Seniorenstudium LMU München

The Senior Studies program is a cross-faculty institution at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University. It offers its listeners its own, changing program of educational events oriented toward the interests of the older generation. In this way, it meets the request for scientific information and encounters with the younger generation.

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Past events from this partner

The 1960s – steps into the post-Adenauer era

A Lecture by Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Maier

In this time of upheaval, the establishment was declared war, order and obedience were suddenly no longer sacred cows.

02.05.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

"1968" in the linguistic history of Germany

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Martin Wengeler

Since the 60s, there has been a greater sensitivity to language, which can also be observed in today's debates on political correctness.

09.05.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

The RAF and no end?

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Petra Terhoeven

New, fresh perspectives reveal the history of left-wing violence in the "red decade," focusing on the victims.

23.05.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

From Woodstock to the World

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Irene Holzer

The 1960s and Woodstock have significantly influenced and changed music worldwide – a foray through this colorful time.

06.06.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

New Horizons: Art in the 1960s

A lecture by Dr. Wolfgang Urbanczik

During the flower power era, new formats and languages ensured that art penetrated people's lives and opened up new horizons.

20.06.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

New horizons: How we experienced the time of change

Reading of autobiographical texts with Arwed Vogel

Students in the senior studies program put their experiences into literary form.

27.06.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

From the Wandervögel to Woodstock

About the cultural background of the "flower children"

Following the slogan "Love, Peace, Freedom" the youth counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s set out to change society.

11.07.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München

"Have you seen her dressed in blue?" (Jagger/Richards, 1967)

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Martin Schönherr-Mann

Sexiness, the joint and rock music: the 1960s radically transformed people's lives.

18.07.2023, 16:15

Literature & knowledge
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz Campus
Seniorenstudium LMU München