February 2026 saw the publication of several outputs emerging from my collaborative research and teaching projects: Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and SwitzerlandCo-edited with Giorgio Miescher, Saima…
Naturschutz verspricht Zukunft – ist aber oft ein Rückgriff auf romantisierte Vergangenheiten. Wer entscheidet, wohin „zurück“ gegangen wird, bestimmt auch, wer und was in der Natur künftig keinen Platz mehr…
A group of African farmers is fighting to continue making a living from their ancestral land in Southern Namibia —facing off against billionaire gemstone mine owners, rhinoceros veterinarians, and carbon…
Wonderful news – the Swiss National Science Foundation awarded a SNSF Starting Grant for my new project Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change. This grant will allow me to return…
I’m excited to announce that the article I wrote with Emmanuel Mogende, titled Nature Conservation, Borders, and Violence Along the Chobe River Between Botswana and Namibia in the 20th and 21st…
Now it is official! I’ve been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) for my project, „Past Natures for Future Conservation (PANATURE): Current Narratives and Historical Human-Wildlife-Land Relations in Southern…
Just out and open access: The wonderful volume on planetary hinterlands: Gupta, Pamila; Nuttall, Sarah; Peeren, Esther and Stuit, Hanneke (eds.). Planetary Hinterlands: Extraction, Abandonment and Care. Palgrave Macmillan. In our…
Happy to announce the publication of our edited volume: The Lower !Garib / Orange River. Past and Presents of a Southern African Border Region. It brings togehter research from diverse disciplines…