LECTURES
New insights from scholarly research
Many times in the course of my research, I have come across insightful findings that are not only considered to be of interest for a scholarly audience but also for the broader public beyond academia. Sometimes these findings provide new answers to old questions, and sometimes they contribute different perspectives that have not yet been taken into account.
With the aim of inspiring, engaging, and providing a better understanding of the past, I offer lectures to communicate those findings to society. General lectures, as well as academic presentations, can be prepared on a broad array of topics, for diverse audiences and for different occasions. So far, lectures have been offered in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Australia, for a broad array of institutions:
Academic and scientific institutions:
Huntington Library, International Center for Jefferson Studies, Center for German and European Studies, Universities, Research libraries, Centers for Innovation and Research, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Centers for European Dialogue, Max-Kade Centers for German-American Studies, Archaeological Institutes, Historical Societies, Institutes of Technology, Humboldt Kolleg, Geographic Societies.
Government entities:
Embassies and Consulates, Federal Foreign Office, Spanish Navy, Institute for Foreign Relations (ifa), Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).
Cultural institutions:
Goethe Institute and Goethe Pop Up, Instituto Cervantes, German-American Institutes, German Councils, Ibero-American Institutes, German-Spanish Societies, Casas Culturales, Dora Maar House, Humboldt Associations, German Houses, Foundations, Art Museums, Athenaeums, Historic Patrimony, Historic Offices and Associations, Explorers Club.
Educational institutions:
Schools, Science Institutes, Botanical gardens, History and Nature Museums, Libraries, Nature Parks, Discovery Centers, Casas de la Ciencia.
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING
Learn from the past to shape the future
I strongly believe in the benefit of connecting the outcome of scholarly research with different sectors of society. A closer look at the past, and a better understanding of how we came to where we are today, can potentially lead to insightful lesson and informed decisions in our times, on which we can build strategies for the creation of the future.
With this conviction, I carried out a research project for the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) in Stuttgart, Germany, providing advice in the context of the initiative “Humboldt y las Américas,” initiated by the German Federal Foreign Office. My project examined Alexander von Humboldt’s potential as a key figure for German foreign cultural and educational policy, and discussed both the opportunities and challenges that the commemoration of his 250th anniversary in a translatlantic context offers for Germany and different countries in America. A particular role was given to historic developments and how they can explain today’s differences in how Humboldt is being perceived in various parts of America. The outcome of this study was published in German and Spanish.
This research project carried out prior to the Humboldt 250 commemoration, led to consultation and guidance services regarding the preparation of scientific, cultural or artistic activities in this context. In particular, amon other institutions, scientific consulting has been offered to the following institutions: