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Julius Erdmann. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Free the Web – The Tunisian Revolution Reflected in Social Media Images

At the beginning of 2011, Julius Erdmann saw that many of his Tunisian friends were using the country flag as their profile picture on Facebook. Why …
Enigmatic Seedpod of native plants. Photo: Henry Wichura.

Underway in the Andes – March, 6-8 2017: „Show and Tell“ in San Juan and Mendoza

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

We are driving from Rodeo to San Juan. No stops are planned for today but we enjoy the beautiful scenery and geology from the bus. We have to be in …

Underway in the Andes – March, 5 2017: The spirit of “Gauchito Gil” – The Robin Hood of Argentina

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

On a bright sunny morning we start our fourth day in Rodeo. The wind here is so strong that almost all the trees are tilted towards the West, and we …

Underway in the Andes – March, 4 2017: Between two cordilleras

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

Sun is shining. Perfect weather to be in the field. After breakfast, we start traveling from Uspallata to Rodeo – the most northern region of our …

Underway in the Andes – March, 3 2017: Following Darwins steps to the roof of the Americas

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

Today we follow the footsteps of Charles Darwin 170 years later after he crossed the Andes from Chile during his famous Beagle expedition around the …

Underway in the Andes – March, 2 2017: On the journey with San Martín

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

We begin the first day in Mendoza, where all 35 participants arrived safely and are eager to begin our geological journey. Our first stop is at „Cerro …
Panorama and evening atmopshere in Mendoza. Photo: Julia Pommerencke.

Underway in the Andes – March, 1 2017: First contact with wine and Andes

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

Potsdam - Berlin - Frankfurt - Buenos Aires. At the airport of the Argentine capital we meet old friends and colleagues from Potsdam. They are now …
Green cities of the future? Photo: Fotolia.com/Iakov Kalinin.

Understanding “Green Cities” – How the environmental effects of urbanization can be modeled – and how this model can be used

The world is a village? Not anymore. The world is now a city. 2008 marked the first year that more people lived in cities than in rural areas …
Gruppe von jungen Menschen im Kreis, in der einer in der Mitte tanzt.

„HollyHood. Hip Hop & Social Justice“ – Studentisches Filmfestival vom 7. bis 12. März im Filmmuseum

Hip Hop und soziale Gerechtigkeit stehen im Mittelpunkt des Filmfestivals „HollyHood“, das vom 7. bis 12. März im Filmmuseum Potsdam stattfindet. …
St. Nicholas' Church in Potsdam. Photo: Karla Fritze.

What to Believe In? – Non-Religiosity in East Germany

Between 2012 and 2015, Professor of Religious Studies Johann Ev. Hafner, his former colleague Professor Irene Becci, and their students visited …