| 2011 |
Kopenhagen |
"Anthropology of climate change", Uni Aalborg, techno-anthropology program |
| 2011 |
Aalborg |
"Anthropology of climate change", Uni Aalborg, techno-anthropology program |
| 2011 |
Montreal |
(with Dorle Dracklé) "Anthropology of the German energy transition". Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association |
| 2011 |
Victoria B.C. |
"Making Climate public: the view from anthropology". Workshop "Exploring Regional Climate Services", University of Victoria, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht |
| 2011 |
Hamburg |
"An anthropological roadmap for the Anthropocene"; Symposium "Limits to the Anthropocene", KlimaCampus Hamburg. |
| 2011 |
Lissabon |
"Science on the digital market place: the role of gossip" (roundtable organizer). Workshop "Science in a digital society", Joint Research Center, EU |
| 2011 |
Hamburg |
(keynote) "Postnormal climate science: the view from anthropology". Public Debate "Climate science in a democratic society", KlimaCampus and Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht. |
| 2011 |
Lissabon |
(with Dorle Dracklé) "The greening of the southwestern coast of Portugal", Societé International de Ethnologie et de Folklore (SCIEF) |
| 2011 |
Perpignan/Gerona |
(mit Dorle Dracklé) Infrastructures of German Wind Power Landscape. International conference "Landscapes of everyday life
Intersecting perspectives on research and action." |
| 2011 |
Lissabon |
Invited discussant at international workshop "Reconciliation in the climate debate". Joint Research Centre, EU |
| 2010 |
New Orleans |
(with Dorle Dracklé) "The Discovery of the Wind – Two Unrelated Ethnographies." Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association. |
| 2010 |
Hamburg |
"From the Lisbon Earthquake to Hurricane Katrina: Science, Catastrophes and Popular Culture". Conference "Storm Surges", Exzellenzentrum CliSAP der Universität Hamburg; Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht; LOICZ (Land Ocean Interaction in Coastal Zones) |
| 2010 |
Austin |
"Unfolding Climate Change: Ethnography in the Greenhouse." Department for Germanic Studies |
| 2010 |
Montreal |
"Climate Change and European Landscapes: A Model for the Rest of the World?" CES Council of European Studies Conference |
| 2009 |
Paris |
"Aesthetic Pollution? Wind Energy and the Ambiguous Role of Landscape in Germany"; CIRED; Landscape and Wind Power |
| 2009 |
Philadelphia |
"Emerging Energy Landscapes in Europe", Organizer Roundtable, Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) |
| 2009 |
Philadelphia |
"Climate Change: Making the Air-Conditions Explicit", Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) |
| 2009 |
Arlington |
"Teaching in the USA", German Studies Association (GSA) – DAAD session |
| 2009 |
Austin |
"Using Wiki in Class"; Germanic Studies, Departmental Lecture |
| 2009 |
Austin |
"Elections in Hobbitland." Public Forum Deutsche Bundestagswahl (UT, Department of Germanic Studies) |
| 2009 |
Bremen |
"Wind Energy from Bottom-up. The German Case." Workshop of the "Emerging Energy Landscapes Project" (CIRED Paris, University of Bremen, Universidade Nova de Lisboa) |
| 2009 |
Las Vegas |
"Our Air-Condition", Panel "Aerographies", Annual Conference of Association of American Geographers (AAG) |
| 2009 |
Austin |
"Localizing Climate Change: Notes from the Field", Symposium "Weather Patterns: Climate, Culture and Place Making". |
| 2008 |
Dresden |
"Risiken der Klimakommunikation", Ringvorlesung Dresdner Hygiene Museum |
| 2008 |
Lissabon |
"History of Wind Energy in Germany", Workshop: Éoliennes et Paysage CIRED, France |
| 2008 |
Austin |
Organizer of international European Studies Conference ‘Making Europe, Making Europeans. The Ethnographic and the Everyday.’ Center for European Studies, University of Texas (together with Ben Carrington) |
| 2007 |
Washington |
