Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce this call for applications for our research
studio GHOST MINES - Sensing Pasts/Casting Futures at TU Dresden, which will
take place from June 2-6.
GHOST MINES—Sensing Pasts/Casting Futures invites participants to explore
the haunting legacy of abandoned mines and extractive landscapes, questioning
how these sites can inform our understanding of resource-driven histories and
speculative futures. The research studio delves into the concept of „ghost
mines“—both as literal sites of abandonment and metaphorical markers of
environmental trauma and contested futures. Through an interdisciplinary lens
that draws from environmental sciences, media theory, and science and
technology studies, participants will investigate how the remnants of mining
reflect cultural memory, embody political struggles, and reveal global
economic transformations. Topics will include the spectral presence of labor
and exploitation, the transformation of materials into commodities, and the
capacity of scarred environments to inspire new narratives of resilience,
reclamation, and sustainability.
The research studio is open to early-career researchers and advanced
practitioners whose (research) practice revolves around post-extractive
landscapes, digital ecologies, material politics and futures. The program will
cover lectures, screenings, and workshops on digital sensing technologies,
biogeochemical analysis and artistic data practices, as well as two days of
field trips to the Ore Mountains and Lusatia—Germany’s most significant
(post-)mining regions. It will result in a common online publication bringing
together audiovisual and textual contributions created throughout the week.
For more background on the studio, please find the full call here.
To participate in the research studio, please send us your CV, portfolio (if
applicable) and a short motivation letter (one page) elaborating on your
background, research interests and connection to the theme. Documents should
be submitted in one PDF file (5 MB max) no later
than 31.01.2025 to michaela.buesse@tu-dresden.de
GHOST MINES - Sensing Pasts/Casting Futures is run by the Chair of Digital
Cultures.
Organizers: Michaela Büsse, Kristiane Fehrs, Özgün Eylül Iscen, Orit
Halpern
—
Dr. Michaela Büsse
She/her
Research Associate
Chair of Digital Cultures
Technische Universität Dresden
e-mail: michaela.buesse@tu-dresden.de
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