Institut für Ethnologie Uni Hamburg
@ifehamburg.bsky.social
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Hamburg
Julia Pauli has recently contributed a chapter on marriage in Southern Africa in The Sociology of Families, edited by Marina A. Adler and Karl Lenz. Find it here: www.elgaronline.com/...
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Julia Pauli has recently contributed a chapter on marriage in Southern Africa in The Sociology of Families, edited by Marina A. Adler and Karl Lenz. Find it here: www.elgaronline.com/...
Wir gratulieren allen Absolvent:innen der Ethnologie des Jahres 2025!
Congratulations to all 2025 anthropology graduates!
Congratulations to all 2025 anthropology graduates!
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Wir gratulieren allen Absolvent:innen der Ethnologie des Jahres 2025!
Congratulations to all 2025 anthropology graduates!
Congratulations to all 2025 anthropology graduates!
As the winter semester is drawing to an end, the last session of the Anthropology Colloquium will have Yaatsil Guevara González (Universität Heidelberg) with talk titled "Intimate Captivities: Affective Labor and the Border Regimes of Care". January 27 from 6-8 pm in room 222, ESA West.
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
As the winter semester is drawing to an end, the last session of the Anthropology Colloquium will have Yaatsil Guevara González (Universität Heidelberg) with talk titled "Intimate Captivities: Affective Labor and the Border Regimes of Care". January 27 from 6-8 pm in room 222, ESA West.
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I've published something new: In this piece "Property as Affect", I explore how property as an affective relation shapes the hierarchies of modern life - in its global entanglements of colonialism, capitalism, and modern statehood: doi.org/10.4324/9781....
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I've published something new: In this piece "Property as Affect", I explore how property as an affective relation shapes the hierarchies of modern life - in its global entanglements of colonialism, capitalism, and modern statehood: doi.org/10.4324/9781....
Join arjunraj for a hands-on collaborative storytelling workshop in Dubai that explores creating narratives with others through embodied and collaborative practices.
🗓 Friday, 23 January 2026
🕜 4:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 KAVE, Dubai
👥 Age: 18+
thestoryofthings.com...
🗓 Friday, 23 January 2026
🕜 4:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 KAVE, Dubai
👥 Age: 18+
thestoryofthings.com...
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Join arjunraj for a hands-on collaborative storytelling workshop in Dubai that explores creating narratives with others through embodied and collaborative practices.
🗓 Friday, 23 January 2026
🕜 4:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 KAVE, Dubai
👥 Age: 18+
thestoryofthings.com...
🗓 Friday, 23 January 2026
🕜 4:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 KAVE, Dubai
👥 Age: 18+
thestoryofthings.com...
Can indigeneity exist without the state—and can it also be a weapon against it? In our next Anthropology Colloquium, Timo Duile will talk about this, based on his work on adat and indigenous recognition in Indonesia. Tuesday, January 20, 6-8 PM in room 222, ESA West.
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Can indigeneity exist without the state—and can it also be a weapon against it? In our next Anthropology Colloquium, Timo Duile will talk about this, based on his work on adat and indigenous recognition in Indonesia. Tuesday, January 20, 6-8 PM in room 222, ESA West.
At Tuesday's Anthropology Colloquium, Laura Ogden and Rachel Yeboah-Afari presented their collaborative research on transnational siblings, which included a podcast created by young people of Ghanaian background living in Hamburg. Thank you both so much for sharing your work and insights with us!
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
At Tuesday's Anthropology Colloquium, Laura Ogden and Rachel Yeboah-Afari presented their collaborative research on transnational siblings, which included a podcast created by young people of Ghanaian background living in Hamburg. Thank you both so much for sharing your work and insights with us!
Julian Sommerschuh and Michael Schnegg have recently published their article "How to Be Hopeful About Climate Change" in the American Anthropologist. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1111/aman...
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Julian Sommerschuh and Michael Schnegg have recently published their article "How to Be Hopeful About Climate Change" in the American Anthropologist. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1111/aman...
In next week's anthropology colloquium, Laura Ogden from the University of Maastricht will give a talk titled: "Podcasting Kinship: A co-research project on transnational siblings with Ghanaian-background youth in Hamburg." Tuesday, January 13 from 6-8 PM, Room 222, ESA West.
