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Eichstätt Geographical Colloquium | WiSe 2026/27
The Department of Geography at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt proudly announces this year’s Eichstätter Geographisches Kolloquium, titled ‘Alps, Alpinism, and Alpine Literature as Projections of Society and Science’.
In contemporary media-driven societies, the Alps constitute a multifaceted space of projection and imagination. In literature, they have shifted from landscapes of threat and sublimity in Romanticism to places of longing shaped by nature discourse and tourism, and more recently to endangered ecosystems at the center of climate narratives and contemporary fiction. Closely intertwined with these representations are questions concerning the preservation and sustainable development of the Alps as both cultural and natural environments. The colloquium aims to explore selected facets of this complexity and to foster dialogue between contemporary scholarly, literary, and cultural perspectives.
Our guests
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Dr. Georg Bayerle
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
Lecture: November 10th 2026
Dr. Georg Bayerle, a trained journalist and literary scholar, is a specialist in mountain and environmental topics across radio, television, and online media. An avid mountaineer and ski tourer, he views mountain sports not merely as physical exercise, but also considers the ecological, social, and cultural dimensions of the Alpine region—as well as the ways in which humans shape the mountain environment. In 2018, Bayerle was awarded the Bavarian State Medal for his contributions to the environment.
Dr. Thomas Streifeneder
Eurac Research, Bozen, Italy
Lecture: January 26th 2027
Dr. Thomas Streifeneder has been working as the head of the Institute for Regional Development of Eurac Research in Bolzano/Bozen (Italy) since 2009. After studying economic geography at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich (LMU), he got his PhD and habilitation at the Department of Geography of the LMU. In his research he deals with agricultural and socio-economic transformation processes in rural areas, focusing especially on mountain and Alpine regions. Also, he is particularly interested in literary geography and spatial literary studies. His research focuses on how rural lifestyles and economies are portrayed in prose, how exactly literature perceives them and what statements emerge from them (https://www.eurac.edu/de/projects/rural-criticism).
