REWILDING GERMAN STUDIES: NOTES FROM AN EXPERIMENT

This contribution reports on the ‘Rewilding German Studies, Rewilding Pedagogies’ event held in January 2024 at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin under the title ‘Day of Dialogue and Reflection’. As well as describing the day's proceedings, we highlight the main points of discussions that emerged between the participants and give insight into the ecocritical, literary, and philosophical sources that inspired our discussions or proved to be relevant retrospectively. A main concern, as we explain, was to explore alternative routes that help to challenge academic routines and foster self-reflexive thinking about academic practices, while special emphasis was put on embodiment, space, place and collaborative thinking. We present the insights gained on the day and reflect on how these can help to revise disciplinary practice in light of the multiple ecological predicaments of the current age.