{"title": "LGBTQ+ Free Zones, Language Brutalisation and Legal Resistance in Poland", "start": "2026-11-12T17:45:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:15:00+01:00", "place": "Universität Zürich Zentrum, Hörsaal F 180, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer", "history"], "description": "A talk in the lecture series «Die Sprache der Macht. Die Macht der Sprache» titled «LGBTQ+ Free Zones, Language Brutalisation and Legal Resistance in Poland». The series is organised by the Kommission UZH Interdisziplinär (UZH-i) and examines the relationship between language and power from various scholarly perspectives. The speaker is Prof. Jakub Urbanik, holder of the Chair of Roman Law and the Law of Antiquity at the University of Warsaw. The talk addresses the LGBTQ+ free zones in Poland, the brutalisation of language and legal resistance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/lgbtq-free-zones-language-brutalisation-and-legal-resistance-82897/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b934b4b5b034428de5d8804e616e483ce1b693157fef82b37d8e1b291c3af761-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T17:45:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:15:00+01:00", "place": "Universität Zürich Zentrum, Hörsaal F 180, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Worte als Waffen – Hassrede im Zeitalter des Populismus", "start": "2026-11-05T18:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:45:00+01:00", "place": "Hörsaal F 180, Universität Zürich Zentrum, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A public lecture titled \"Worte als Waffen – Hassrede im Zeitalter des Populismus\" (Words as Weapons – Hate Speech in the Age of Populism), given by Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay of the Department of Political Science at UZH. It is part of the lecture series \"Die Sprache der Macht. Die Macht der Sprache\" (The Language of Power. The Power of Language), run by the UZH Interdisciplinary Commission, which examines the relationship between language and power from linguistic, sociological, cultural, psychological and historical perspectives, with topics including propaganda, hate speech and misinformation. The series aims to promote a conscious and critical approach to language as a societal instrument of power. The lectures are usually recorded and made available as podcasts.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/worte-als-waffen-hassrede-im-zeitalter-des-populismus-82888/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b934b4b5b034428de5d8804e616e483ce1b693157fef82b37d8e1b291c3af761-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Truth or Justice – That Is the Question / Excluding Truth in the Name of Justice / Rechtssicherheit versus Falsifikation: Wahrheitsfindung im Strafprozess / Beweis das mal! 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The dialogical structure of the series promotes a transdisciplinary examination of truth and lies.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/truth-or-justice-that-is-the-question-excluding-truth-in-the-82894/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Justinian auf Okzitanisch: \"Lo Codi\" und die Erschliessung des römischen Rechts für die romanischen Volkssprachen", "start": "2026-11-04T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T18:15:00+01:00", "place": "Uni Zentrum, Rämistrasse 68, 8001 Zürich, RAG 104", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/middle-ages"], "description": "A lecture followed by discussion as part of a medieval studies symposium. It is hosted by the «Junge Zürcher Mediävistik», a peer-mentoring group of early-career researchers at UZH. The speaker is Maxime Paratte from the Department of Romance Studies at UZH. He speaks about the Occitan translation «Lo Codi» and how it opened up Roman law for the Romance vernaculars.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/justinian-auf-okzitanisch-lo-codi-und-die-erschliessung-des-33343/", "official_url": "https://www.mediaevistik.uzh.ch/de/JZM.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sprachtreff Schweizerdeutsch A1-C1 (Dialekt)", "start": "2026-11-02T18:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Rechtswissenschaftliche Bibliothek, RWI Bibliothek", "address": "Rämistrasse 74/27, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": [], "description": "A language get-together where Swiss German is spoken in a casual setting at levels A1 to C1. Behind it is the Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich, whose Self-Access Center offers such activities to support autonomous and cooperative language learning. The idea is to practise and deepen the dialect together. The meeting takes place at the Law Library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/sprachtreff-schweizerdeutsch-a1-c1-dialekt-68893/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sprachtreff Deutsch A1-A2", "start": "2026-11-04T18:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Rechtswissenschaftliche Bibliothek, RWI Bibliothek", "address": "Rämistrasse 74/27, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/german"], "description": "Sprachtreff Deutsch A1-A2 is a learning activity of the Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich. It takes place at the Law Library on Rämistrasse. The Self-Access Center offers activities such as language get-togethers, writing workshops, games events, film clubs and book clubs. They support autonomous and cooperative language learning.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/sprachtreff-deutsch-a1-a2-68883/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Por causa do amor em Zurique", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T21:00:00+01:00", "place": "Fachbibliothek zur Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann", "address": "Stadthausquai 17, 8001 Zürich", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/migration/integration"], "description": "An informational event for people who are new to Zurich and their partners. It is run by the Fachstelle Diversität, Integration, Antirassismus DIA, working together with IG Binational and several specialists. This session covers information, facts and tips for looking for a job, as well as reality and opportunities. The presentations are given in German with translation into Spanish, English, Russian and Portuguese, and registration via the form is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/por-causa-do-amor-em-zurique-25574/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series HS 2026: Inequality", "start": "2026-11-04T12:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T13:15:00+01:00", "place": "Universität Zürich, Oerlikon (AND)", "address": "Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/switzerland", "society/inequality"], "description": "An afternoon of talks in the \"Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series HS 2026: Inequality\", dedicated to the topic of inequality. The series is run by the University of Zurich at Campus Oerlikon, where since 2021 it has explored topics from different disciplinary perspectives. On this date, Dr. Michelle von Dach (social anthropology) speaks on \"Stuckedness in the Lives of Migrants in Rome\" and Sinem Ilseven (sociology) on \"How Long Does Advantage Last? Tracing Wealth and Status Across Swiss History\", each followed by a discussion. The event is a lunchtime brown-bag with food provided; the language of the event is English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/campus-oerlikon-lecture-series-hs-2026-inequality-82882/", "official_url": "https://www.campus-oerlikon.uzh.ch/de/projekte-campus-oerlikon/aktuelleveranstaltungen/LectureSeries2026.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4b94f637868c3d3b918d1e04c57cd87ab9385d903441ffaec37b51562561b528-2000.webp"}]}