Prof. Dr. Christine Hentschel

My current work at the Centre is dedicated to catastrophic and visionary collective imaginaries in the Anthropocene from a sociological and cultural studies perspective. Throughout my research I seek to understand how societies make sense of deep planetary insecurity and how they relate to a future of loss – affectively, strategically and practically. This includes work on collapsological reasoning, emerging protest movements, right-wing thought and sentiment, as well as government and community plans to prepare for a future of increasing uninhabitability.