Honoured to announce that I have received the Wilhelm Bender Dissertation Award by @goetheuni.bsky.social for my PhD thesis on the Spanish dehesa landscape. My deepest thanks go to the award's sponsor Wilhelm Bender, to my supervisor Roland Hardenberg & to everyone who supported me on this journey!

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt@goetheuni.bsky.social · last mo.

🏆 Ausgezeichnete Ideen für die Zukunft: Fünfzehn Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen der #GoetheUni wurden mit Preisen im Gesamtwert von über 70.000 € geehrt. Die ausgezeichneten Arbeiten reichen von nachhaltiger Biotechnologie über Klimaaktivismus bis zur Archäologie. | Bilder: ©Uwe Dettmar

New Entry by Melles, Sosna and Jehlička! "Examining concrete practices of exploitation reveals that extractivist attitudes towards human and non-human beings are by no means confined to capitalist economies." #resources #extractivism #capitalism #anthropology #sharing

Resources

Using and valuing resources is a vital component of human life. Yet as much as resources such as water, land, or fuel contribute to the flourishing of communities, they also constitute objects of cont...

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OUT NOW: Excited to share our entry on 'Resources' in the wonderful @anthroencyclo.bsky.social, a collaboration of RESOURCE project members Daniel Sosna, @petrjehlicka.bsky.social and myself. We discuss key anthropological and further contributions to the topic & where they align or dissent 👇

Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology@anthroencyclo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Entry by Melles, Sosna and Jehlička! "Examining concrete practices of exploitation reveals that extractivist attitudes towards human and non-human beings are by no means confined to capitalist economies." #resources #extractivism #capitalism #anthropology #sharing

OUT NOW & Open Access: „Subjekte der ökologischen Verwüstung. Kritische Theorie der Klimakatastrophe“, hg. v. Thomas Barth, Ricarda Biemüller, @hstubenrauch.bsky.social und mir: campus.de/subjekte-der.... Das Buch versammelt theoretische und empirische Perspektiven auf die Klimakatastrophe ... 1/3

Join us tomorrow at 14:00 in Prague or online for Liana Chua's 'What Care Takes', the third lecture of our Department's Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series! 🌍

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🦧🌿 Delighted to announce the next seminar 'What Care Takes: Affective politics and more-than-human contestations in a conservation frontier' by Liana Chua (University of Cambridge). To attend online or join us at the Department of Ecological Anthropology in Prague: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Hannover! Am 9. Juni, 19 Uhr veranstaltet das Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie eine Diskussion unseres Bands zu den „Subjekten der ökologischen Verwüstung“ im Elchkeller. Mehr Infos: fiph.de/Veranstaltun.... Thread zum Buch hier am ET (28.5.), ein Book Launch in FFM folgt im Herbst (stay tuned!).

🦧🌿 Delighted to announce the next seminar 'What Care Takes: Affective politics and more-than-human contestations in a conservation frontier' by Liana Chua (University of Cambridge). To attend online or join us at the Department of Ecological Anthropology in Prague: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Excited about the upcoming lecture 'Towards Multispecies Food Sovereignty' by Guntra Aistara (CEU Vienna) on Monday, 30 March, at 14:00! 🌊🎣It is the second talk in the seminar series of the Department of Ecological Anthropology CAS 🇨🇿🌍 Join us in Prague or online: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Rescheduled! The Ecological Anthropology Seminar by Slavomíra Ferenčuhová (Inst. of Sociology CAS) 'Beyond Environmental Sustainability: The social life of historical timber houses in Czechia', will take place on Wed, 25 Feb, at 2 pm🏠🇨🇿 Join us in person or online: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

New year, new Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series! In 2026, the Department of Ecological Anthropology Prague will be hosting 5 fantastic speakers. Join us online or in person for the first talk on 28 Jan by Slavomíra Ferenčuhová 🏠 Registration & series updates: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Übermorgen:

Tobias Heinze@tbheinze.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Veranstaltungshinweis: Nächsten Mittwoch (14.01.26, 19:00) trage ich am fiph in Hannover vor. Der Vortrag "Grenzen der Naturbeherrschung. Die Kritische Theorie in der ökologischen Krise" ist öffentlich und kann online angesehen werden (ohne Aufzeichnung). Mehr Informationen: fiph.de/Veranstaltun...

Join us tomorrow at 2 pm for 'Conservation frontiers: Re-storying wilderness from the margins of Europe' by George Iordachescu, the final talk of this year's Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series 👇

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌍Excited about our upcoming & final DEA seminar for 2025: Join us on Thu 20.11. at 14:00 online or in Prague for 'Conservation Frontiers: Re-storying wilderness from the margins of Europe' by @georgeiorda.bsky.social (Wageningen Univ.) ⛰️🐻🌳 More info & registration: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

🌍Excited about our upcoming & final DEA seminar for 2025: Join us on Thu 20.11. at 14:00 online or in Prague for 'Conservation Frontiers: Re-storying wilderness from the margins of Europe' by @georgeiorda.bsky.social (Wageningen Univ.) ⛰️🐻🌳 More info & registration: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers! Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025 Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills! Please share widely!

📣 "Subjekte der ökologischen Verwüstung. Kritische Theorie der Klimakatastrophe", erscheint mit Open Access im Frühjahr 2026 beim Campus Verlag in der Schriftenreihe des @ifsfrankfurt.bsky.social, hrsg. zusammen mit Thomas Barth, Ricarda Biemüller und Heiko Stubenrauch. www.campus.de/buecher-camp...

