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Place-based research, embodiment and the planetary
Public lecture & Workshop with
Prof. Dr Karen Barbour,
University of Waikato
Through engagement with the material agencies of oceans and islands, Karen Barbour discusses place-based embodied experiences, memories, affect and elemental motifs. She reflects on how humans are entangled in places, and how human actions, sustainable or destructive, reveal and reflect changes in immediate environments and the planet as a whole.
Public lecture: Monday, 2 November 2026, 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm, F – 105, Unitobler
Workshop: Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 10.00 am -12.00 pm, B – 105, UniS
The event is organized by David Castillo.
ECCEP-Meeting
We’re looking forward to an engaging discussion on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm, in Room 172 at Mittelstrasse 43.
Capitalism in Context
Dr. Carlo Edoardo Altamura from the University of Lausanne will introduce his SNSF Starting Grant project on the Neoliberal revolution in Latin America.
Friday, 13 November 2026, 12.15 pm – 1.45 pm, room S221 at UniTobler
Rea Vogt from the University of Bern will talk about her research on “Yerba Mate as a Returnee’s Commodity. Transatlantic Trade and Consumption of Yerba Mate between Argentina and Lebanon (1920s–1950s)”
Friday, 27 November 2026, 12.15 pm – 1.45 pm, room S221 at UniTobler.
The sessions are open for all member of University of Bern. Texts related to the sessions are circulated in advance. To be added to the mailing list, please send a short message to either Melina Teubner or Stefan Leins.
Listening to Arctic Voices
Storytelling as a Method to Exchange, Develop and Decolonize Knowledge Production Practices
On February 17 and 18, 2027, a symposium focusing on “Listening” and “Storytelling” will take place in Bern.
Abstracts may be submitted until 14 October, 2026.
The event is organized by Sara Valentina Hauser-Rohr and Swantje Opitz.
