The Uri Institute for Alpine Cultures is launching a new project. Five authors will each spend three months living in the canton of Uri. During this time, they will formulate their thoughts on culture in the transit region.
After the fire in Crans-Montana, the focus has suddenly shifted from the victims to alleged “Valaisanism.”
Cronyism, fatalism, nepotism: Alpine researcher Boris Previšić explains why Valais is being made the scapegoat—and why Switzerland is primarily using this to distract from its own failings.
Our Institute Days took place from November 12 to 14. Doctoral students, postdocs, and invited guests gathered at the Kulturkloster Altdorf to discuss the future of the Alpine region, healthcare in the canton of Uri, and the maintenance of small hydropower plants.
Topic: On the Edge of the Line - Culture in the Transit Region of Uri
The Cultures of the Alps Institute in Uri is part of the newly founded Swiss Alpine Research Collaboration (Swiss ARC). This association of four Alpine research centers in Switzerland ensures national collaboration and visibility in the field of alpine research.
Would you also like to get a taste of research and gain an insight into everyday scientific life? The Institute Cultures of the Alps cordially invites the people of Uri to take part in some events of our Institute Days in April and July.
The first dissertation completed at the Institute Cultures of the Alps, «Bergende Berge. Reduitfantasien in der Literatur» by Andreas Bäumler will soon be published by Schwabe Verlag.
The last Institute Days of the Uri Institute Cultures of the Alps in 2024 took place from 6 to 8 November.
The new publication of the Institute Cultures of the Alps was released this week.
The Institute Cultures of the Alps hosted the fifth edition of the “Urner Gene” event series on October 29, 2024. This year, on the occasion of the Tellspiele 2024, the event focused on the folk hero from Uri and examined him from a historical, legal-philosophical and theatrical perspective.