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CFP for the Colonial Sanitation Workshop on 2 June 2026.

It doesn’t matter whether you deal with sewage in French Algeria, waste in British India, German knowledge migration, or Human-Nature relations: any relevant research topics are welcome!

Submission deadline: 8 December 2025

An hour before take-off towards the AIS conferece, Norwegian canceled the flight. They separated me from the family, booking the family later today, and me for tomorrow. Nothing helped until a charming Berg-Hansen travel agent found an alternative for me today via Tirana.

Albania, here I come!

I just received some photos of my talk at the University of Nicosia a week or so ago. Thanks to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Cyprus for organizing the occasion! We had a good discussion, and I hope to stay in touch with some of the people I met there.

Speaking of history: Ottoman, British, Greek, Turkish, Muslim, Christian Orthodox, conflict - you name it. In one word: Cyprus

Today I had my first talk on Cyprus' waste history. The best thing was that it was in Cyprus! It was a good panel, followed by a long discussion. It feels good to see how long days of collecting and reading archival documents turn into a historical story that is new to a Cypriot audience.

The sidewalk ends here. Please step down to the road. Nicosia.

Hello Cyprus! Just on time for a beautiful sunset

If you're into VR, there's a new place in Finnøy. The opening party is on Saturday!

We Pay by the Tail!
Things you can find in archives:

I recently returned from research travel in Kew, London, seeking historical documents on waste in Cyprus. I was curious about a file titled “Destruction of Rats”. After all, rats are often associated with garbage…

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