Online Courses
Feminist Perspectives on Publishing
Lecturers: Dorothee Richter & Ana Hoffner
Course times: 2–6pm (CET)
Maximum participants: 20
⮕ Enrol here until Oct 23, 2026
Fee: EUR 250
The workshop examines the relation of theory and practice in publishing formats from a feminist perspective. It looks closer at the current circulation of forms and ideas rewriting patriarchal art histories and invites to engage in critical production of texts, journals and book in the field of contemporary art.
Ana Hoffner ex-Prvulovic* is an artist, researcher, and author. From 2020 to 2025, she was Professor of Artistic Research at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, where she co-developed the PhD in the Arts, a transdisciplinary doctoral program for artists. Currentlys he is Visiting Research Fellow at the Vidal Sassoon Centre for the Study of Antisemitism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dorothee Richter is Professor in Contemporary Curating at the University of Reading, UK, where she also directs the PhD in Practice in Curating programme. She previously served as head of the Postgraduate Programme in Curating (CAS/MAS) at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Switzerland. Richter has worked extensively as a curator: she initiated the Curating Degree Zero Archive and was a curator at Künstlerhaus Bremen, where she curated various symposia on feminist issues in contemporary arts, as well as an archive on feminist practices entitled Materialien/Materials. Together with Ronald Kolb, Richter directed a film on Fluxus: Flux Us Now, Fluxus Explored with a Camera. Her most recent project was Into the Rhythm: From Score to Contact Zone, a collaborative exhibition at the ARKO Art Center, Seoul, in 2024. This project was co-curated by OnCurating (Dorothee Richter, Ronald Kolb) and ARKO (curator Haena Noh, producer Haebin Lee). Richter is Executive Editor and Editor-inChief of OnCurating.org, and recently founded the OnCurating Academy Berlin.
Image: OnCurating, Dorothee Richter.
Preparation for the course:
To ensure a smooth experience, please use a headset (or headphones) and choose a quiet place with a stable internet connection. You will receive access to the required reading materials after booking the course; please review them in advance.
Procedure
This intensive, two-part live course will be conducted via Zoom on two consecutive Saturdays from 2:00 to 6:00 PM CEST. Please prepare a brief introduction of yourself and your projects (3-5 minutes). The first session will focus on an in-depth introduction to the topic and workshop research. Assignments for the second session will be provided at the end of the first session. In the second session, you will receive feedback and evaluations. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded a certificate worth 1 ECTS credit.
Technical instructions
Download the Zoom application. You will find a detailed installation guide here. Zoom can also be accessed through a browser on Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, or Android phone. You will receive a Zoom invitation with a link to join the workshop.