Lunchtime readings
As part of the Futures Library, a series of high-profile, moderated lunchtime readings will take place on four days during the week of 4–8 May 2026, from 13:00 to 14:00. At these events, the Futures Library’s “curators” will present their recommendations in person, read excerpts from their favourite passages, and discuss them with the moderators.
As the number of places for the public is limited, registration is required. Please register using external page this registration form.
- Dr. Elli Mosayebi, full Professor at the Department of Architecture
Donna Haraway. Unruhig bleiben
Moderator: Senem Wicki (kühne wicki)
Monday, 4 May 2026, 1.00–2.00 pm, ETH Main Building, North Hall E
Since 2004, Elli Mosayebi is co-running the architectural office external page Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin in Zurich. Through numerous projects won through competitions, housing and urban design assumed a special significance. Since 2018, she has held the position of Professor for Architecture and Design at ETH Zurich
- Dr. Emily Cross, full Professor at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Kazuo Ishiguro. Klara and the Sun
Moderator: Dr Claudia Zingerli (Head of ETH Sustainability)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 1.00–2.00 pm, ETH Main Building, North Hall E
Trained as a dancer and cognitive neuroscientist, Emily Cross leads the Professorship for Social Brain Sciences at ETH Zurich. Her interdisciplinary research explores technology, arts, and the biological and social sciences, alongside a strong commitment to research ethics.
- Dr. Adolf Muschg, professor Emeritus at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Moderator: Dr Tobias Amslinger (Head of the Literature Archives at the ETH Library)
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 1.00–2.00 pm, ETH Main Building, D7.2
The author and literary scholar Adolf Muschg is one of Switzerland’s most important writers. His works, beginning with his debut “Im Sommer des Hasen” (1965), have won numerous awards. From 1970 to 1999, he was Professor of German Language and Literature at ETH Zurich.
- Dr. h.c. Lukas Bärfuss, author and dramaturg, member of the board of the Max Frisch Foundation
Bertolt Brecht: Gesammelte Gedichte. Band 4
Moderator: Smilla Diener (kühne wicki – Future Stuff)
Friday, 8 May 2026, 1.00–2.00 pm, ETH Main Building, E1.1
Lukas Bärfuss, born in Thun in 1971, is a Swiss writer, curator and lecturer. His plays are performed internationally and his novels have been translated into over 20 languages. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Georg Büchner Prize (2019).
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