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
In next week's anthropology colloquium, Laura Ogden from the University of Maastricht will give a talk titled: "Podcasting Kinship: A co-research project on transnational siblings with Ghanaian-background youth in Hamburg." Tuesday, January 13 from 6-8 PM, Room 222, ESA West.
How to think of the responsibility of the university in a time of crises that are threatening its very existence? In yesterday’s colloquium, Katharina Schramm engaged these difficult questions in an inspiring and timely talk on: “When was the University: On the Future of Engagement”
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
How to think of the responsibility of the university in a time of crises that are threatening its very existence? In yesterday’s colloquium, Katharina Schramm engaged these difficult questions in an inspiring and timely talk on: “When was the University: On the Future of Engagement”
In our first Anthropology Colloquium of the new year we welcome Katharina Schramm (Uni Bayreuth) with a talk titled "When was the University? On the Future of Engagement". Tomorrow, Tuesday January 5, from 6-8 pm in Room 222, ESA W.
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
In our first Anthropology Colloquium of the new year we welcome Katharina Schramm (Uni Bayreuth) with a talk titled "When was the University? On the Future of Engagement". Tomorrow, Tuesday January 5, from 6-8 pm in Room 222, ESA W.
Nicht vergessen: ✨ Winter-Party 2025 ✨
📅 16.12. | ⏰ ab 18 Uhr
Das Institut & der FSR laden zum Jahresausklang ein:
Glühwein 🍷, Mitbringbuffet 🥗, Musik 🎶, Spiele & gute Stimmung – Motto: Sterne ⭐
📅 16.12. | ⏰ ab 18 Uhr
Das Institut & der FSR laden zum Jahresausklang ein:
Glühwein 🍷, Mitbringbuffet 🥗, Musik 🎶, Spiele & gute Stimmung – Motto: Sterne ⭐
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Nicht vergessen: ✨ Winter-Party 2025 ✨
📅 16.12. | ⏰ ab 18 Uhr
Das Institut & der FSR laden zum Jahresausklang ein:
Glühwein 🍷, Mitbringbuffet 🥗, Musik 🎶, Spiele & gute Stimmung – Motto: Sterne ⭐
📅 16.12. | ⏰ ab 18 Uhr
Das Institut & der FSR laden zum Jahresausklang ein:
Glühwein 🍷, Mitbringbuffet 🥗, Musik 🎶, Spiele & gute Stimmung – Motto: Sterne ⭐
We invite paper submissions for our EASA2026 panel “Affective Governance: Analysing Atmospheres in Political and Legal Anthropology", convened by Tirthankar Chakraborty and Jonas Bens. Please submit via the EASA online system by 26 Jan 2026, 23:59 CET: nomadit.co.uk/confer... #EASA2026
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We invite paper submissions for our EASA2026 panel “Affective Governance: Analysing Atmospheres in Political and Legal Anthropology", convened by Tirthankar Chakraborty and Jonas Bens. Please submit via the EASA online system by 26 Jan 2026, 23:59 CET: nomadit.co.uk/confer... #EASA2026
Michael Schnegg and Jonas Bens have recently contributed an entry on "Atmospheres" in the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Find it here: anthroencyclopedia.c...
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Michael Schnegg and Jonas Bens have recently contributed an entry on "Atmospheres" in the Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Find it here: anthroencyclopedia.c...
We are inviting contributions to the workshop 'Ethnography and Law: Methods and Challenges in Times of Crisis', which will take place at the University of Hamburg on July 2-3, 2026. Deadline for submission is December 31, 2025. Find full CfP here: www.ethnologie.uni-h...
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We are inviting contributions to the workshop 'Ethnography and Law: Methods and Challenges in Times of Crisis', which will take place at the University of Hamburg on July 2-3, 2026. Deadline for submission is December 31, 2025. Find full CfP here: www.ethnologie.uni-h...
The new issue of Ethnoscripts Vol. 27 (2025) is out now: Think Pieces and Special Issue: ‘Jewish Cultural Heritage, Minority Agency, and the State’ and more. journals.sub.uni-ham...
