Dr. Alexander Graeff works as a publisher, curator, and instructor for ethics, aesthetics, and pedagogy. He studied economics, engineering, and educational science and philosophy in Karlsruhe and Berlin. He completed his doctoral studies with Heinz-Elmar Tenorth and Michael Parmentier on the topic of Wassily Kandinsky as an educator. He has published numerous philosophical and fictional texts. The basis for his philosophical works is a pluralist-constructivist worldview. His topics are primarily deviant and marginalized phenomena in the historical, religious, and social sciences. Alexander Graeff’s fictional works (prose, lyrics) are surreal. He does not shy away from literary hybrid forms and transdisciplinary works. This has led to a range of collaborations with visual artists, illustrators, and musicians. His academic studies, as well as his curatorial and publishing activities, pursue the connection between literature, art, education, and philosophy.
Alexander accompanies DialoguePerspectives from the beginning both on a conceptual level and as a workshop leader and speaker on a variety of topics.
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QUEER. Essay. Berlin: Verlagshaus Berlin, 2022.
Dialektik des Übergangs. In: Brotfabrik (Hg.): Jörn Reißig. Wenn die Unruhe zu groß wird. Fotografien und Texte (1984–1997). Lukas Verlag, 2022. S. 10-14.
Tentakel ausbilden. Ein Plädoyer für queeres Denken. In: Frankfurter Rundschau Nr. 30 vom 06.02.2022, 78. Jahrgang. S. 22-23. Onlineversion: https://www.fr.de/kultur/gesellschaft/queer-queerness-geschlechteridentitaeten-oktopus-der-queere-blick-tentakel-ausbilden-91282095.html
Männer, die über Männer schreiben, die über Männer schreiben. In: Frankfurter Rundschau Nr. 11 vom 14.01.2022, 78. Jahrgang. S. 26-27. Onlineversion: https://www.fr.de/kultur/literatur/maenner-die-ueber-maenner-schreiben-die-ueber-maenner-schreiben-91234830.html
„Staunen, Entdecken, Jubeln“ angesichts limitierter Freiheit? Einige (kritische) Anmerkungen zum Reformationsjubiläum. In: Künstlerbund Mecklenburg und Vorpommern (Hg.): formare. Katalog zur 27. Kunstschau des Künstlerbundes Mecklenburg und Vorpommern, 2017.
˝Thanks to DialoguePerspectives I have encountered inspiring people who have expanded, and also completely changed, my understanding of religion, engagement, and encounter. The interdisciplinarity of the programme combined with the high standards everyone holds each other to have made DialoguePerspectives a formative experience for me.
Till, DialoguePerspectives alumnus