Audio and video contributions created in StuROPx
The research results of the X-Student Research Groups and X-Tutorials can be heard and seen here in the form of podcasts, audio walks, and videos. In this way, student research is translated into media formats that open up new avenues for an interested public.
A selection of these audiovisual works can be found on this page.
Sparkling water in a glass
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Podcast “Streit um Wasser”
Water scarcity is no longer a distant issue: in Germany, questions of water supply and distribution are increasingly at the centre of social and political debates. Alongside regionally uneven water availability and the impacts of climate change, the commercial extraction of groundwater by mineral water companies in particular has become a source of conflict. As a result, local citizens’ initiatives increasingly protest against the bottling and marketing of groundwater. The podcast was produced as part of the X-Student Research Group “Streit um Wasser: Knappheit, Konflikte und Gerechtigkeit in Deutschland” under the supervision of Henriette Schubert-Zunker and is available via the website of the Institute for Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at TU Berlin. It explores the background of these protests, differing notions of water justice, and concrete case studies from various regions in Germany.
Further information on the X-Student Research Group:
Streit um Wasser: Knappheit, Konflikte und Gerechtigkeit in Deutschland, Technische Universität Berlin
Poster for the gender history audiowalk “(Geschlechter)Geschichte erzählen”
Image Credit: Eickenberg/Töpfer
Audiowalk „(Geschlechter)Geschichte erzählen“
This audiowalk leads through Friedrichshain and explores gender history during the National Socialist period. It gives space to queer perspectives, women’s experiences, resistance, cultures of remembrance, and structures of persecution, inviting listeners to see familiar places in new ways. The route runs from Ostbahnhof to Landsberger Allee and connects historical research with diverse voices and approaches. The audiowalk was created within the X-Tutorial „Geschichte erzählen – Erstellung eines Audiorundgangs zur Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte in Friedrichshain“ under the supervision of Sheeana Töpfer and Anna Eickenberg.
Further information on the X-Tutorial:
Geschichte erzählen – Erstellung eines Audiorundgangs zur Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte in Friedrichshain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Reel-to-reel tape recorder
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Radio feature “Wie klang die BRD? Soundscapes of the Young Federal Republic”
The radio feature was produced as part of the research project “Wie klang die BRD? Soundscapes of the Young Federal Republic” under the supervision of Jana Maria Weiß at Freie Universität Berlin. The project explores the acoustic culture of the early Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1970) and examines how social tensions and conflicts are expressed through sounds, voices, and acoustic events. Drawing on literary and cultural studies as well as methods from sound studies and artistic research, students collected and analysed historical sound material. The results were brought together in a collaborative radio feature, which was broadcast for the first time on the university radio station couch.fm. The contribution can be listened to here (link forthcoming).
Further information on the X-Student Research Group:
Wie klang die BRD? Soundscapes der jungen Bundesrepublik, Freie Universität Berlin
Cover image for the audioguide on the Guidemate platform
Image Credit: Akyildiz/Duchêne
Audiowalk “Walk-along-the-City – Exploring the Qualities of Urban Spaces?!”
The audiowalk was developed as part of the Berlin University Alliance–funded research seminar “Walk-along-the-City – Exploring the Qualities of Urban Spaces?!” led by Marie Duchêne and Aylin Akyildiz at Technische Universität Berlin. During the winter semester 2023/24, students used urban walks and qualitative methods to investigate residential quality in the large housing estate of Neu-Hohenschönhausen. The research results were presented through an audiowalk, a multisensory live city walk, and accompanying materials. The audioguide, consisting of 17 stations, makes perceptions of everyday spaces, infrastructure, mobility, and social encounters audible and explores the potential of urban walks as a research method. It is available via the Guidemate platform. The starting point of the audiowalk is Prerower Platz in front of the Linden-Center.
Further informationen on the X-Student Research Group:
Walk-along-the-City - Qualitäten von Stadträumen erforscht?!, Technische Universität Berlin
Still from the video “Living Technology” on the YouTube channel WissenAusBerlin
Image Credit: Berlin University Alliance
YouTube Video: Living Technology: Kann die Azolla-Pflanze den Klimawandel aufhalten?
The research project Living Technology explores how biological processes can be used for carbon dioxide capture. Its point of departure is the so-called Azolla event, during which the explosive growth of the Azolla fern around 49 million years ago altered the global climate. Building on this example, students investigated experimental and conceptual approaches to CO₂ fixation based on biological photosynthesis.
In the video published on the YouTube channel WissenAusBerlin, the two student project leads of the X-Tutorial, Felix Graf and Vivian Polenz, provide an accessible introduction to the research questions and methods of the student research project. Those interested can watch the video about the X-Tutorial on YouTube.
Further information on the X-Tutorial:
Living Technology, Freie Universität Berlin