Prof. Dr. Markus Keck
Chair of Urban Climate Resilience, Centre of Climate Resilience, Universität Augsburg
Under the heading of ‘new materialism,’ a number of new approaches have been developed in the past that promise a different perspective on natural raw materials and materiality in general. This lecture will explore the question of how fruitful and profitable the various approaches of new materialism actually are. First, Karen Barad’s agential materialism and Jane Bennett’s vital materialism will be presented, followed by an examination of the special role of Graham Harman and Timothy Morton’s object-oriented ontology. Finally, the thesis will be put forward that object-oriented ontology is suitable as a foundation for integrative science, especially for the transdisciplinary examination of resources.
This lecture is part of the series: A/The Matter of Resources
About Prof. Dr. Markus Keck
Prof Dr Markus Keck holds the Chair of Urban Climate Resilience at the University of Augsburg. In his work, he researches how urban settlement areas and societies can be made more climate-resilient.
His research as a human geographer focusses on urban geography, agri-food geography and geographical development research. He specialises in critical climate resilience research, urban climate adaptation, agriculture and nutrition as well as urban-rural relations. The regional focus of his expertise is Germany and South Asia.