Category Archives: Wadden Sea

Wadden Sea workshop in Lauwersoog

At the end of April, the Corridor Talk team gathered for our third and final place-based workshop. This time, we convened in Lauwersoog, in the fluid landscape of the Dutch Wadden Sea coast. Our first encounter with the area was a trip around the Lauwersmeer National Park in the company of fisherman Jaap Vegter and biologistContinue reading “Wadden Sea workshop in Lauwersoog”

Symposium “Vadehavet i litteraturen”

Katie Ritson participated in the symposium on the Wadden Sea in Danish literature on 30-31 March 2023. Organised by Anders Ehlers Dam from the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with Taarnborg in Ribe and the Danish Wadden Sea Centre “Vadehavscentret,” the event drew literary scholars from across Denmark and Germany and featured readings by prominent DanishContinue reading “Symposium “Vadehavet i litteraturen””

Recommendations from the 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium

In December, Eveline de Smalen attended the 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium, where she presented on Teaching the Wadden Sea through Literature, the project she is working on as part of Corridor Talk. At this symposium, panelists in 7 different thematic sessions met after their panel presentations to discuss sets of recommendations for scienceContinue reading “Recommendations from the 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium”

Workshop Report: Teaching the Wadden Sea through Literature

On 22 and 23 June, Corridor Talk’s Eveline de Smalen and Katie Ritson co-convened a workshop on literature, education and the Wadden Sea, in which academics in the fields of literature, history and cultural geography and practitioners working in nature conservation and visitor centres came together to discuss ways in which they can learn from,Continue reading “Workshop Report: Teaching the Wadden Sea through Literature”

Vanishing Coasts?

Katie was a speaker in a seminar entitled “Vanishing Coasts” as part of a three-part series Coastal Connections convened by an international team for the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. The seminar session, which took place in February, was put together by Joana Gaspar de Freitas, PI of the ERC-funded projectContinue reading “Vanishing Coasts?”

“Corridor Talk” Workshop

The Corridor Talk project held its first workshop and AGM on 9 November, hosted by the Rachel Carson Center in Munich. The workshop was held online as the COVID crisis made travel impossible. All six members of the Corridor Talk team were present. Report by Graham Huggan Chair: Dr. Katie Ritson (RCC Munich)Participants: Corridor Talk project teamNational parkContinue reading ““Corridor Talk” Workshop”