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mira magdalena sickinger is a philosopher and poet.
her areas of interest are philosophy of language, aesthetics, philosophy of humour, and feminist philosophy.
upcoming
5 july 2026: metaphilosophical conversations part II with maria kronfeldner (ceu), donata romizi (university of vienna), and thomas ballhausen (pädagogische hochschule wien), university of vienna
18 july 2026: reading at kultursommer with kiki miru miroslava svolikova & david hoffmann, hyblerpark, wien
3 - 7 august 2026: teaching at philosophical summer school LMU münchen
recent activities
20 march 2026: reading buchpremiere: poesie als utopische praxis. gans verlag. galerie für zeitgenössische kunst leipzig auditorium
2 march 2026: live reading ö1 blaue stunde
19 february 2026: talk + workshop philolympics. philosophieplympiade wiener landeswettbewerb slides
28 january 2026: ö1 sound art lyrik heute. poesophie und musikalität
26 january 2026: blumenmontag, café stadtbahn, wien
24 january 2026: vienna ball of sciences ambassador statement
24 december 2025: podcast episode “why do we laugh? philosophers on jokes, humor, and the human condition. guest: mira magdalena sickinger, host: ilari mäkele
spotify link
apple podcast link
14 october 2025: moderation poetry event with kirstin breitenfellner, hannah k bründl, peter clar, andrea drumbl, stifterhaus, linz
video
16 october 2025: österreichische gesellschaft für literatur, wien herrengasse
video
new paper
“the joke-coop: pragmatic issues of jokes and joking”
european poetry festival 2025
featuring a collaboration with eley williams, hosted by sj fowler, at the austrian cultural forum london
metaphilosophical conversations
13 june 2025
with maria kronfeldner (ceu), angelica stathopoulos (postdoctoral fellow at the institute for cultural inquiry berlin), and kiki miru miroslava svolikova (playwright, translator) at the university of vienna
organised by mira magdalena sickinger and piet fritz pankratz
contact:
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