Institute for Postnatural Studies Opens 2027 'After Earth' Independent Study Program Call

Key facts

• The Institute for Postnatural Studies (IPS) opened the call for the fifth edition of its Postnatural Independent Program, titled 'After Earth: Exercises in Planetary Imagination and Collective World-Making.'
• The program runs from January 18 to June 12, 2027, with approximately 150 hours across three online modules and two in-person gatherings in Madrid (March 15–19 and June 7–12, 2027).
• The application deadline is November 15, 2026, and tuition costs 2,500 euros.
• Three full scholarships are offered in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Spain, and IPS.
• Invited voices include Bayo Akomolafe, Élvira Dyangani Ose, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Brandon LaBelle.
• The program selects around thirty international participants from art, philosophy, design, and scientific research; English is the working language.
• Sound research is developed in collaboration with Tender Radio, the institute's radio platform.
• Collective projects will be presented publicly at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, a collaborating institution.