Areas of research and interest
Thematic focuses:
Urban anthropology, environment and society, mobility, cultural identities and representations
Regional areas of interest:
The Americas (in particular Mesoamerica and the US Southwest), Oceania (in particular Aotearoa New Zealand)
Contact
Institut für Ethnologie
Oettingenstr. 67
80538 München
Room:
026
Phone:
+49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 9613
Fax:
+49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 9602
Email:
eveline.duerr@ethnologie.lmu.de
Website:
German Website
Office hours:
by appointment via e-mail only.
Call for Applications
Further Information
Research
- Planetary healing as transformative process: a decolonial approach to the challenges of climate change. Reinhart Koselleck-Project, DFG-funded (2024-2029, DU 209/28-1)
- Dilemmas of belonging and vigilance of Latinx racialized as migrants in the US-Mexico borderland. Subproject of the CRC 1369 “Culture of Vigilance: Transformations -Spaces-Practices” (2023-2027)
- Speak for Nature: Interdisciplinary Approaches on Ecological Justice, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, 1 March 2023 - 28 February 2027 HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE, grant number 101086202, co-applicant (2023-2027)
- German Chancellor Fellowship. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Visions for the Amazon (2022-2023)
- Book Launch of "Watchful Lives in the U.S. Mexico-Borderlands" and vernissage of Nanzi Muro's exhibition "El Chaparral"
- Ökotourismus mit der Lupe: Ein bio-kultureller Ethik Ansatz zur Förderung eines gerechten und nachhaltigen Tourismus/ Ecoturismo con Lupa: un enfoque de ética biocultural para un turismo justo y sostenible (Eveline Dürr, mit Mariana Arjona Soberon, Saskia Brill und Martín Fonck, Riccardo Rozzi, mit Kelli Moses und Alejandra Tauro); Funded by BAYLAT (2021).
- “Rethinking Environment: The Environmental Humanities and the Ecological Transformation of Society,” Augsburg-Munich International Doctorate Program funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria (2021-2025).
- EU Project H202 MSCA Rise FALAH - Family, Agriculture, Livelihoods and Health in the Pacific Member of LMU/KULA e.V. Team (2019-2025)
- Negotiating Air in the Great Bear Rainforest. A Carbon Saving Project between Resource Extraction, Environmental Protection and Decolonization (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by DFG DU 209/24-1 (2020–2024)
- VolkswagenStiftung: „Strengthening Environmental Humanities“. Strategiekonzept Hochschule der Zukunft, located at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, co-applicant (2019-2026)
- Collaborative Research Center 1369: Culture of Vigilance: Transformations – Spaces – Techniques. Subproject: The vigilance of those mistaken for migrants in the US-Mexican border area (2019-2023)
- Carl Friedrich von Siemens-Forschungspreis der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Successful nomination of Professor Dame Anne Salmond, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Mexico City: Ethical Conjunctures, Globalized Environmental Discourses, and the Pursuit of a Better City (2018 - 2021)
- The Mero Ikojts and the wind: Indigenous perspectives on renewable energy in Mexico (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by DFG DU 209/21-1 (2016-2018)
- Auckland: Pollution, Urban Ethics and Cultural Practice (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr)
Funded by the DFG, FOR 2101: Urban Ethics. Conflicts about the Good Life in the City during the 20th and 21st Century (2015-2018). www.en.urbane-ethiken.uni-muenchen.de - Slum Tourism in the Americas: Commodifying Urban Poverty and Violence (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the DFG (Open Research Area) DU 209/18-1 (2014-2017). Website
- Transformation of Indigenous Nature Relations: Ecological Discourses, Ecotourism und Gender in Mexico (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the DFG DU 209/16-1 (2013-2016)
- Teaching Related Research in Mexico (2012). (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr)
- Tourism and Urban Poverty: Slumtourism in Mexico (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the University Bayern e.V. (Special programme for recently appointed professors) and by the LMUexcellent Bonus for Women (2010-2012).
