16 June 2025 | in presence: Around the world, James Joyce’s novel Ulysses (1922) is celebrated each year in readings and gatherings on 16 June, the day on which the events of the novel take place. Joyce’s modernist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey uses a dazzling array of styles and techniques to capture a single day in Dublin in 1904.
Stefan Zweig, who lived in Salzburg from 1919 to 1934 and spent his most successful years here, is considered the city’s most important writer. For over ten years, the Stefan Zweig Centre and the Salzburg Literature Archive have been dedicated to researching and disseminating his literary work and intellectual legacy. Now the University of Salzburg has decided to join these efforts and create an international centre for Stefan Zweig with the support of the City and Province of Salzburg.
4 to 8 August 2025 | in presence: Leading scholars specializing in diverse religious traditions – including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Jainism – explore personal religion through a series of lectures. The program examines historical and contemporary expressions of individual faith and spirituality, including practices and spaces. Students will present their research and engage in in-depth discussions. A cultural program complements the academic sessions.
