Leo Kühberger

Leo Kühberger (* 1975 in Leoben ) is an Austrian historian, cultural anthropologist, journalist and translator.

Life

After attending the Stiftsgymnasium Admont high school , he began studying history and cultural anthropology at the University of Graz in 1994 , which he completed in 2002 with a master's degree. This was followed by a doctorate in history in Graz and Puebla with a dissertation on the principle of resistance . Graduated with distinction in 2011.

Kühberger is primarily active in the cultural sector and adult education. Since 2012 he has also been working as a lecturer at the Institute for Cultural Anthropology at the University of Graz and teaches in particular about the history, theory and practice of social movements and the multiple crises of our time. As a journalist, Kühberger works primarily for Radio Helsinki and various independent print media. From 2017 to 2020 he was (jointly) responsible for the “Social Policy” section at Forum Stadtpark .

Publications

• we make history! movements - resistance - GLOBAL - institutions - capitalism. Diploma thesis 2002. Green Academy, Graz 2004, ISBN 3-950185-60-7 .
• with Robert Reithofer, Marusa Krese (Ed.): Gegenwelten. Racism, Capitalism and Social Exclusion. Leykam, Graz 2007, ISBN 978-3-7011-7585-7 .
• with Samuel Stuhlpfarrer: Arrived. Crisis and protests in Styria. Forum Stadtpark, Graz 2011, ISBN 978-3-901109-33-1 .
• with Ernest Kaltenegger, Samuel Stuhlpfarrer (Ed.): To overturn all conditions ... Conversations and interventions on the crisis, global movement and left-wing history. Mandelbaum, Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-85476-653-7 .

Translations

• Harry Cleaver : The fight against work. And the break with the dialectic of capital. Mandelbaum, Vienna 2019, ISBN 978-3-85476-671-1 .
• Silvia Federici : Revolution at Point Zero. Housework, reproduction and feminist struggle. Unrast, Münster 2020, ISBN 978-3-89771-331-4 .
• Silvia Federici: Enchant the world again. Feminism, Marxism and Commons. Mandelbaum, Vienna 2020, ISBN 978-3-85476-693-3 .