- Mobility und Sensemaking: Migration of North American Retirees to Mexico (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the University Bayern e.V. (Special programme for newly appointed professors) and by the LMUexcellent Bonus for Women (2010-2012).
- Transpacific Networks: Latin-American Migration to Auckland, New Zealand (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the LMUexcellent Bonus for Women and by the Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand (2007-2009).
- Māori in Mexico. Transcultural Relationships between New Zealand and Mexico (Project leader: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr). Funded by the Contestable Research Fund, Faculty of Applied Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand (2007-2008)
Conferences and workshops
- Dilemmas of Upward Mobility: The Need for Vigilance in the Making of Better Lives’. EASA Workshop at the 8th EASA Biennial Conference 'Doing and Undoing with Anthropology', University of Barcelona, 23-26 July 2024.
- Becoming Vigilant: Self-Consciousness and Collective Resistance in the Americas. LASA Workshop in Bogotá, Kolumbien, 12-15 June 2024
- Borderland Vigilance: re-conceptualising borders in comparative perspective. Workshop hosted by SFB 1369 Cultures of Vigilance, 19–20 July, 2022
- Irritations and Unforeseen Consequences of the Urban. Online conference hosted by the Urban Environments Initiative, 30 June–2 July 2021
- Debating Urban Ethics as Research Agenda. Concluding Conference of the DFG Research Group Urban Ethics, LMU Munich, 26 -28 April 2021
- Spaces of Living in Transformation—In Times of Uncertainty, 26 June 2020, https://urbanenv.org/spaces-of-living-in-transformation-in-times-of-uncertainty/
- Dwelling (on) the urban future: Latin American city planning between ethical concerns and market forces, Conferencia: Las Américas, 12-14. Juni 2019, University of Bonn
- XXI. Mesoamerika-Tagung, 9 to 11 February 2018, LMU Munich. Conference Organizers: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr and Dr. Henry Kammler
- 11th European Society for Oceanists Conference, 29 June 2017 - 02 July 2017, Munich, LMU. Conference Organizers: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr (Chair), Dr. Philipp Schorch (Deputy Chair), Dr. Sina Emde, Dr. Rebecca Hofmann, Dr. Arno Pascht, Patric Hippmann, Marie Eser, Vivien Ahrens.
- From Stigma to Brand: Commodifying and Aestheticizing Urban Poverty and Violence, February 16-18, 2017
Conveners: Prof. Dr. Eveline Dürr (LMU Munich, Germany), Prof. Dr. Rivke Jaffe (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Prof. Dr. Gareth Jones (London School of Economics and Politics, UK) - URBAN ECONOMIES - Cultural Perspectives on Grassroots Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Economies,
July 14-16, 2016, Conveners: Juliane Müller and Eveline Dürr (LMU Munich) - Trans-Environmental Dynamics: Understanding and Debating Ontologies, Politics and History in Latin America
29–31 October 2015
Convenors: Eveline Dürr (LMU Munich), Ernst Halbmayer (University of Marburg), Ingrid Kummels (LAI Berlin), Karoline Noack (University of Bonn), in cooperation with the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society - Curatopia: Histories, Theories, Practice (July 6-7 2015)
Conveners: Philipp Schorch (LMU Munich), Conal McCarthy (Victoria University, Wellington, NZ) and Eveline Dürr (LMU Munich) - Slums on Show: Poverty and Violence as Spectacular Commodity, XXXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association May 27-30, 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Whose Waste? Whose Problem? October 23 to 25, 2014, LMU Center for Advanced Studies, Munich
- "Commodifying Urban Poverty, Social Exclusion, and Marginalisation: Spatial and Social Consequences", IUAES, 05.-10.08.2013, Manchester, UK, Call for Papers (16 KB)
- "New Perspectives on Transpacific Connections: The Americas and the South Pacific", 25.-28.04.2013, Munich, Germany, Call for papers (120 KB)
Academic Career
- 2014 Affiliated Professor at the The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), LMU
- 2013 Carson Professor at the The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), LMU
- 2009 Call for a professorship in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg (declined)
