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The Maritime Heritage Award was presented for the second time during the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the German Maritime Museum (DSM) / Leibniz Institute for Maritime History in Bremerhaven. The award, which is jointly sponsored by the DSM and the museum's support association, recognizes outstanding scientific work on maritime topics. This year saw a first: for the first time, three research projects received the award. One was produced at the renowned Harvard University in the US.
"We are very proud to be able to present the Maritime Cultural Heritage Award for the second time together with the DSM Friends Association. I was particularly pleased that there were three outstanding projects from both local and internationally renowned universities. This allows us to further connect the DSM with the international research community," says Prof. Dr. Ruth Schilling, Executive Director of the DSM. The award winners are Lea Wesemann from the University of Bremen, Melcher Ruhkopf from Leuphana University Lüneburg, and Jonathan Galka from Harvard University.
In her work entitled "Appropriation of the Environment and the World: The Exploitation of German Territories in the Southwest Pacific by the Deutsche Südseephosphat-Aktiengesellschaft, 1909–1914," examines the connection between colonialism and resource appropriation. Using the example of the Bremen-based Deutsche Südseephosphat-Aktiengesellschaft, she shows how the exploitation of phosphate deposits on the Palau Islands between 1909 and 1914 not only left behind ecological damage that is still visible today, but also continues to have political repercussions to this day.
In his dissertation “Das Logistische Museum. Museen des Seehandels als Infrastrukturen der Kritik” (The Logistical Museum: Maritime Trade Museums as Infrastructures of Criticism), Ruhkopf examines the role of museums that deal with global maritime trade. He develops the thesis that museums not only exhibit objects, but are themselves part of logistical processes of circulation – and can thus also function as places of critical reflection on the globalized present.
Finally, Galka's dissertation, “In the Nodule Provinces: A History of the Ocean that Minerals Promised,” analyzes the history of manganese and polymetallic nodules in the deep sea, whose mining has been considered a promising resource since the 19th century. He shows how these raw materials were situated between geology, politics, economics, and biology, and how their significance changed in the context of the Cold War, decolonization, and maritime law.
“With the Maritime Heritage Award, the Friends' Association wants to strengthen the visibility of the German Maritime Museum,” explained Jörg Schulz, chairman of the Friends' Association. “The 19 submissions and the high quality of the award-winning works encourage us to continue along this path.”
The Maritime Cultural Heritage Award was established in 2023. The aim of the award is to promote scientific engagement with maritime topics and to make their social relevance more visible.
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DSM Director Prof. Dr. Ruth Schilling, Chairman of the DSM Support Association Jörg Schulz, Melcher ...
Source: Monika Zupke
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