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The new issue of Ethnoscripts Vol. 27 (2025) is out now: Think Pieces and Special Issue: ‘Jewish Cultural Heritage, Minority Agency, and the State’ and more. journals.sub.uni-ham...
In next week's colloquium, we'll be watching the film Dahomey by Mati Diop. The film, which won the main prize at the Berlinale 2024, gives an account of the restitution of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey.
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In next week's colloquium, we'll be watching the film Dahomey by Mati Diop. The film, which won the main prize at the Berlinale 2024, gives an account of the restitution of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey.
New publication by Julia Pauli: Namibian Wedding Stories: Narrating Kinship and Social Class in Urban Namibia. Appears in the Journal of Southern African Studies. Read it here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/....
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New publication by Julia Pauli: Namibian Wedding Stories: Narrating Kinship and Social Class in Urban Namibia. Appears in the Journal of Southern African Studies. Read it here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/....
Tonight, Andrea Scholz from the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin spoke about her long-term collaboration project with the Macucu community in the Amazon and gave some inspiring insights into how the collaboration transforms both museum practice and the community’s relation to its cultural heritage.
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tonight, Andrea Scholz from the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin spoke about her long-term collaboration project with the Macucu community in the Amazon and gave some inspiring insights into how the collaboration transforms both museum practice and the community’s relation to its cultural heritage.
At this year’s meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Michael Schnegg was awarded the Stirling Prize for his article Collective Loneliness: Theorizing Emotions as Atmospheres. We are very proud of this wonderful achievement! Read the article here: http://dx.doi.org/10....
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At this year’s meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Michael Schnegg was awarded the Stirling Prize for his article Collective Loneliness: Theorizing Emotions as Atmospheres. We are very proud of this wonderful achievement! Read the article here: http://dx.doi.org/10....
On Tuesday, Andrea Scholz will speak about the collaboration between the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin and the Macucu community, positionality and affective relationships in research and practice, and future prospects of collaborative approaches in times of a shift to the right in cultural policy.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On Tuesday, Andrea Scholz will speak about the collaboration between the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin and the Macucu community, positionality and affective relationships in research and practice, and future prospects of collaborative approaches in times of a shift to the right in cultural policy.
The Comfort of the Unmarked? Dwelling beyond the Returnee Condition in Cuba — Valerio Simoni (University of Lisbon) on how Cuban returnees navigate pressures to “make a difference” and find spaces of pleasure and dwelling. Anthropology Colloquium next Tuesday, November 25, 6–8pm
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Comfort of the Unmarked? Dwelling beyond the Returnee Condition in Cuba — Valerio Simoni (University of Lisbon) on how Cuban returnees navigate pressures to “make a difference” and find spaces of pleasure and dwelling. Anthropology Colloquium next Tuesday, November 25, 6–8pm
Hier ein aktuelles Interview im Newsroom der Uni Hamburg mit Prof. Jonas Bens über "Normative Konflikte und wie sie entstehen":
Alles, was Recht ist – Normative Konflikte und wie sie entstehen
Prof. Dr. Jonas Bens erforsch am Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften wie unterschiedlich rechtliche Fragen in Gesellschaften geregelt werden.
www.uni-hamburg.de
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hier ein aktuelles Interview im Newsroom der Uni Hamburg mit Prof. Jonas Bens über "Normative Konflikte und wie sie entstehen":
Join us on Tuesday, November 18, for our weekly Anthropology Colloquium, where Lars Frühsorge from the Ethnographic collection of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck will speak about the challenges and potentials of progressive museum practice.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us on Tuesday, November 18, for our weekly Anthropology Colloquium, where Lars Frühsorge from the Ethnographic collection of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck will speak about the challenges and potentials of progressive museum practice.
On November 15: Presentation, Conversation and Screening of TWO MOTHERS by Giulia Di Maggio at silent green, Cupola Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, with Julia Pauli. Feel free to join us! For more information: www.harun-farocki-in...
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
On November 15: Presentation, Conversation and Screening of TWO MOTHERS by Giulia Di Maggio at silent green, Cupola Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, with Julia Pauli. Feel free to join us! For more information: www.harun-farocki-in...