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registration & further information: www.bergbaumuseum.de/BCH2018 information: further & registration Dokumentationszentrum (montan.dok), Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Bergbau-Museum Deutsches (montan.dok), Dokumentationszentrum organized by the Mining History Section and the Montanhistorisches Montanhistorisches the and Section History Mining the by organized Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola Bochum Agricola Georg Hochschule Technische International conference | March 14th till 16th 2018 2018 16th till 14th March | conference International As of: November 2017 November of: As Design: Julica Bracht Julica Design: Photorights: Helena Grebe, Seda Karaoglu, montan.dok/DBM, Stefanie Reich Stefanie montan.dok/DBM, Karaoglu, Seda Grebe, Helena Photorights: Editing: Wiebke Büsch, Dr. Juliane Czierpka, Dr. Torsten Meyer Torsten Dr. Czierpka, Juliane Dr. Büsch, Wiebke Editing: www.bergbaumuseum.de | [email protected] [email protected] | www.bergbaumuseum.de Dr. Lars Bluma & Dr. Michael Farrenkopf Michael Dr. & Bluma Lars Dr. Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bergbau-Museum Deutsches Publisher: Imprint after 1945“ are funded by the RAG-Stiftung. the by funded are 1945“ after Revolutions after 1945 after Revolutions The conference and the research project “From Boom to Crisis – German Coal Mining Mining Coal German – Crisis to Boom “From project research the and conference The With generous support support generous With Energy the and Coal King TU Bergakademie Freiberg Bergakademie TU . Heritage the of (IWTG) Technikgeschichte und Wissenschafts- Industriearchäologie, für Institut & Bochum Ruhr-Universität the of History of Department In cooperation with cooperation In – – Crisis Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Bochum Bergbau-Museum Deutsches Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum (montan.dok), (montan.dok), Dokumentationszentrum Montanhistorisches & Section History Mining – – Boom Organizer Wednesday 14 Mar Friday 16 Mar 11:00 – 12:30 Guided Tour 13:30 – 17:00 Excursion Deutsches Zollverein UNESCO World Bergbau-Museum Bochum Heritage Site The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (DBM) offers extensive insights into the world- Hundreds of coal mines produced coal in the Ruhr area, but only one has been part wide mining of all mineral resources from prehistoric times to the present day. Its exhibits of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. With good reason: the Zollverein Coal Mine are not only technological, but also include a wide range of mineralogical specimens and is a masterpiece of industrial architecture, created by the visionaries Fritz Schupp and unique objects from history and art history. This makes it the most important mining Martin Kremmer. The symmetrical arrangement of buildings is still impressive today: the museum in the world and, at the same time, a highly regarded research institution for facilities designed down to the last detail are a completely preserved synthesis of the arts. mining history. Until 1986, a total of 240 million tons of coal had been produced, up to 8,000 miners Exhibitions above ground and a faithfully reconstructed visitor mine underground offer worked day and night above and underground. Today, the industrial monument is a dyna- visitors an insight into the world of mining. As an added attraction, the headframe provi- mic cultural location with museums for industrial heritage and design, numerous leisure des a fantastic view of Bochum and the Ruhr region. activities and events. The famous pit head gear impressively represents the change of The DBM is one of eight German research museums of the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft focu- a whole region. About 1.5 million guests from all over the world meanwhile visit the site sed on the history of georesources. Its research fields are Archaeometallurgy, Material every year to experience the exceptional industrial architecture, participate in guided Science, Mining Archaeology, Mining History and the Montanhistorisches Dokumentati- tours, visit exhibitions, celebrate festivals or relax in the Zollverein Park. onszentrum (montan.dok). © www.zollverein.de Registration Venue The registration period ends on 16th February 2019. Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola Please use the registration form at: Studierendenzentrum www.bergbaumuseum.de/BCH2018 Gebäude 3 / Eingang C Herner Straße 45 Contact 44787 Bochum Dr. Juliane Czierpka www.thga.de/anfahrt [email protected] Accommodation tel.: +49 (234) 968-4134 Bochum Tourism offers a wide variety of Dr. Torsten Meyer recommended accommodation, [email protected] from private apartments to hotel rooms: tel.: +49 (234) 968-4134 www.bochum-tourismus.de Boom – Crisis – Heritage. „From Boom to Crisis – King Coal and the Energy Revolutions after 1945 German Coal Mining after 1945“ Our conference is based on the interdisciplinary research project “From Boom to Crisis – German Coal Mining after 1945“. It is our aim to consider the multi-layered processes An interdisciplinary research project of social, economic and cultural change triggered by transitions of energy regimes from German Coal Mining after 1945 is characterized by structural, economic, technical, social international and comparative perspectives. and cultural changes and transformations. By focusing on the Ruhr area the research Rather than restricting our scope to a study of coal mining, the conference will also cover project explores these structural changes in two topics. coal’s competitors as well as consumers and users of various forms of energy. This broad Topic 1 “Innovation Culture/ Cultures of Innovation after 1945” analyses mining-specific sweep is designed to enable the presumed existence of unique paths of development and innovations in the fields of technology, science and company organization and strategy. their specific regional and national characteristics. Its central thesis is that coal mining has its own innovation culture, closely linked to the The conference explores topics in two different subject areas. One investigates the economic, social and political framework. economic, social and technological development of the coal mining industry and related Topic 2 “Transformation of industrial landscapes“ investigates the conversion processes industries. In this theme we consider contemporary responses to the upheaval within the of industrialized mining areas with regard to political, economic and (industrial) culture energy sector after 1945 and analyse the transformation of the European Energy Market aspects. Its central thesis is that the economic dimension of the successive withdrawal of from the point of view of technological, environmental, economic, corporate, social or the active coal mining industry in the Ruhr area led to a pioneering role in the establishment scientific history. The other explores the tangible and intangible legacy of coal mining. of industrial cultural transformation in the German context. We would like to put a spotlight on culturalisation and touristification processes in relict energy landscapes as well as subsequent reuse. For further information: www.bergbaumuseum.de/sgm-boom-krise We are delighted to welcome international colleagues to Bochum as we are keen to represent transnational perspectives for comparative purposes. For further information: www.bergbaumuseum.de/BCH2018 Dr. Lars Bluma Dr. Michael Farrenkopf Head of the Mining History Section Head of the Montanhistorisches Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Dokumentationszentrum (montan.dok) Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Wednesday 14 Mar Timothy LeCain, Montana State University: Mining the Anthropocene. How the Metallic and Mineral Environment Created the Age of Humans 11:00 – 12:30 Guided Tour Discussion Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (Entrance DBM+) 11:50 – 13:10 Lunch break 12:00 – 13:00 Registration 13:10 – 14:50 Section V: Environmental History and Industrial Nature 13:00 – 13:30 Opening address Chair: Helmut Maier, Ruhr-Universität Bochum 13:30 – 14:30 Keynote I Torsten Meyer, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum: Biofacts – Recultivating Chair: Juliane Czierpka, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum post-mining landscapes in the Anthropocene Per Högselius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology: The European Energy System in Anna Storm, Stockholm University: Nuclear Fish and (Post-)Industrial Nature an Age of Globalization Imaginaries Discussion Pia Eiringhaus, Institute for Social Movements: Postindustrial Representations of Nature and Region in the Ruhr Area – A Critical Perspective on the Success Story 14:30 – 14:40 Short break ”from Black to Green” Section I: Coal Policy and Politics 14:40 – 15:50 Discussion Chair: Dieter Ziegler, Ruhr-Universität Bochum 14:50 – 15:20 Coffee break Simon Yin, Hefei University of Technology: Transformation of Coal Industry in China 15:20 – 17:00 Section VI: Industrial Heritage Robert Andrzejczyk, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun: Coal diplomacy. Polish Chair: Helmuth Albrecht, TU Bergakademie Freiberg hard coal in the Scandinavian market (1945-1949) Barry L. Stiefel, College of Charleston: Black Diamond Heritage: A Multinational Discussion Comparative Study of Coal Mining Preservation Coffee break 15:50 – 16:20 Malte Helfer, University of Luxembourg: The legacy of coal mining – a view on Section II: Changing Energies in Regional Perspective I 16:20 – 18:00 examples in Belgium and France Chair: Nikolai Ingenerf, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum Bruno De Corte, Antwerpen: From Green to Black and back to Green again – Andrea Pokludová & Petr Popelka, University