Theodor W. Adorno Award

The prize is presented to Judith Butler in 2012

The Theodor W. Adorno Award (Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis) is a German award intended to recognize outstanding achievement in philosophy, theatre, music and film. It was established by the city of Frankfurt in 1977 to commemorate the sociologist and philosopher Theodor Adorno, who had taught at the University of Frankfurt for twenty years. The award is conferred every three years on 11 September, Adorno's birthday. The prize money is 50,000 Euro.^[1]

Laureates

1977: Norbert Elias (sociologist)
1980: Jürgen Habermas (sociologist)
1983: Günther Anders (philosopher)
1986: Michael Gielen (conductor)
1989: Leo Löwenthal (sociologist)
1992: Pierre Boulez (composer)
1995: Jean-Luc Godard (film director)
1998: Zygmunt Bauman (sociologist)
2001: Jacques Derrida (philosopher)
2003: György Ligeti (composer)
2006: Albrecht Wellmer (philosopher)^[2]
2009: Alexander Kluge (film director)
2012: Judith Butler (philosopher)^[3]^[4]^[5]
2015: Georges Didi-Huberman (art historian)^[6]
2018: Margarethe von Trotta (film director)^[7]
2021: Klaus Theweleit, (writer and cultural theorist)^[8]
2024: Seyla Benhabib (philosopher)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis". frankfurt.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
^ "Frankfurt: Adorno-Preis geht an Philosoph Wellmer". FAZ.NET (in German). 3 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Judith Butler – Israel Palestine Paradoxes of Academic Freedom". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ Butler, Judith. "Judith Butler: Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life? / Radical Philosophy".
^ "Judith Butler wins Adorno Prize". Berkeley News. 12 September 2012.
^ "Spotlight on the Nameless". 28 December 2011 – via Haaretz.
^ "KulturPortal Frankfurt: Theodor-W.-Adorno-Prize". kultur-frankfurt.de.
^ "Klaus Theweleit erhält Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

External links

[Frankfurt-1] "Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis". frankfurt.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2024.

[GmbH_2006-2] "Frankfurt: Adorno-Preis geht an Philosoph Wellmer". FAZ.NET (in German). 3 July 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[3] "Judith Butler – Israel Palestine Paradoxes of Academic Freedom". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[4] Butler, Judith. "Judith Butler: Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life? / Radical Philosophy".

[5] "Judith Butler wins Adorno Prize". Berkeley News. 12 September 2012.

[6] "Spotlight on the Nameless". 28 December 2011 – via Haaretz.

[7] "KulturPortal Frankfurt: Theodor-W.-Adorno-Prize". kultur-frankfurt.de.

[Deutschlandfunk_Kultur_2014-8] "Klaus Theweleit erhält Theodor-W.-Adorno-Preis". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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