“Locating Climate Change” Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association |
| 2007 |
Paris |
“Tracing Assemblies in a Windy Landscape”. Conference “Emerging Energies, Emerging Landscapes”, CRES, France |
| 2007 |
Austin |
(with Judith Hammer) “Relaxed Patriotism. Reflections on the Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany” Lecture Series, Department of Germanic Studies |
| 2006 |
San Jose |
“Climate Change and Catastrophe: a Comparative Approach to German and American Narratives in the Media”. Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) |
| 2006 |
Pittsburgh |
“EU Enlargement: What Lessons can be Learned from Portugal’s Accession Process?’ Roundtable, Germanic Studies Association (GSA) |
| 2006 |
Paris |
“Wind Energy and Landscape: A Methodological Approach” Workshop: Éoliennes et Paysage CIRED, France |
| 2006 |
Tönning |
“The Construction of a Coastal Landcape.” Workshop ‘Tides of Change’, Research Centre GKSS, Landscape Research Group, Nordic Landscape Research Network |
| 2005 |
Brighton |
"Migratory Birds and Migratory Scientists: Multi-Sited Ethnography of a German Coastline." Workshop "Problems and Possibilities in Multi-Sited Ethnography," University of Sussex, UK, 27.–28. Juni |
| 2005 |
Lund |
"The Greening of the Wadden Sea." Nordic Landscape Research Conference "What do Landscapes do?," Sweden, 13.–15. 5. |
| 2005 |
Austin |
"The North Sea is a Livelihood for Fishermen and not a Playground for Researchers:" Anthropology of a Contested Coastal Landscape in Northern Germany." Lecture Series "Landscape and Mentality", DAAD und Department of Germanic Studies |
| 2004 |
Amsterdam |
"Mediated Realities: Sustainable Development and Local Protest" (mit D. Dracklé). Konferenz "Transnational Aspects of Localized Conflict and Protest," 19.–21.12. |
| 2004 |
Paris |
"Nomadic Scientists, shifting fields and multi-sited ethnography: Exploring global change." 4S & EASST Conference 25.–28. August |
| 2004 |
Göttingen |
"Die Wunder von Bern und anderswo." IWF Göttingen, Veranstaltung "50 Jahre Wunder von Bern," 4.7. |
| 2004 |
Tönning |
"Die Kultur der Natur: Feldforschung beim Stamm der Naturschützer." Nationalparkamt, 15. 9. |
| 2004 |
München |
"Ethnography of Foam – Peter Sloterdijk's Concept of Spheres." Workshop "Research Program on Ecological Governance" (CNRS-France), 8.–9. 10 |
| 2004 |
Stockholm |
"Global Change, Catastrophes, and Contested Coastlines: Why Landscape Matters." Nordic Research Course, 26. 4. |
| 2004 |
Paris |
"The environment of my fieldwork site." Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, École des Mines, Workshop: "Research Program on Ecological Governance" (CNRS-France), 02.03. |
| 2003 |
Paris |
"Ecological Governance – A Comparative Approach." Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, École des Mines, Workshop: "Research Program on Ecological Governance" (CNRS-France), 19.6. |
| 2003 |
Nijmegen |
"Beyond Facts & Fiction: Media Representation of the Elbe River Flood of August 2002," Zentrum für Deutschland-Studien, Universität Nijmegen, Kongress: "The Science and the Politics of the Riverside," Holland 11.6. |
| 2003 |
Jülich |
"Die Verwaltung der Natur: Naturschutz als bürokratisches Experiment" (mit Cordula Kropp). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Frühjahrstagung Sektion "Soziologie & Ökologie" "Nature by Design: Experiment and Innovation," 16.–17.5.2003 |
| 2003 |
Oslo |
"The Natural and Cultural Heritage in Northern Friesland" Center for Advanced Studies, Workshop: "Landscape, Law, and Justice: Cultural and Natural Heritage," 22.4.–24.4.2003 |
| 2003 |
Seoul |
"Towards Sustainable Development: The Cultural Dynamics of the Wadden Sea." F.A.S.S. Korea-Germany Co-Symposium on the Saemangeum Tidal-Flat Region (CIES – Citizens' Institute f. Environmental Studies, Nationalparkamt Tönning), Südkorea, 4.–6. März |
| 2003 |
Lüneburg |
