Professeurs-chercheurs en résidence

Marion Steiner is a cultural geographer, specialized in global industrial heritage interpretation. She holds a degree from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, a Master in Geopolitics from Université Paris 8 and a PhD in Urban Heritage from Bauhaus Universität Weimar. During her professional career, she participated in two World Heritage nominations of former industrial regions in Europe. Since 2018, she is a professor at the Institute for Geography of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, where she is also directing the Laboratorio de Geografía y Patrimonio ESPI. Her research focuses on the History of Electrification, European imperialism and Global Urban History, as well as on Reconceptualizing Industrial Heritage from the South. Marion lives in Valparaíso and Berlin and is Secretary General of The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH). She speaks and writes English, German, Spanish and French. www.patrimoniocritico.cl