Author: Anthropology of Global Inequalities
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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…
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NO ONE CAN BE BORN TWICE: Panel discussion in Munich

On 18 October a panel discussion with anthropologists of the University of Bayreuth, together with Bremen refugees and activists, took place in Munich at the no-profit space Bellevue di Monaco. The discussion presented the joint work of the project No One Can be Born Twice, which documents the consequences for those affected of determining whether someone is under 18 or refusing…
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“Subcontractors of Guilt”: Professor Esra Özyürek discusses her new book with our group

On Tuesday, October 22, we had the great pleasure of engaging in a conversation with Professor Esra Özyürek about her book “Subcontractors of Guilt”, published in 2023 by Stanford University Press. The book explores how at the turn of the millennium, Middle Eastern and Muslim Germans rather unexpectedly became central to the country’s Holocaust memory…
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Neuer Beitrag von Eileen Jahn in dem Buch Sammelband “Klimageschichten“

New in Klimageschichten: Eileen Jah’s narrative draws from 2022 ethnographic research in Johannesburg, capturing the sensory impact of power outages – dense diesel clouds, the hum of generators – and offering new ways to experience climate challenges. Zum Sammelband: Klimageschichten bietet ein Kaleidoskop von Erzählungen aus verschiedenen Teilen der Welt über den Umgang mit dem…
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Knowing – Unknowing. African Studies at the Crossroads.

A new Open Access book edited by Katharina Schramm and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni. This book emerges at a time when critical race studies, postcolonial thought, and decolonial theory are under enormous pressure as part of a global conservative backlash. However, this is also an exciting moment, where new horizons of knowledge appear and new epistemic practices (e.g.…
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“A Sufi is Someone who Breathes Well!”

Breathing Well in Suffocating Times. by Nasima Selim On Wednesday, July 3rd, the Berlin Anthropology Seminars, a joint initiative by anthropologists from the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology at FU Berlin, ZMO, and Ethnologisches Museum, hosts a festive book launch & Shared Breathwork (Universität Bayreuth) by Nasima Selim in conversation with Judith Albrecht (Universität Münster) Abstract: How can we breathe well on the brink of…
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ORDINARY DANGEROUS LIVING: EVERYDAY LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER 30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY

Lecture by Dr Trevor Ngwane, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Wednesday 26 June, 14:00 – 15:30 in RW S 59, University of Bayreuth. The anti-apartheid movement was arguably one of the greatest international solidarity movements in history.It was driven by the dream of a world that could be free from all forms of oppression and…
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Public Anthropology Lecture: “The Natural Border: Bounding Migrant Farmwork in the Black Mediterranean”

Presentation by Timothy Raeymaekers (University of Bologna) online | June 17, 2024 | 6 p.m. We cordially invite you to the online presentation of our colleague Timothy Raeymaekers titled “The Natural Border: Bounding Migrant Farmwork in the Black Mediterranean” on June 17th at 6 p.m. Abstract: The Anthropology of Global Inequalities research group (University of Bayreuth) invites you to…
