We endeavor to make Petrocultures 2026 an inclusive and accessible conference experience. All rooms are wheelchair-accessible, all-gender bathrooms are available, food served during the conference will include vegan and gluten-free options throughout, and a quiet space is available on-site.

Located in a national borderlands between lignite mines, Soviet-era uranium extraction, and lithium prospecting, Dresden is a palimpsest of energy cultures, uniquely triangulating nuclear pasts, fossil presents, and solar futures. A burgeoning silicon economy, political mobilizations for and against ‘green’ energy, post-socialist transformation (fatigue), and minority Sorbian agency all texture the site of Petrocultures 2026—affectively, geologically, socio-technically, historically, and politically. More information on conference venue, coming soon.

Learn more about the Petrocultures Research Group.