Book presentation " The Anthropocene: Key Issues for the Humanities" with Eva Horn

18 December 2019

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Eva Horn from the University of Vienna as fellow to our Centre in December 2019. On 18th December 2019 she presented her book "The Anthropocene: Key Issues for the Humanities", which was published in autumn. After her talk, Philipp Degens (Research Associate) and Frank Adloff (Director) commented on the book. The interested guests took part in a lively discussion about the challenges of the Anthropocene and the impact of human activity.

The book presentation was a successful end to the year.

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