Dr. Jonas Köppel (Universität Bern): When Supply Chains Go Public: From Lithium to Batteries in Bolivia and Beyond

Im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums des Ethnologischen Seminars

Date: 5 November 2024
Time: 16.15 h to 17.45 h
Location: Universität Luzern, Frohburgstr. 3, Raum 4.B01

Where do commodities come from and what are the implications of the traces they leave behind? The supply chain has become a popular concept to address such questions. Yet when it comes to lithium in Bolivia, the 'chain' metaphor acquires a different meaning.