Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories in the Aftermath of Energy Production

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Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories in the Aftermath of Energy Production

Veranstalter
Corinne Geering (Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, GWZO) and Torsten Meyer (Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum for Geo-resources) in cooperation with the Mining and Technology Park in Leipzig Neuseenland and with support from the research lab “Valorisation and Commodification” within the Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”
Veranstaltungsort
Bergbau-Technik-Park im Leipziger Neuseenland
PLZ
04109
Ort
Leipzig
Land
Deutschland
Findet statt
In Präsenz
Vom - Bis
15.09.2022 - 16.09.2022
Deadline
07.09.2022
Von
Corinne Geering, Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO)

Today the ‘cultural landscapes of energy’ in Europe bring together historical perspectives surrounding work, habitation and leisure in the aftermath of energy production. This conference seeks to enquire into the overlaps, interactions and conflicts between the different histories in these landscapes today.

Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories in the Aftermath of Energy Production

Coal mines, dams, power plants and oil derricks changed the ways people have worked, resided and lived in the affected landscapes. In many places, the mono-structural orientation towards energy production had a long-lasting impact on the socio-economic structure that is reflected in outmigration and unemployment. Today several regional development initiatives seek to counteract these tendencies by fostering tourism, entertainment and leisure activities such as sports and festivals. Here the provision of services, the design of souvenirs, museum exhibitions and tourist routes such as the European Route of Industrial Heritage all engage in disseminating histories of energy production. While the various post-industrial activities have presented new income opportunities for local residents, their projection of historical narratives also confronts them with the economic utilisation of individual and family histories. This conference will explore the overlaps and conflicts of the histories pertaining to the the 'cultural landscapes of energy' from a transnational and comparative perspective.

The conference will be hosted as an in-person event on the premises of the Mining and Technology Park close to Leipzig, with an on-site exploration of the coal mining legacy in Germany and the post-industrial recultivation efforts. A shuttle from Leipzig will be provided.

No fees will be charged for participation in the conference. Registration is required as space is limited. Please register with Corinne Geering (corinne.geering[at]leibniz-gwzo.de) and Torsten Meyer (torsten.meyer[at]bergbaumuseum.de) until 7 September 2022. We are planning a dinner together at the restaurant Gaststätte Kollektiv in Leipzig on Thursday, 15.9.2022; if you are interested in attending, please inform us accordingly.

Programm

Thursday 15.09.2022

13:00 – Transfer to the Mining and Technology Park in Leipzig Neuseenland

14:00-14:30 – Opening address
Gerald Riedel and Martin Baumert, Mining and Technology Park in Leipzig Neuseenland
Achim Saupe, Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”
Corinne Geering, Research Lab “Valorisation and Commodification”

14:30-15:30 – Panel I: Creating Landscapes I
Chair: Achim Saupe (Potsdam)
Sarem Sunderland (Zurich): The Imagination of a Reservoir: Social-Economic Constructions of Lake Sihl (1897–1937)
Andrew Demshuk (Washington, DC): Undermining Heimat in Leipzig’s Coalfields: Pollution, Prophecy, Demolition, and Memory before and after 1989

15:30-15:40 – Short break

15:40-16:40 – Panel II: Creating Landscapes II
Chair: Martin Baumert (Bochum)
Isabell Schmock-Wieczorek and Vincent Haburaj (Dresden): How Objects Define Places and Histories: Methodological Approaches for Object-Based Research in the Industrial Landscape of Kulkwitz, Saxony (Germany)
Lea Brönner, Markus Otto and Heidi Pinkepank (Cottbus-Senftenberg): Identity, Power of Disposal and Heritagisation in the Lusatian Post-Open Cast Mining Landscape

16:40-17:00 – Coffee break

17:00-19:00 – Guided Walk in the Mining and Technology Park in Leipzig Neuseenland

19:15 – Transfer to Leipzig

Friday 16.09.2022

8:45 – Transfer to the Mining and Technology Park in Leipzig Neuseenland

9:30-11:00 – Panel III: Representing the Past
Chair: Kaja Schelker (Leipzig)
Leyla Sayfutdinova (St Andrews): Fire in the Land of Oil: Symbolism of Fire, Oil, and Nation in Baku Urbanscape
Merve Neziroğlu (Leipzig): 50 Years of Hydropower: A Field Trip to the Iron Gates in Romania
Jenny Hagemann, Fabian Jacobs and Lutz Laschewski (Bautzen/Cottbus): Contested Regional Identities: Including Minority Rights in the Creation and Historisation of Post-Mining Landscapes

11:00-11:15 – Coffee break

11:15-12:45 – Panel IV: Living with the Landscape
Chair: Sabine Stach (Leipzig)
Rune Frandsen (Zurich): Secondary Infrastructure Exposed: The Temporary Settlements of La Grande Dixence (1950-1962)
Agnes Tatzber (Vienna): Post Petrol Present: The Emergence and Decline of the Petroculture-Dependent Spaces in Neusiedl an der Zaya
Saara Mildeberg (Tallinn): Cultural Tourism in a Post-Industrial Adventure Land

13:00-14:30 – Lunch

14:30-16:00 – Panel V: Energy Leftovers
Chair: Corinne Geering (Leipzig)
Carolin Maertens (Munich): Living in Cultural Landscapes of Contamination. Persistent Toxicity and Reconciliation in East Germany
Hubert Tubacki, Aleksandra Lis, Kosma Lechowicz, Łukasz Afeltowicz, Jacek Gądecki and Joanna Suchomska (Poznań/Uppsala/Kraków/Toruń): Just Transition at the Margins of a Carbonscape: The Case of a non-Silesian Mining Town Brzeszcze
Gertjan Plets and Pim Huijnen (Utrecht): The Contested Hydrocarbon Landscapes of the Netherlands: Challenges and Opportunities for Remembering the Anthropocene

16:00-16:45 – Commentary and Concluding Discussion
Chair: Torsten Meyer (Bochum)
Commentary: Juliane Tomann (Regensburg)

17:00 – Transfer to Leipzig main station

Kontakt

Corinne Geering, Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO): corinne.geering[at]leibniz-gwzo.de
Torsten Meyer, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum: torsten.meyer[at]bergbaumuseum.de