Rivers
May 07 – 08, 2026 — KO2 (Lecture Hall of Department of Paleontology) and Cinema Auditorium (Natural History Museum) | University of Zurich, Karl-Schmid Strasse 4, 8006 — English
Rivers are corridors for the spread of cultural traits and the migration of people, reservoirs of much biodiversity and shapers of the landscape. As stated by the historian Fernand Braudel in one of his classic works, flowing water mingles with every kind of natural phenomenon; and more than one might imagine, it has also mingled with the particular destiny of mankind’. In the 2026 edition of SSLAS to be held in Zurich 7-8 May, invited speakers from biology, archaeology, social and evolutionary anthropology, literature, and law, will discuss topics in which disciplines intersect to understand the waterways the shape the human geography of Latin America. The Mapuche writer Daniela Catrileo will be one of 10 invited speakers joined by free contributions on all topics Latin American in this joyful and stimulating meeting for exchanges to be held at the Natural History Museum and the Department of Paleontology at the University of Zurich.