{"id":3802,"date":"2026-01-15T23:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/sts\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:11:59","slug":"public-talk-melanie-garland-anarchiving-ocean-margins-from-saltpeter-routes-to-lithium-frontiers-22-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hu-berlin.de\/sts\/2026\/01\/public-talk-melanie-garland-anarchiving-ocean-margins-from-saltpeter-routes-to-lithium-frontiers-22-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Talk: Melanie Garland: \u201cAnarchiving Ocean Margins: From Saltpeter Routes to Lithium Frontiers\u201d – 22 January, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In this public session of the Lab, we will be discussing Melanie Garland<\/strong>\u2019s ideas for her upcoming research project.<\/p>\n

The project reimagines maritime heritage by tracing the colonial, ecological, and cultural resonances of the German\u2013Chilean saltpeter trade, carried by German sailing ships across the 19th century, and its links to today\u2019s lithium extractivism. Through artistic-ethnographic and anarchival methods, it explores ocean-edge entanglements to foster decolonial, multisensory engagement within shifting human\u2013environment relations.<\/p>\n

Melanie Garland (she\/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher, and lecturer based in Berlin, affiliated with the Institute for European Ethnology (IfEE) and IfEE\u2019s Office for Everyday Culture. She holds a PhD in multimodal anthropology and reflexive European ethnology from Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin. You can find out more about her works at: www.melaniegarland.com<\/a>.
\nAnd reach out to Melanie via this mail address: m@melaniegarland.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Image: Photo of Valpara\u00edso, Chile, 19th century, DSM Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum archive (M. Garland)<\/p>\n

The session is moderated by Milena Bister.<\/p>\n

Everybody is very welcome to join!
\nThursday, 22 January 2026<\/strong>
\n10:00 \u2013 11:30 am, (s.t.!)<\/strong>
\nHybrid
\n@ Institute for European Ethnology (IfEE), HU Berlin, room 408\u00a0(accessible elevator available)
\n& on Zoom (for the link, please contact: alex.marlin.maurer@hu-berlin.de<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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