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Christine Hentschel is a professor at the University of Hamburg, focusing on the fields of sociology, security, and resilience. Her current research addresses how societies interpret and react to fundamental insecurities in the Anthropocene, emphasizing affective and strategic responses to future loss. She teaches on apocalyptic and visionary future imaginaries, examining governmental and community plans for preparing for crisis-laden futures and the rise of right-wing authoritarian movements. Hentschel is especially interested in the 'endtime thinking' inspired by philosopher and anti-nuclear activist Günther Anders, exploring contemporary climate activism's forms. She leads the DFG Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies 'Futures Sustainability' and is the Principal Investigator for the Research Training Group 'Urban Future Making'. Her academic contributions include significant theoretic works and book projects, such as 'Edgework: Sociology Endtimes' and various edited volumes that discuss critical security issues within the context of the climate crisis and social resilience.
University of Hamburg • Hamburg, Germany
Teaching and researching in Sociology, focusing on Security Resilience.
Käte Hamburger Center for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies, University of Heidelberg • Heidelberg, Germany
Research on apocalyptic studies.
University of Hamburg • Hamburg, Germany
Taught courses in International Criminology.
Includes tracks like Intelligent Adaptive Systems (IAS).