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mira magdalena sickinger is a philosopher and poet.
her areas of interest are philosophy of language, aesthetics, philosophy of humour, and feminist philosophy.
recent activities
20 august 2026: presenting…how does humour work? & when philosophers tell jokes university of vienna
3 - 7 august 2026: teaching at philosophical summer school LMU münchen
24 july 2026: die presse. dichterin der woche
18 july 2026: reading kultursommer with kiki miru miroslava svolikova & david hoffmann, hyblerpark, wien
5 june 2026: metaphilosophical conversations part II with maria kronfeldner (ceu), donata romizi (university of vienna), and thomas ballhausen (pädagogische hochschule wien), university of vienna
20 march 2026: reading buchpremiere: poesie als utopische praxis. gans verlag. galerie für zeitgenössische kunst leipzig auditorium
2 march 2026: live reading ö1 blaue stunde, aufzeichnung
19 february 2026: talk + workshop philolympics. philosophieplympiade wiener landeswettbewerb slides
2 february 2026: universität wien, alumni vor den vorhang, portrait
28 january 2026: ö1 sound art lyrik heute. poesophie und musikalität
26 january 2026: blumenmontag, café stadtbahn, wien
24 january 2026: vienna ball of sciences ambassador statement
24 december 2025: podcast episode “why do we laugh? philosophers on jokes, humor, and the human condition guest: mira magdalena sickinger, host: ilari mäkele
spotify link
apple podcast link
14 october 2025: moderation poetry event with kirstin breitenfellner, hannah k bründl, peter clar, andrea drumbl, stifterhaus, linz
video
16 october 2025: österreichische gesellschaft für literatur, wien herrengasse
video
“the joke-coop: pragmatic issues of jokes and joking”
european poetry festival 2025
featuring a collaboration with eley williams, hosted by sj fowler, at the austrian cultural forum london
