Peatland Exchanges #3: Reviewing cultural histories
Peatland Exchanges #3: Reviewing cultural histories
An online event on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 14.00 CET
What does new historical research tell us about people’s perceptions and use of peat bogs? How does this connect to present day meanings? What role does cultural heritage play in perceptions of peatlands? How might we creatively explore the plural meanings of peatlands through research poetry? How can a newcomer begin to see signs of Dutch peaty cultural landscapes?
Explore these questions with Head of World Soil Museum Stephan Mantel, WUR PhD candidate in Cultural Geography Dr. Maurice Paulissen, Research Associate at Newcastle University School of History, Classics and Archeology Dr. Abbi Flint, and artist Kate Foster.
00:00:00 Program Welcome and Introduction to Peatland Exchanges and ISRIC World Soil Museum, Stephan Mantel, head of museum, ISRIC - World Soil Information
00:06:19 Hostile ground or valuable land? Human use, perceptions, and contestation of raised bogs in the eastern Netherlands, c. 1200-1900, PhD candidate Dr. Maurice Paulissen, Cultural Geography Group, Wageningen University & Research
00:44:33 Saturated with meanings: Exploring cultural perceptions of peatlands through research and poetry, Research Associate Dr. Abbi Flint, Newcastle University School of History, Classics and Archeology
01:22:30 Traces and Maps: perceiving former peatscapes, Kate Foster
Environmental artist, World Soil Museum artist-in-residence
01:42:20 Group discussion
Peatland Exchanges is a collaborative initiative of 2022 ISRIC World Soil Museum artist-in-residence Kate Foster. It is a four-part online series of researchers talks for the wider community on peatland-related topics in partnership with Wageningen University and Research’s (WUR) Home Turf and Wetfutures projects as well as Drents Museum.
Also watch:
Peatland Exchange #1: Past environments of peatlands • Peatland Exchanges #1: Past environments o...
Peatland Exchange #2: Archeological Tales from the Bog • Peatland Exchanges #2: Archeological tales...
Learn more about the initiatives and institutions represented in the Peatland Exchanges Series:
--Kate Foster's portfolio https://linktr.ee/katefoster
--Home Turf Project http://www.boglandscapes.eu/
--Wetfutures http://www.wetfutures.eu/about.html
--World Soil Museum https://wsm.isric.org/
--Wageningen University and Research Soil Geography & Landscape Group, https://www.wur.nl/en/research-result...
--Drents Museum https://drentsmuseum.nl/