Annual MESH Symposium 2024: Multispecies Conviviality
Annual MESH Symposium 2024: Multispecies Conviviality Save-the-Date | University of Cologne | October 17–19, 2024 The research hub Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) is part of the reseach iniative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP). The focus of this year’s annual MESH Symposium lies on the co-creation of mutually life-sustaining forms of multispecies co-existence in […]
Native Forest Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River: Digital Gallery at the Nexus of Science, Activism and Indigeneity
Native Forest Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River: Digital Gallery at the Nexus of Science, Activism and Indigeneity This virtual photographic exhibition is based on the book Native Forest. Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River released in December 2022 by the publishing house Hora Mágica in Argentina and funded by the Global South Studies Center […]
Wawili Toolbox: Mtu ni Watu – Disclosing Hidden Stories of Fieldwork
Wawili Toolbox: Mtu ni Watu – Disclosing Hidden Stories of Fieldwork The Wawili-Toolbox (named after the proverb: ‘Wawili hula ng’ombe’ – two people can manage to eat a cow – which symbolises the exigency for assistance in academic fieldwork) is an instrument designed to capture the results of the project on a scientific level. It is part […]
The Southern Buffalo Fence: A Short Film By Wisse van Engelen
The Southern Buffalo Fence: A Short Film By Wisse van Engelen Wisse van Engelen is a researcher in the European Research Council funded Rewilding the Anthropocene Project. Principal Investigator of the project is „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) member Michael Bollig. As part of his PhD project, Wisse van Engelen made a short film […]
SAPP Partner Institution Aga Khan University Hosts Webinar on „Partnerships and Innovations for Land and Climate Resilience“
SAPP Partner Institution Aga Khan University Hosts Webinar on „Partnerships and Innovations for Land and Climate Resilience“ „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) member Emmanuel Sulle was among the speakers of a webinar on „Partnerships and Innovations for Land and Climate Resilience“ hosted by SAPP partner Institution The Aga Khan University. To celebrate World Environment […]
Emmanuel Sulle Co-Directs Field School at Aga Khan University’s Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre
Emmanuel Sulle Co-Directs Field School at Aga Khan University’s Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) member Emmanuel Sulle is Assistant Professor & Research Director at the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Station. AKU recently welcomed a cohort of 11 students and a professor from Simon […]
Katajun Amirpur Joins Panel Discussion on Women’s Rights in Iran
Katajun Amirpur Joins Panel Discussion on Women’s Rights in Iran „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) member Katajun Amirpur is a professor at the University of Cologne’s Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Islamicate World and the university’s Representative for Racism Criticism. She is an expert on Iranian culture and diasporas, cultural relations between […]
GSSC & MESH Seminar: Sublime Landscape, Carbon Sink and Marginal Environment: Approaching Wetlands in Culture-literature and Anthropology with Nsah Mala and Franz Krause
GSSC Seminar Series: Sublime Landscape, Carbon Sink and Marginal Environment: Approaching Wetlands in Culture-literature and Anthropology with Nsah Mala and Franz Krause GSSC Seminar Series 4 June 2024 Sublime Landscape, Carbon Sink and Marginal Environment: Approaching Wetlands in Culture-literature and Anthropology Nsah Mala (University of Cologne) & Franz Krause (University of Cologne) 12:00-13:00 (CEST) How […]
Katajun Amirpur and Michaela Pelican Join Discussion on „Cancel Culture at the University of Cologne“ Against the Backdrop of the Discussion Surrounding the Albertus Magnus Professorship 2024
Katajun Amirpur and Michaela Pelican Join Discussion on „Cancel Culture at the University of Cologne“ Against the Backdrop of the Discussion Surrounding the Albertus Magnus Professorship 2024 „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) member Katajun Amirpur and Global South Studies Center (GSSC) Speaker Michaela Pelican will be joining an event titled „Flagge zeigen II – […]
Workshop: Infrastructures and their (Re-)Construction and Decays: Contesting Temporalities in the Global South
Workshop: Infrastructures and their (Re-)Construction and Decays: Contesting Temporalities in the Global South 16-17 May 2024 Venue:Ü3 SüdbauGeographisches InstitutOtto-Fischer-Straße 4 Speakers:Miguel Esteban (Waseda University, Japan)Sumit Vij (Wageningen University, Netherlands)Franziska Sielker (TU Wien, Austria) Registration:susanne.weber@uni-koeln.de Program Abstract Infrastructures, vital for societal functioning, operate at various levels, fostering connectivity. Traditionally propelling economic and transportation development, they facilitate […]
