Research Associate Ariana Dongus’s lecture at Künstlerhaus-BKK Karlsruhe on the historic and forgotten role of women in the history of computation.

The lecture is following the seminar Women in Computation that took place during summer semester 2019.


This year, the Künstlerhaus-BBK Karlsruhe is taking part in the exhibition series “ZEITGLEICH – ZEITZEICHEN” of the BBK federal association. From October 19 to November 17, 2019, members of the BBK as well as students of the HfG Karlsruhe will present their work in the exhibition “Online/Offline. Material Links in the Post-Digital Age” under this year’s theme “post-digital”.

Curators: Lisa Bergmann, Dietmar Israel Contact HfG Karlsruhe: Friederike Schäfer, Jonas Zilius

Exhibition: 1 October – 17 November 2019

Vernissage with Welcome Speech by Mayor Dr. Käuflein
Speeches by Prof. Susanne Kriemann, HfG Karlsruhe, and Lisa Bergmann, BBK
Live Performance by fwd:flyingduckz:semester!

Wednesday, October 30, 7pm
Talk by Ariana Dongus, „My Mother was a Computer. About the Beginnings of Programming“

Wednesday, November 13, 7pm
Roundtable: Keynote by our colleague Katharina Weinstock and Artist Talk Wednesday, November 13, 7pm

Finissage with Reading by Judith Milz and Concert by Der letzte Dutt Sunday, November 17, 3pm