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Cultural Studies

Utopian Relationships: Autoethnographies of Naturecultures

When:

30 June - 04 July 2025

School:

Berlin Summer University of the Arts

Institution:

Berlin University of the Arts

City:

Berlin

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

Fee:

580 EUR

Interested?
Utopian Relationships: Autoethnographies of Naturecultures

About

The course explores the entanglement of nature and culture through embodied somatic knowledge production. By investigating the concept of naturecultures, participants will engage in multi-sensory, creative, ethnographic and critical practices.

This five-day summer school course explores the entanglement of nature and culture through embodied somatic knowledge production. By investigating the concept of naturecultures (a term coined by Donna Haraway), participants will engage in multi-sensory, creative, and critical practices to explore how our surroundings inform our learning experiences and relationships with non-human actants. This workshop holds utopian potential by fostering a space where participants can radically reimagine their relationships with nature and culture.

Course leader

Johanna Kirschbauer

Target group

artists of all diciplines, age: 18+

Course aim

We will develop individual research projects to explore the intersections of nature, culture, places, and phenomena in Berlin. By investigating diverse forms of knowledge production, including acoustic fieldnotes, sound collages, poetry, color palettes, and forms we will experiment with utopian research approaches. These contain somatic and aesthetic practices to deepen the connection between self and environment. By the end of the workshop we will create artistic responses to the explorations, culminating in a collective installation or small exhibition.

Fee info

Fee

580 EUR

Interested?

When:

30 June - 04 July 2025

School:

Berlin Summer University of the Arts

Institution:

Berlin University of the Arts

Language:

English

Credits:

1 EC

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