What’s in a Pile of Plastic? When I first arrived in Phnom Penh, I was struck by something that many others seemed not to notice. Waste. More specifically, the people who move through the city collecting it—recyclers known as Ed Jai. They do not simply gather discarded materials. They circulate. Moving through neighbourhoods, alleyways, markets, and informal settlements, they create pathways, rhythms, and connections that become woven into the city's fabric. Their movements b

The German-speaking Anthology "Klimageschichten"(Climate Stories), published with edition assemblage, offers a kaleidoscope of stories from

In contemporary waste governance, responsibility is often treated as something self-evident. When waste accumulates in streets, rivers, and landfills, responsibility appears to offer a clear answer. Citizens should recycle more. Households should separate their waste. Consumers should make better choices. Governments should educate the public. Environmental problems, in turn, appear solvable through the responsible conduct of individuals. But what if responsibility is not nea

The circle is a deceptively calm shape, suggesting closure, continuity and balance in a world in which nothing is ultimately lost, because waste returns as resource, products reappear as materials and economic activity is imagined as continuing without exceeding planetary limits. It is hardly surprising that this image has become one of the most powerful promises of contemporary environmental policy, appearing in strategy papers, company reports, product designs and waste man

Climate change is often described as the defining crisis of our time. It is understood as a planetary condition experienced collectively, even if those experiences differ. From scientific reports to political frameworks, climate change is frequently presented as a shared problem requiring shared solutions. It is a global emergency that demands coordinated action before it is too late. These reflections led me to what I call elsewise. The term emerged from a certain discomfort

Was, wenn ethnographisches Schreiben nie nur beschreibt, sondern immer auch interveniert? Was, wenn Spekulation kein Randphänomen, sondern ein grundlegender Bestandteil ethnographischer Wissensproduktion ist? Morgen spreche ich im Rahmen der PRANA-Konferenz (Posthumanist Research and Narratology) über: 🎤 „Feministische Spekulationen. Ethnographische Fiction als Wissensvermittlung“ 📅 Freitag, 8. Mai 2026 🕙 11:00 - 12:00 Uhr 💻 online 📩 Link via PN Während multiple Krisen d

Join my talk at Pint of Science! How do societies actually live with environmental crises—and what can we learn from everyday resilience practices? I’m excited to be speaking at Pint of Science Switzerland as part of the event “Resilience for a Sustainable Future.” In my talk, I’ll explore how resilience is not just a buzzword, but something that emerges from real-world practices, infrastructures, and inequalities—shaped by culture, power, and environmental change. My work dr

🌊🌱 When Floods Flourish: Rethinking Urban Ecologies Beyond Crisis Next week, I’ll be giving an online talk within the Lecture Series „Gone fishing?“ organised by Laura Otto at University of Würzburg: 🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 16:15–17:45 (CET) 📍 Online (Zoom) + in English 🎤 “Queer Ecologies of Flourishing: Urban Floods, Hyacinths, and Atmospheric Care” In this talk, I explore how urban floods and "invasive" water hyacinths in Ho Chi Minh City invite us to rethink environmen

Was wir über Umwelt wissen, entsteht nicht einfach – es wird ko-produziert: durch Technologien, Praktiken und Gesellschaft. Klingt spannend? Ist es auch. 📍 Kommt vorbei! Di, 10–12 Uhr | Uni Basel 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_HhyXwe #STS #EnvironmentalSTS #ClimateChange #Global #Inequalities #Anthropology

Am Stand der Bildung VGV könnt ihr in unserem Buch Klimageschichten stöbern und euch inspirieren lassen. 📖 📅 Wann & Wo: 10.-12. Juli,...

🗓 Monday, May 12, 2025 | 🕕 18:00 | 📍 GSZ, Humboldt University Berlin — Think & Drink Series I'm delighted to be giving a talk at the...

To be honest: the world is too complex, too messy, and too beautifully chaotic to be captured by words alone. Think about how you really...

The “Handbook of Environmental Anthropology” (published in German) reflects the current state of research in environmental anthropology and explores the complex relationships between humans and the environment. It examines how cultural and social interactions shape and transform these relationships, with particular emphasis on the diverse constructions and understandings of nature and culture, as well as the dynamic interplay between humans, culture, and the environment.

Join me for a talk titled Whose Policy, Whose Future? Understanding the Complexities of Flood Resilience Strategies in Ho Chi Minh City ...

I had the pleasure to be able to attend an interdisziplinary symposium on Matters on Urban Expertise @ETH, organised by Julio Paulos...

Im Rahmen des kürzlich erschienen Buches "Kliamgeschichten: Planet, Krise, Fiction" (edition assemblage), diskutiere ich in einem Interview

Unser Buch „Klimageschichten“ wurde von Lydia Herms in der Sendung „Das Perfekte Buch für den Moment“ (Deutschlandfunk Nova) vorgestellt!

Finally more details and insights into our multimodal ethnography workshop on "Sensing Floods". Thanks also to Tuấn Kiệt, who filmed and...

We invite to submit an abstract for our special issue on “Digital Transformations and Climate Change: Futures, Infrastructures, and Data”.

In this multimodal workshop, we will approach urban flooding from different angles, for example through painting, artwork or walks!

CfP for panel on "Ethnography of, with, and as speculation: Recomposing anthropology and the empirical" at EASA2024 in Barcelona

As the world faces urgent climate change, paradigms of "sustainable" development are rapidly being replaced by concepts of environmental...

When people ask me what my research project is about, I often find it difficult to answer with a straightforward sentence.

I will have the great opportunity to talk about "Opportunities and Limitations of the Circular Economy" @Urban October, a webinar...