conference programme
Here you can find all the information about our conference programme. Discover the variety of formats, the abstracts of our speakers, the panels organised by topics and much more! Check back regularly as the programme is constantly being updated.
Thursday
24 october
9:30 – 10:30
Welcoming and Introduction
Dorota Sajewska & Julia Schade
10:30 – 13:15
Moderation: Catherin Persing, Julia Schade
Anthropos
The question of the "anthropos" in the Anthropocene is explored by the speakers, who are aware of the Western origins of humanism. They seek to identify scenes in which the human and the more-than-human are excluded from particular entanglements. In doing so, they address the following question: What roles can performative, visual and textual practices play in transforming the meaning of "anthropos"?
01
Mateusz Chaberski
03
Eduardo Jorge de Oliveira
02
Friederike Nastold
04
Jörn Etzold
14:30 – 16:30
Moderation: Oliver Fahle, Dorota Sajewska
Scene
This panel will examine the intricate nuances of the "scene" in the context of divers media and in relation to anthropogenic changes. How are "Anthroposcenes" established in performative and visual practices? What are the processes through which they emerge and what do they depict? How does the human appear on the Anthroposcene, and who are the other actors present?
01
Małgorzata Sugiera
02
Dorota Sosnowska
03
Fabienne Liptay
17:00 – 18:30
We are delighted to have Rebecca Schneider as one of our keynote speakers! To get a first impression of the talk, click here for the abstract.
Friday
25 october
9:30 – 10:00
Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 12:45
Moderation: Sandra Biberstein, Gerko Egert
​Commonalities
What is the meaning of "common sense" in times of peculiarity, disorientation, and dislocation? In what circumstances might communities be formed, and who might have to adapt to new forms of relations? The speakers of this panel examine the concepts of weirdness, inter-species drag and mad gardeners, considering questions of subjectivity, humanity and politics in the era of the Anthropocene, while attempting to shift the human perspective.
01
Farai Chipato
03
Alisa Kronberger
02
Silke Felber
04
Mateusz Borowski
14:00 – 16:00
Moderation: Julia Schade, Catherin Persing
Oceanic and Terrestrial Agents
What agents do we encounter in the Anthroposcenes and what is the context of their appearance? This panel addresses bodies of water, bodies longing for life on land, and extractivistically employed virtual bodies. The speakers focus on various medialities and artistic expressions that refer to these scenes or can themselves be regarded as such.
01
Liliana Gómez
02
Friedrich Balke
03
Katrin Köppert
16:15 – 17:45
show_case
In addition to an independent exhibition of (un)finished works by students on the theme of the conference, performances and video presentations will be presented during this time slot. A detailed programme will be provided subsequently.
18:00 – 19:30
Marisol de la Cadena
Not Knowing: Conversations across Contact Zones.
We are delighted to have Marisol de la Cadena as one of our keynote speakers! To get a first impression of the talk, click here for the abstract.
Saturday
26 october
9:30 – 10:00
Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 12:00
Moderation: Sandra Biberstein, Dorota Sajewska
Transformative Practices
If the established practices of the Anthropocene render a future unfeasible, then what alternative practices might an "Anthroposcene" entail? In this panel, the speakers interweave thoughts on transformative practices and explore wandering, getting lost, practices of attunement, care, planetary thinking as various forms of performance. What conditions must be abandoned for this future to become a reality?
01
Henriette Gunkel
02
Leon Gabriel
03
Martina Ruhsam
12:15 – 13:15
A conversation on landscape dramaturgy and eco-feminist storytelling. We look forward to this interdisciplinary exchange and the intertwining of artistic-practical and theoretical perspectives. Click here for further information.
19:00
infinity kiss
Not an official part of the conference but well worth seeing:
We recommend visiting infinity kiss by Layton Lachmann at Theater im Depot in Dortmund. Read more.