BioCriticism – 2025 – Biodiversity and Neglect in Art and Science
- 28th of March 2025, 2 pm CET: Neglected biodiversity in kitchens and fictions (shared BioCriticism
/ BioYUFE webinar)
Prof. Marko Rohlfs (Chemical Ecology, Bremen University),“Caring mothers: the symbiotic relationship between insects and microbes in nurturing their young – in your kitchen!”
Teun Joshua Brandt (Literature and Culture, University of Groningen), “Save the Unseen!? Microbial Tricksters in Science Fictions”
- 25th of April 2025, 2 pm CET: Can participatory art and science help us see biodiversity ?
Prof. Eliane Beaufils (Theatre Studies, Université de Paris 8), “The Democracy of Organisms: grow and multiply!”
Dr. Shannon Lambert (Literature, Ghent University), ““I see a starfish!”: Charting Excitement and Engagement in Online Marine Citizen Science Projects”
- 16th of May 2025, 2 pm CET: The biodiversity of neglected spaces in poetry and art curation
Dr. Jonathan Skinner (English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick), “Ruderal Prosodies: Poetry, Plants, World-Ecology”
Dr. Martin Grünfeld (Science Communication, University of Copenhagen), “Towards a metabolic welcoming: Fungal relations troubling hospitality at the museum”
Martin’s talk is co-written with Simone Cecilie Pedersen who is a curator and art interpreter at SMK, The National Gallery of Denmark.