Our keynote lineup for the upcoming event in Bochum is now confirmed. This update also serves as a gentle reminder of the upcoming deadlines for the case participation and papers.
The opening keynote of Before Ruins will be delivered by Tomás Sánchez Criado from the Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona. Following his address, Uli Paetzel, the director of the Emscher Cooperative Lippe will present on socio‑ecological transitions in the Ruhr region.
Continuing the first day of the conference, after the opening and a break, we host an interdisciplinary and creative panel on the matters of “Before Ruins.” Phoebe Sengers (department of Science & Technology Studies and of Information Science, Cornell University), meets Sandra Maß (International History at Ruhr-University Bochum) and Tina Asmussen (Early Modern Mining History at RUB, and head of the mining history research department at the German Mining Museum in Bochum). Expect a multimodal happening.
On the third day, after plenty of case-ing and discussions, Endre Dányi (Sociology of Globalization, University of the Bundeswehr Munich) will close off the conference with a reflection on the collective journey.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Bochum,
The Team!