Month: November 2024
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A Collective Effort to Remember Scientific Racism: The Opening of the Memorial Ihnestraße in Berlin
Flowers were placed next to a stele in the opening of the Ihnestraße Memorial Site’s exhibition “History of Science and Injustice”, October 2024 (Photo by the author)by Thiago P. Barbosa The beautiful three-story building at oak-shaded Ihnestraße 22 gives little indication of its dark history. Now home to the political science department of the Freie…
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Sabine Netz receives the prestigious “Preis der Stadt Bayreuth” for her PhD thesis
Dr. Sabine Netz with the Mayor of Bayreuth Thomas Ebersberger and the president of the University Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible.Source: University of Bayreuth. Credits: Peter Kolb. On the 22 of November, Sabine Netz, a member of our working group, “Preis der Stadt Bayreuth” for her PhD thesis „Staatsbürgerschaft als Ideal und Fiktion: Alterskategorisierungen und materielle…
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On the ethics of talking about illegalized routes with potential migrants: an interview with Viola Castellano
Viola Castellano, a member of our working group, was interviewed by Anthropological Theory Commons on ethics of talking about illegalized routes with potential migrants based on her article “Social connections and ethical entrapments: On doing anthropology of and through the border regime”, which was published this year on the journal Anthropological Theory. In the interview,…
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An interview with Joshua Matanzima on his experience at the Bayreuth Humboldt Center
Could you tell us a bit more about your project? Climate change imperatives are pushing the world to transition from the use of fossil fuels (such as coal- lignite, oils and gas) to clean energy sources (such as wind turbines, solar parks and biogas). The establishment of clean energy sources requires huge swathes of land for…
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Public Anthropology Lecture: “Youth Revolt in Bangladesh 2024: Political-Cultural Foundations and Implications”
By Prof. Manosh Chowdhury, Social Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh We cordially invite you to the online presentation of Prof. Manosh Chowdhury, titled “Youth Revolt in Bangladesh 2024: Political-Cultural Foundations and Implications” on 2 December 2024, 16-18 hours CET As the ousting of the Bangladeshi (former) prime minister Sheikh Hasina was visible on the TV screen at…
ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBAL INEQUALITIES 