The "Berliner Nachtung" is an interdisciplinary seminar series about the
night, that happens during the night (or at least in the evening). The talks are generally given by
either an academic or a representative of nighttime industry (e.g.
lighting designers, hospitals, local governments).
The talks are either online as eNachtung or take place in Berlin, are usually about 30 minutes in length, and are
conducted in either German or English, with a bilingual discussion
afterwards.
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at the bottom of this page.
For questions or feedback about the Nachtungen, please write info(at)nachtung.de.
The Nachtung was co-founded* by
Andreas Jechow, Christopher Kyba, Dietrich Henckel, Franz Hölker,
Josiane Meier, and Sibylle Schroer.
(* name order is alphabetical, all contributions were equal.)
Related:
Journal article:
Night Matters - Why the
interdisciplinary field of "night studies" is needed (in English)
Call for an
Interdisciplinary Nighttime Institute in Spektrum (in German).
Upcoming Nachtungen
eNachtung #32
Robert Shaw, Newcastle University, UK
Gaming Landscape, Darkness and the Urban Night (online live talk)
Poster
21.06.2023 20:00 CEST
online link TBA
Previous Nachtungen
#31 Teddie Hwang, Artist:
Dark Sky and the Arts
#30 Sophia Kimmig, IGB Berlin:
Lesung und Vortrag zum Buch "Lebendige Nacht"
#29 Florence Cobben, Leiden University:
The Nocturnal Nature of
Ancient Christianity
#28 Roberto Corradini, Lighting Design Workshop:
Remembrance of the things
past (Night in art)
#27 Begoña Aramayona Quintana, CICS.NOVA (University of
Lisbon):
Dark in the City: Urban
informality at night
#26) Etta Dannemann, Visit Dark Skies:
Guided Stargazing - a new way to explore the night
#25) Jay Stafstrom, Cornell University:
Ogre-faced Spiders: Nocturnal
Senses and Hunting Behavior
#24) Anna Green, INTENSE and Ausstellungen Stiftung Planetarium
Berlin:
Berlin's simulated cosmos:
how planetaria help preserve the sky
#23) John Barentine, International Dark-Sky Association & Consortium
for Dark Sky Studie:
The Lost
Constellations
#22) Michael Snyder, Interdependent Pictures:
Into the Dark: Chasing light in the
world's darkest place.
#21) Conny Vogt, Heimwegtelefon:
Das
Heimwegtelefonist - Angst ist
das eine Genderfrage?
#20) Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, University of Exeter/UCM:
Cities at night: ISS
astronaut images
#19) Weihnachtung
#18) Steven Brown, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
The Dark Side of Atmospheric
Chemistry
#17) Anke von der Heide, ZwischenWerk gUG:
Narratives for the nocturnal
city through architectural displays
#16) Mirik Milan, vibe-lab.org:
Governing the nighttime city:
the rise of night mayors
#15) Molly Willet, Leiden University, Netherlands:
Colonising the night? Ancient
Warfare in the hours of darkness
#14) Christian Voigt, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research:
Das Flattern auf den
Friedhöfen
#13) Andreas Jechow, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries:
Snowglow - Winter and Arctic
Light Pollution
#12) Siegrun Appelt, artist:
Langsames Licht / Slow Light
#11) Julle Oksanen, Helsinki University:
Interdisciplinary
Eco-Architectural Darkness Design & Pragmatism
#10) Will Straw, McGill University:
Night media
#9) Ger Duijzings, University of Regensburg:
Nocturnal ethnography: a
quick and dirty guide
#8) Helmut Grätz and André Kittelmann, Berliner
Verkehrsbetriebe:
Die
Nahverkehrsnacht
#7) André Chappatte, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient:
"Moralities of Odienné by Night: an
anthropology of light and darkness"
#6) Various speakers
Open mic Weihnachtung
#5) Hannah Ahlheim, Universität Göttingen:
Kontrollgewin - Kontrollverlust. Die
Geschichte des Schlafs
#4) Karl-Heinz Frommolt and Silke Kipper, Museum für Naturkunde,
Berlin:
Es singt die Nachtigall,
nicht die Lerche: nächtliche Tierstimmen
#3) Christine Preiser, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches &
internationales Strafrecht:
Nachtschicht als Türsteher - arbeiten im
Vergnügen
#2) Manuel Spitschan, Stanford University:
Twilight and Light Pollution
#1) Adam Eldridge, University of Westminster:
Reconfiguring Night and Day
Nachtungen News
Berliner Zeitung:
Warum Türsteher oft Gewalt androhen müssen (Nachtung #3)
Deutschlandfunk:
Audio
interview with Christine Preiser (Nachtung #3)
Berliner Zeitung:
Berlin bei Nacht Von Türstehern, Sternen und Lichtverschmutzung
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