Under pressure of increasing water demand and hygienic problems caused by a growing population and industry throughout the 19th century, the city of Halle projected the first waterworks in Beesen in 1867, located on the Elster River banks right beneath an old manor...Read more
"I grew up in a region that is strongly influenced by the chemical industry, in the Bavarian Chemical Triangle. During our research, I also reflected on myself and the behaviour and way of thinking of those around me in relation to this topic...Read more
“As my heritage is not German and the country I am from is known for its mountains and not its industry, I have to admit that I went into this fieldwork with some (mostly negative) preconceptions. Some of them, as for example, were the obscure data situation...Read more
“I travelled regularly by train through the region of the Middle German Chemical Triangle and have always been fascinated by the smoking chimneys, at the same time I often wondered about the impact of the by-products of this chemical industry. Our group work gave...Read more
“Coming from a background of natural sciences, I was not acquainted with anthropologic research methods before the seminar. Therefore, I learned a lot by studying existing literature, but especially by doing research myself. Working in a group made the new way of...Read more
