Sophia Lindemann

Sophie Lindemann, M.A.

Researcher
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About

From 2014–2017, Sophie Lindemann completed a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Vechta with a minor in Design Education. From 2017–2019 she worked in online marketing. From 2019–2021, she completed a Master's degree in Landscape History at the University of Groningen, and from 2022–2023, she was a researcher at the Kenniscentrum Landschap of the University of Groningen as well as Project Manager in the Kulturkieker project (Ammerland) of the Oldenburgische Landschaft. 

Sophie Lindemann has been a doctoral researcher at the GWZO in the DFG project »Leipzig – a City in a State of Flux« under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Matthias Hardt in the department »Humans and Environment« since October 2023.

Work Focus

  • Landscape history from a multidisciplinary perspective
  • The old moraine landscape with a focus on sandy soils of the Netherlands and northwest Germany
  • Landscape reconstructions based on historical maps

Functions (on committees)/memberships

  • Deputy Chairwoman of the association »Historische Kulturlandschaften im Oldenburger Land e.V.«
  • Member of the »Arbeitskreis für historische Kulturlandschaftsforschung in Mitteleuropa e.V.« (ARKUM)

Teaching

Sophie Lindemann was a teaching assistant for the seminars »Reading Cultural Landscapes«, »Onderzoeksseminar« and »Boorweek Maarhuizen« at the University of Groningen.

Current topic of research

The city of Leipzig was built on the edge of the Pleiße, Weiße Elster and Parthe rivers. Since the Middle Ages, its residents have actively altered the course of these rivers in order to harness their power. The project examines the causes and consequences of these interferences in the river landscape.

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