takes place as part of the International Guest Professorship at the Jakob Fugger Center of the University of Augsburg. The joint initiative of the faculties of humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences brings internationally recognized figures from science, politics, business, and art together with the university and the city community.
The Rococo Hall of the Government of Swabia creates a historic ambiance for the evening that sensibly relates traditional structures to current societal questions. Students, educators, and interested guests from Augsburg encounter a central voice of German contemporary sociology here.
Conclusion: An Evening for Curious Minds
Visitors can expect a concentrated, stimulating lecture on loss, heritage, and the transformation of modernity. Those wishing to better contextualize societal upheavals and gain new perspectives on their own sense of time will experience an evening in the Rococo Hall with a special intellectual atmosphere and lasting food for thought.
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