"Medienanalyse des Elbehochwassers im August 2002." BmBF / GKSS Forschungszentrum "Hochwasser in Deutschland – Forschungsbeiträge für ein nachhaltiges Management," 30.–31. Januar |
| 2002 |
Ostholstein |
"Analyse der Medienberichterstattung zur Elbeflut." GKSS Inst. f Küstenforschung, Institutslehrgang Weißenhäuser Strand, 11.–14. 11. 2002 |
| 2002 |
Hamburg |
"Science-Studies: Küstenforschung zwischen Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften." Forschungskolloquium Inst. f. Ethnologie, 8. Juli |
| 2002 |
Göttingen |
"Der Konflikt zwischen Naturschutz und Küstenschutz: Deiche und kulturelle Identität." Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte, Tagung "Deiche," 20.–21. Juni |
| 2002 |
Miami, USA |
"The Cultural Dimensions of the Coast," Discussant. LOICZ – Land Ocean Interaction in Coastal Zones, Tagung "Synthesis & Futures," 29.Mai bis 3.Juni |
| 2002 |
Hamburg |
"Natur im Konflikt – Naturschutz, Naturbegriff und Küstenbilder," GKSS Tagung "Forschungshorizonte der Küstenregion," 13.–15.Februar |
| 2002 |
Tönning |
"Globaler ökologischer Diskurs und lokale Praxis: Die Konflikte um das Wattenmeer im Kulturvergleich." VW-Projekt Natur im Konflikt, Tagung "Nähe und Ferne zur Natur," 18.1.–19.1. |
| 2001 |
Hamburg |
"Männer über Männer, Männer über Frauen: Ethnographische und literarische Betrachtungen zu Männlichkeiten in Portugal." Ringvorlesung "Männer," 25.01 |
| 2001 |
Göttingen |
"The Scientific Production of Nature: A Case Study." IUAES – Congress "Exploitation and Overexploitation in Societies Past and Present," 18–21 July |
| 2001 |
Amsterdam |
"Nature in Conflict: The Societal Role of the Natural Sciences" (Poster). IGBP Global Change Open Science Conference, 10-13 Juli |
| 2001 |
Hamburg |
"Natur im Konflikt: Naturschutz, Naturbegriff und Küstenbilder." Forschungskolloquium Institut für Ethnologie, Universität Hamburg, 2. Juli |
| 2001 |
Hamburg |
"Neues von der Front: Berichterstattung über Natur(schutz)konflikte" (mit M. Döring). Tagung "Stadt – Raum – Natur: Die Metropole als politisch konstruierter Raum," Forschungsverbund Metropole Hamburg, 15./16.6. |
| 2001 |
Edinburgh |
"The Culture of Nature: Protected Landscapes as Sites of Conflict." Conference "Landscape and Politics," University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 23rd–25th March |
| 2000 |
Hamburg |
"Der Klimawissenschaftler als Prophet" (mit M. Döring). 5. Deutsche Klimatagung, Hamburg, 3.–5.10. |
| 2000 |
Krakow |
"German Miracles – Football, Nation and Identity." EASA Kongress, September |
| 1999/2000 |
Hamburg |
Organisation der Vorlesungsreihe "Fußballkultur – Kultur des Fußballs" (mit Martin Döring) im Rahmen des Allgemeinen Vorlesungswesens der Universität Hamburg (Lecture Series: Soccer Culture – The Culture of Soccer) |
| 1999 |
Hamburg |
"Natur, Kultur und Gesellschaft: Zur Ethnologie der Umweltproblematik." Tagung Inst. F. Ethnologie, Juni |
| 1999 |
Manchester |
"Of Humans and Otters: Portuguese Landscapes." Workshop "Contesting Natures." Mai |
| 1999 |
Hamburg |
"Von Spielerfrauen und Heulsusen: Männlichkeitskonzepte im Fußball." Ringvorlesung "Fußball und Kultur," Januar |
| 1998 |
Hamburg |
"Ethnologie einer Küstenlandschaft an einem Beispiel aus Südportugal." Ringvorlesung "Küstenbilder." Dezember |
| 1998 |
Lissabon |
"Poetas do Sudoeste." Tagung ISCTE, OBSERV: "Etnografia do Sudoeste." März |
| 1998 |
Frankfurt |
"Tales of Otters and People: The Rhetoric of Nature." EASA Kongress, Sept. |
| 1997 |
Hamburg |
"Die Kultur der Natur: Ökotopia." Ringvorlesung "Science Fiction und Utopien." Juli |
| 1995 |
Wien |
"Wir wollen nicht in einem Indianerreservat leben! Umweltkonflikte in Portugal." DGV Tagung Wien, Sept. |
| 1995 |
Hamburg |
"Umwelt und Entwicklung in Portugal seit 1986." Katholische Mission. Februar |
| 1993 |
St. Augustin |
"Ökologischer Diskurs und Umweltkonflikte." Tagung "Europäische Ethnologie," Juni |
