Linus Kurtenbach 🌱
M.A. in Interdisciplinary Latinamerican Studies and research assistant at
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
I am currently interested in the political ecology of hydropower and oil extractivism in Latin America. Everything at the intersection of climate change and (mixed methods) social sciences fascinates me. My tutoring was focused on the nexus Renewable Energies - Environment - Society and ranged from theoretical projects on Hydropower and Solarpunk utopias to a practical construction project at Tempelhofer Feld.
If you want to talk about my tutoring or research, hit me up on Bluesky (@linuskb) or via mail.
You can find my CV here
Master's Thesis
"Solar Dreams, Colombian Realities: How energy infrastructure reshapenens life in two Carribean communties" (2026)
Ongoing Work
- Field Research on socio-ecologic conflict in Arauca, Colombia
- Developing a Large Language Model for the analysis of socio-ecologic conflicts
- Working on the question "What matters really in colombian energy transition?" for my Masters Thesis
Teaching
- Outcome of the course "Wasserkraft - erneuerbar und doch zerstörerisch" (Winter 2022/23)
- Poster of the course "Solarpunk-Utopias" (Summer 2023)
- Reporting on the construction of an solar-driven pump for community gardens at Tempelhofer Feld [1],[2],[3],[press release],[video interview] (Winter 2023/24)
- Poster of the course "Ecological, social and innovatory tipping points" (Summer 2024)
This website uses the minimal theme and is inspired by Shiro Kuriwaki's website, Sascha Riaz's website, and Hanno Hilbig's website.