15. Newsletter | July 2025 | read in your Web Browser |
Dear colleagues,
dear friends of the CRC 1265!
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Welcome to the latest edition of the CRC 1265 newsletter!
As we continue through the final year of the CRC’s second phase, we are pleased to report that our continuation proposal for the third funding phase has been submitted to the DFG! Meanwhile preparations are now well underway for the on-site review scheduled for this week.
We have also been busy publishing results from the second research phase, with several noteworthy publications already released in recent months, such as the new “Atlas of Spatial Figures”. The striking “table configurations” by artist Nikolaus Gansterer, featured in the book, now adorn our CRC aisle at TU Berlin.
Moreover, there has been a change in the CRC’s leadership this semester: Silke Steets has succeeded Hubert Knoblauch as co-speaker, alongside Martina Löw. Hubert Knoblauch will continue to play a key role as a senior scientist within the CRC. To mark the handover, we held a special event featuring a literal “baton change”.
We're excited about what's to come and look forward to sharing more with you soon!
All the latest information can also be found on our homepage and on our social media channels!
We hope you enjoy reading!
The CRC 1265 Central Management Office
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7th International Conference of the CRC 1265:
Venue: IFA, TU Berlin
Large-scale societal shifts, such as globalization, digitalization, migration and climate change, have led to the refiguration of spaces as heterogeneous, overlapping and often conflicting orders. Over the past seven years, the CRC has played a leading role in researching these dynamics. This conference will explore the influence of spatial refiguration on design, and consider how design can encourage innovative thinking to address the growing complexity of socio-spatial change. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, the conference will feature a dynamic mix of keynote lectures, thematic panels, and roundtables to encourage inter- and transdisciplinary dialogue and reconsider the practical relevance of refiguration research.
Confirmed speakers include Deane Simpson, Jane Rendell and Claudia Mareis.
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Venice BeReal Game, Venice photography and ceramics by Stefanie Bürkle
Venue: ZAGREUS PROJEKT, Koch/Kunst/Galerie Brunnenstraße 9 — 01/08/25 until 12/10/25.
In her CRC 1265 project “Imaginations of Venice”, Berlin-based artist Stefanie Bürkle explores new perspectives on the global circulation of Venice imagery at the intersection of art and research. As part of this project, a new game will be unveiled: Venice BeReal invites players to explore the city’s intricate layers through the eyes of a tourist, local resident, investor or art student. As they navigate multiple versions of the city, players may encounter moments of luck or misdirection. To complement the game, 200 photographs from the Venice Atlas will be displayed to form a visual “Venetian horizon”. The evening’s menu will be served on Bürkle’s ceramics, whose glazes echo the vibrant hues of the Venetian lagoon.
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— Exhibition, Palazzetto Tito, Venice —
In cooperation with the city of Venice, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa.
(during the Architecture Biennale in Venice)
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w/ Prof. Michele Lancione | BH-N 230
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to reflect on our experiences in researching home and the “lessness” thereof in diverse urban contexts. Reflecting on the intricacies and the emotional labor involved in doing this kind of research, this workshop seeks to spark discussions on how we can think differently about our research practice, fieldwork, positionality, and the political implications of our work.
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Prof. Dr. Lisa Herzog, Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren, Prof. Dr. Martina Löw, Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers and Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau (left-to-right) at the ceremony. © Jens Steingässer
CRC 1265 spokesperson Martina Löw was awarded the 2025 Schader Prize in a ceremony in Darmstadt on June 12th, attended by around 250 guests. The Schader Prize is awarded annually by the Schader Foundation to social scientists who have made a significant contribution to addressing social problems through their pioneering scientific work and commitment to engaging with practitioners. Löw's award recognizes her work on the role of the social sciences in spatial planning, and her ideas on how cooperation between sociology and practice could be enhanced by addressing questions of 'quality'.
Glimpses into the comic by Miro Born & Irem Kurt
Associate member Miro Born’s comic “MOVIN’ ON UP: A Social Mobility Comic” has won the LSE PhD Impact Prize! The comic presents findings of Born’s research on class, social mobility, and stigmatized neighborhoods. Find it here.
The following CRC members have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations:
Claudia Mock – “Figurations of Childhood. Middle Class Topologies in Nairobi and Berlin”
Moritz Kasper – “Water tanks, jerry cans, power banks: Artefacts and practices of storage as part of heterogeneous infrastructure configurations in Nairobi”
Congratulations to all!
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As we’re nearing the end of our second funding phase, several more publications containing CRC research have been released! A comprehensive overview of all publications can be found on our homepage.
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Farias, I., Steets, S., & Gansterer, N. (Eds.). (2025). Jovis.
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Bernroider, L., Born, A. M., Kulz, C., & Gang, S. U. (Eds.). (2025). Routledge.
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Espeter, L. M., & Hering, L. (2025). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Berliner Journal für Soziologie, Volume 35, Issue 1. March 2025. With contributions by Hartmut Rosa, Andreas Hepp, Gunter Weidenhaus and many more
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Knoblauch, H., Baur, N., Steets, S., & Marguin, S. Historical Social Research 50(2).
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Knoblauch, H. & Löw, M. In W. Suchacka & B. Wójcik (Eds.) Un/Framing Topographies (pp. 31-57). Brill.
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Baxter, J. S., Marguin, S., Mélix, S., Schinagl, M., Singh, A. J., & Sommer, V. (2025). Architecture and Culture, S. 1-29.
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Biaback Anong, D., Ceola, F., Hecht, C., Kirchner, S., Marguin, S., & Prabaharyaka, I. (2025). TU Berlin.
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Knoblauch, H., Steets, S., Kirchner, S., & Baur, N.(2025). TU Berlin.
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Kirchner, S., & Baur, N. (2025). TU Berlin.
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Baxter, J.-S., Heinrich, A. J., Marguin, S., & Sommer, V. (Eds.). (2025). Jovis.
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Knoblauch, H., Sommer, V., & Pfetsch, B. (Eds.). (2025). Routledge.
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In the seventh CRC 1265 interface film, Daniela Stoltenberg, Zozan Baran (B05) and Linda Hering (A03) discuss the tension between local and globalised spaces using protest movements and commodity chains as examples.
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In the sixth CRC 1265 interface film, Ignacio Castillo Ulloa, Nicolas Zehner and Philip Baumbach discuss hybridized (digital and physical) spaces and the omnipresence of so-called locative media. They discuss security issues, opportunities for participation and impacts on everyday life. |
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In this episode of Space Oddity, host Christopher Heidecke talks to former project collaborator (A01) and associate human geographer Prof. Dr. Lucas Pohl (Innsbruck) about Bangkok's future narratives in light of the existential threat posed by rising sea levels in the Anthropocene. Topics ranges from Bangkok's topography and administrative politics to ‘Anthropocene’ defence lines, so-called ‘sacrificed zones’ and the concretisation of spatial figures using case studies.
German Episode
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When a chance conversation between a researcher and an artist sparks the idea for an exhibition, academic research gets to meet artistic expression. A year later, the Spatial Conflicts exhibition brought together 14 international artists to examine pressing questions about migration, identity, environmental destruction, and resistance through different mediums. Set in Berlin’s BHROX pavilion, the exhibition explored the spatial tensions that shape our world.
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In short snippets, #SFB1265 early career researchers share insights into their research, working lives, and the advice they would give to others.
First up is Daddy Dibinga, researcher in film studies and a PhD candidate in the subproject “Streaming Series”.
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... is sociologist and PhD candidate in the subproject “Platform Economy”.
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Our Instagram page offers glimpses into our various research activities and events.
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