- Since 2008 Professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology, LMU Munich
- 2005-2008 Associate Professor and Postgraduate Programme Leader, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2002-2004 Senior Lecturer, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg
- 2000 Habilitation, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg
- 1999 Teaching award of the Ministry of Sciences and Education, Baden-Württemberg
- 1997-1998 Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
- 1994-2002 Assistant Professor, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg
- 1991-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg
- 1990 PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg (awarded with the Carl-Cromer-Prize for distinguished dissertations)
Academic Service
- Dean for Research, Faculty for the Study of Culture, LMU Munich (2023-2026)
- Co-chair of the Collaborative Research Centre 1369: “Culture of Vigilance: Transformations – Spaces – Techniques" (2019-2025)
- Member of the WWF Academic Advisory Council (since 2022)
- Academic coordinator of the LMU Latin America Network (since 2022)
- Editorial Board Member, American Ethnologist (2022-2026)
- Vice-chair of the German Anthropological Association (DGSKA) (2021-2023)
- Mentor of the LMU Mentoring excellenceKWFak Programme, Faculty 12
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Georg-Simmel Center for Metropolitan Studies, Berlin (2020-2023)
- Coordination of the urban environments initiative (with Regine Keller, TUM) 2019-2021
https://urbanenv.org/# - Co-Chair of the Ethics Commission of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (since 2020)
- Member of the Ethics Commitee for the compartments Ethnology, Empirical Cultural Sciences und Intercultural Communication, Faculty for the Study of Culture, LMU Munich (since 2019)
- Scientific Advisory Board, Ibero-American Institute (IAI), Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin (2016-2023)
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (2016-2019). www.erlacs.org (since 2016)
- Member of the DFG’s Permanent Senate Commission for Research Training Groups (2013-2018)
- Chair of the European Society for Oceanists (ESfO) (2015-2017)
- Founder and Co-Chair of the doctoral program Environment and Society, Rachel Carson Center (since 2010)
- Co-Chair of the Environmental Studies Certificate Program, Rachel Carson Center (since 2016)
- Advisory Board Member of the Rachel Carson Center (2012-2015)
- Academic Board Member of the doctoral program ProAmHist: American History – History of the Americas
- Co-chair of the Regional Research Group Mesoamerica of the German Anthropological Association (DGSKA) (2011-2022)
- Faculty Women's Representative (2012-2014)
- Honorary Research Fellow at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand (2008)
- Regional Correspondent, Commission on Urban Anthropology, IUAES (2007-2010)
- Teaching Award, Ministry for Culture, Youth and Sport, Baden-Württemberg (2000)
- Carl-Cromer Award for distinguished dissertations
- 2024-2028: Estudios Antropológicos sobre América Latina y el Caribe, Indiana
- since 2019: Series "UmweltEthologie", transcript, Bielefeld
- since 2019: Saeculum - Journal for Universal History
- since 2018: "Relaciones Estudios de Historia y Sociedad", México
- since 2015: Berghahn Series, Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists
- since 2014: Sociologus – Journal for Social Anthropology
- since 2011: SurdeMéxico: Revista multi-institucional de ciencias sociales y humanas
Features
- Kletterverbot: Warum der Uluru so wichtig ist für Australiens Ureinwohner
https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/tagesticket-der-frueh-podcast/kletterverbot-warum-der-uluru-so-wichtig-ist-fuer-australiens-ureinwohner/1762435 - "Vom Elendsviertel zur Attraktion: Ein Interview mit Eveline Dürr über das Phänomen des Slumtourismus." (10.2.2017)
- Zeige mir Deinen Müll...und ich sage Dir, wer Du bist
- “Waste, want and other urban woes” (pdf 485 KB)
- „Der Müll, die Stadt und die Not“ (pdf 260 KB)
- „Einmal Elend und zurück. Wenn Reisende die Sightseeingtour zum Slum buchen“
- „Wer will, kann mit Obdachlosen unter einer Brücke schlafen“