Goethe Annual Lecture 2022
Matthew Herbert, Mercedes Bunz, Mithu Sanyal

Three portrait photographs © Regentaucher / King's College London / Manuel Vasquez

To celebrate our 60th Anniversary, we hosted three Goethe Annual Lectures in 2022. Our speakers included Mercedes Bunz, Mithu Sanyal and Dr Matthew Herbert.

THE CULTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Mercedes Bunz, Professor in Digital Culture and Society, discussed the particular power of AI systems in her Goethe Annual Lecture 2022. Using work from contemporary artists, her talk revealed the human misunderstanding regarding AI.

A portrait of a woman outside © King's College London © King's College London

POLITICS – WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

The author, cultural scientist, and journalist Mithu Sanyal explored the pitfalls and promises of a politics of love in times of ever-growing divisions. What can politics informed by love look like?

A woman in a climbing frame © GuidoSchiefer © GuidoSchiefer

HEARING BEYOND

Through a series of extraordinary sound recordings, musician Matthew Herbert pushed us to hear further than we had thought possible in the final Goethe Annual Lecture 2022. His talk asked us how systemic listening can lead to meaningful action.

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Matthew Herbert, Mercedes Bunz, Mithu Sanyal