Big thanks to the four speakers for their fantastic contributions to our workshop on 'Un/commoning sustainability and its temporalities': Eriko Yamasaki, Sandra Calkins, Philipp Budka @philbu.bsky.social and André Thiemann - still ruminating over a stimulating exchange at #dgska2025

DGSKA@dgska.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Eriko Yamasaki, Sandra Calkins, Phillip Budka & André Thiemann explore un/commoning and sustainability—from Maya maize farming 🌽 to green gentrification 🚧, Arctic infrastructure 🚂 & swine fever in Serbia 🐗. Chaired by Maike Melles & Daniel Sosna. #dgska2025

🌍 Tomorrow at 2 pm: 'Clean enough? On measuring ecological cleanliness in Dutch surface waters', DEA seminar by Fenna Smits (University of Amsterdam) 👇

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join us for the next DEA Seminar: Fenna Smits, post-doctoral researcher in Anthropology at the UvAmsterdam, will explore measurements of cleanliness & concerns for more-than-human health in Dutch surface waters 💧🦠🧪 To participate online or in Prague, register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Join us for the next DEA Seminar: Fenna Smits, post-doctoral researcher in Anthropology at the UvAmsterdam, will explore measurements of cleanliness & concerns for more-than-human health in Dutch surface waters 💧🦠🧪 To participate online or in Prague, register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

#Klöckner und #Merz wissen, dass queere Menschen im NS verfolgt und vernichtet wurden. Wenn sie jetzt queeren Aktivismus als "Zirkus" bezeichnen & sich zugleich mit "Nie Wieder ist jetzt" schmücken, ist das maximal zynisch. Die Shoah-Erinnerung ist keine Legitimierungsmaschine für rechte Politiken.

🌍 Next week, Matt Watson (University of Sheffield, UK), the fourth speaker in the DEA's 2025 Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series, will be talking about 'Food Waste as the Fallout of Everyday Practices'. 🚮 To join us in Prague or online, register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to the upcoming lecture of the DEA Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series: 'Food Waste as the Fallout of Everyday Practices' by @mattwtsn.bsky.social (University of Sheffield, UK) 🥦🍞🚮 Join us on Wednesday, 4 June, at 14:00 (CET) in Prague or online: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Looking forward to the upcoming lecture of the DEA Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series: 'Food Waste as the Fallout of Everyday Practices' by @mattwtsn.bsky.social (University of Sheffield, UK) 🥦🍞🚮 Join us on Wednesday, 4 June, at 14:00 (CET) in Prague or online: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Today at 15:00 (CET): Tereza Stöckelova's seminar 'Living as Inflammable Objects' at the Department of Ecological Anthropology in Prague 🔥 Join us in person or online: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · last yr.

🦠🌡'Living as Inflammable Objects' by Tereza Stöckelová (Institute of Sociology CAS & Charles University) 🔥 The third lecture of the Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series at the Institute of Ethnology on Tuesday 6.5. at 14:00 (CET) 🌍 To join us online or in Prague: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

New starting time! Join us for Tereza Stöckelová's lecture 'Living as Inflammable Objects' next Tuesday at 15:00 (CET) 👇

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · last yr.

🦠🌡'Living as Inflammable Objects' by Tereza Stöckelová (Institute of Sociology CAS & Charles University) 🔥 The third lecture of the Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series at the Institute of Ethnology on Tuesday 6.5. at 14:00 (CET) 🌍 To join us online or in Prague: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

🦠🌡'Living as Inflammable Objects' by Tereza Stöckelová (Institute of Sociology CAS & Charles University) 🔥 The third lecture of the Ecological Anthropology Seminar Series at the Institute of Ethnology on Tuesday 6.5. at 14:00 (CET) 🌍 To join us online or in Prague: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rfKrvjTnE2

Tomorrow at 2 pm! Jan van Duppen's seminar on the temporalities of community gardening in Berlin 🌿 Organised by the Department of Ecological Anthropoloy in Prague. Join us in person or online: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Maike Melles@maikemelles.bsky.social · last yr.

Next week: 'Tuning into the Garden's Rhythms amidst the Climate Crisis?' 🌿 A special addition to our Department of Ecological Anthropology's seminar series by @jvdup.bsky.social next Thursday, 10 April, at 2 pm. Join us in Prague or online! 🌍 To register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Next week: 'Tuning into the Garden's Rhythms amidst the Climate Crisis?' 🌿 A special addition to our Department of Ecological Anthropology's seminar series by @jvdup.bsky.social next Thursday, 10 April, at 2 pm. Join us in Prague or online! 🌍 To register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

🇳🇱 Hello Dutch-based Bluesky! 🇳🇱 I'm asking for help in my search for people who'd like to participate in our diary study on the use of water and leftover food. For our RESOURCE project, we're looking for households in the NL to keep a diary for 1 week / season, starting in the spring. Please share! 🙏

🇳🇱 Hoi Bluesky Nederland! Ik vraag om je hulp bij het zoeken naar geïnteresseerde deelnemers voor een onderzoek naar het duurzame gebruik van water en voedsel 🚿🥖🍎 Voor het RESOURCE project zoeken we naar huishoudens in NL die vanaf de lente 1 week/seizoen een dagboek willen bijhouden. Delen a.u.b.! 🙏

🇳🇱 Hoi Bluesky Nederland! Ik vraag om je hulp bij het zoeken naar geïnteresseerde deelnemers voor een onderzoek naar het duurzame gebruik van water en voedsel 🚿🥖🍎 Voor het RESOURCE project zoeken we naar huishoudens in NL die vanaf de lente 1 week/seizoen een dagboek willen bijhouden. Delen a.u.b.! 🙏