Prof. Dr. Judith Beyer received a fellowship at the renowned "l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales" (EHESS) in Paris. Now the schedule of her lectures has been published.
Nickey Diamond is a visiting researcher from Myanmar, preparing his PhD project at the Working Group Social and Political Anthropology from November to December 2018.
PhD candidate Carolin Hirsch introduces "Break The Silence: #AskForZarni", an inititative she co-founded to raise consciousness and avert sexual harassment in Yangon`s nightlife.
PhD candidate Carolin Hirsch was recently featured in an article of the "Passauer Neue Presse". In the interview with the local newspaper she discusses her project "Activist becomings in contemporary Myanmar" and shares insights of her work with Burmese Punks.
He is currently substituting for Professor Judith Beyer. He will teach "The State: Ethnographic Perspectives" (BA seminar) and "Anthropology of the State: Theory, Ethnography, Critique " (MA seminar) as well as a seminar en bloque on "The Politics of Place and Space".
Carolin Hirsch, PhD candidate at the working group Political Anthropology has co-founded an initiative for awareness raising of sexual harassment and assault in the public space.
Die nächste Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie wird vom 29. September bis 2. Oktober 2019 an der Universität Konstanz stattfinden. Die Deadline für das Einreichen von Vorschlägen ist am 1. September 2018.
Das britische Royal Anthropological Institute verleiht die prestigeträchtige Rivers Memorial Medal an die Ethnologin für ihre exzellenten Feldforschungen und Publikationen.