22.05.2026 Workshop "Plural Knowledge Cultures in Times of Crisis"

(english version below)

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleg*innen,
Die Institute für Empirische Kulturwissenschaft und Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie laden Sie herzlich zum gemeinsamen Workshop „Plurale Wissenskulturen in Krisenzeiten“ ein. Die zweitägige Veranstaltung findet am 11. und 12. Juni 2026 im Dekanatssaal des FB 03-Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie (Ketzerbach 63) statt. Weiter unten finden Sie den Zeitplan mit den vortragenden Gästen und den jeweiligen Vortragstiteln. Bei weitere Fragen wenden Sie sich gerne an Dr. Antje van Elsbergen.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme!

Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Colleagues,
The Institutes for Critical Studies in Culture and History, and Cultural and Social Anthropology warmly invite you to the joint workshop “Plural Knowledge Cultures in Times of Crisis”. The two-day event will take place on June 11 and 12, 2026, in the Dean’s Hall of the Department for Social Sciences and Philosophy FB03 (Ketzerbach 63). Below you will find the timetable with the guest speakers and their respective presentation titles. For further information please contact Dr. Antje van Elsbergen.
We are looking forward to your participation!

timetable

Thursday, 11 June:

• 15:30 - 15:40   Prof. Dr. Sven Opitz, Dean of the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
  Welcome Message
  
  
• 15:40 - 16:00  Prof. Dr. Ina Dietzsch & Prof. Dr. Ernst Halbmayer
  Introduction: Plural Knowledge Cultures in Times of Crisis
  
  
• 16:00 - 17:00   Dr. Luisa Reis-Castro (University of Southern California Dornsife)
  The Limits of Situated Knowledges in Times of Planetary Transformations: From Modified Mosquitoes to Fungal Infections
  
  
• 17:00 - 18:00   Dr. Desirée Hetzel (Technical University Munich)
  The Water We Know - Voicing the Public in Technocratic Narratives Along the River Spree

Friday, 12 June:

• 9:00 - 9:15   Prof. Dr. Ina Dietzsch & Prof. Dr. Ernst Halbmayer
  Summary of First Workshop Day
  
  
• 9:15 - 10:15   Dr. Ruzana Liburkina (University of Hamburg)
  Open, Uncertain, Under Pressure: Boundary Work and Knowledge on Toxic Pollution and Food Systems
  
  
• 10:15 - 11:15   Dr. Arne Harms (Max-Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology/University of Münster)
  The Politics of Adaptation in a World on Fire
  
  
• 11:30 - 12:30   Dr. Anna Weichselbraun (University of Vienna)
  Epistemic Infrastructures in (Times of) Crisis
  
  
• 12:30 - 13:00   Prof. Dr. Ina Dietzsch & Prof. Dr. Ernst Halbmayer
  Concluding Remarks and Outlook