Michael Chlistalla
Universität Regensburg
Universitätsstraße 31 93053 Regensburg
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Konferenz
Krieg spielen - Über Repräsentationen militärischer Gewalt
Regensburg
The conference “Playing War – Simulations, Games, Exercises, and the Representations of Military Force and Violence,” taking place from November 27 to 29, 2024, at the University of Regensburg and the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, delves into the depiction and simulation of military violence across various historical contexts.
Ein Kriegsspiel der USUnited States Navy (1950er)
Wikimedia Commons/US Naval War CollegeOrganized by ZMSBwZentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr and the Leibniz ScienceCampus, the Leibniz ScienceCampus Annula Conference 2024 offers an interdisciplinary platform to examine both historical and contemporary phenomena of wargaming. This conference aims to deepen the understanding of how military force and violence are simulated and represented in various settings, and how these representations shape the practice and perception of real-world phenomena leading to discussions on the boundaries of authenticity and simulation.
At the heart of the conference lies the concept of “play” which serves as an analytical lens to explore how violence functions within imaginatively created environments. This ludic approach includes military training exercises, digital battlefield simulations, historical reenactments, as well as commercial board and video games. The conference seeks to uncover the connections between forms of “playing war” and the imaginations and realities of military violence.
The conference is organised by Dr. Kerrin Langer (TUTechnische Universität Dortmund), Jon-Wyatt Matlack (LSC), Dr. Frank Reichherzer (ZMSBwZentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr), Prof. Dr. Juliane Tomann (UR). The conference will take place from 27 November to 29 November in Regensburg.
Programme Outline
| Wednesday 27 November | |
| Room S.214 (Sammelgebäude, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg) | |
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| 13:00–13:50 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 14:00–15:30 | PANEL 1: „A School of War“ – Notes on the History of the Prussian Kriegsspiel |
| 16:00–17:30 | PANEL 2: Present Futures, or: Preparing for the Uncertain |
Keynote Haus der Begegnung, Hinter der Grieb 8, 93047 Regensburg | |
19:00–20:30
| Anders Engberg-Pedersen (Odense): Martial Aesthetics – On Representations of War |
| Thursday 28 November | |
| Room 319, Altes Finanzamt, Landshuter Str. 4, 93047 Regensburg | |
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| 08:30–10:30 | PANEL 3: The Fog of Play – Military Training Exercises as Imaginary Spaces of Power |
| 11:00–12:30 | PANEL 4: „The Pity of War“ – Crimes, Injury and Hardship in Video Games |
| 14:00–15:30 | PANEL 5: Fuzzy History and Distorted Pasts |
| 16:00–17:30 | PANEL 6: Between Authenticity and Estrangement – Past and Future Realities |
| Friday 29 November | |
| Room 319, Altes Finanzamt, Landshuter Str. 4, 93047 Regensburg | |
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| 08:30–10:00 | PANEL 7: Modeling Realities – Military, War and beyond |
| 10:00–11:15 | PANEL 8: Posthuman Gaming – The Human as Interface |
| 11:30–13:30 | Conference Reflection and Podium Discussion |
ZMSBwZentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr Mediacontact
Major Michael Gutzeit
Leiter der Informationsarbeit
Telephone: 0331 9714 400
Veranstaltungsort
Tillmannas
Altes Finanzamt
Landshuter Str. 4 93047 Regensburg
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