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Research Area 6: Cultural Identities

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Within our Research Area “Cultural Identities”, we discuss a set of concepts dealing with identity in a variety of socio-cultural coordinates. We approach different perspectives and schools of thought to analyse the origin, history, and transformation of such concepts in multiple temporalities and global differences. In this regard, we seek to shed light on the points of convergence and divergence between culture and identity by addressing their ‘travelling’ to different contexts and their adjacent concepts, which gives voice to disregarded realities. The notion of identity is not to be taken as an autonomous and self-sustaining entity, rather, a combination of cultural dynamics open to layers, contrasts, intersections, and ruptures. Our focus considers metaphorical tools of expression as hybridity, transplantation, graft, translation, and travel. We give particular attention to the concepts of subjectivity, the individual and the world, the self, the otherness, the local and global socio-cultural practices, and the nation-state dimension. Following this path, we welcome several critical takes that include but are not limited to Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Ethnology, Gender Studies, Religious Studies, Diaspora Studies, Literary Studies, Philosophy, New Materialism, Posthumanism, Postcolonialism, Modernism, Postmodernism and Affect Theory. Besides the presentation and discussion of texts, we regularly plan workshops, lectures, and masterclasses inviting scholars from other institutions, thus, fostering the interdisciplinary exchange in our academic community and giving our members the networking opportunity.

 

Academic Year 2022/2023

Speakers: 

Şahin Yaldiz (sahin.yaldiz)

Anastasiia Marsheva (anastasiia.marsheva)

 

Summer Semester 2022

Speakers:

Dr. Roeland Goorts 

Robin Probst ()

 

Academic Year 2021/2022

Speakers:

Clara Verri ()

Robin Probst ()

 

Academic Year 2021

Speakers:

Laura Popa ()

Clara Verri ()

Activities:

Active Participants:

  • Laura Popa
  • Clara Verri
  • Christoph Held
  • Juan Brigard
  • Sarah Noske
  • Kwezi Sontange
  • Dr. Roeland Goorts
  • Tania Artsimovich
  • Zahra Vojgani
  • Vira Sachenko
  • Robin Probst
  • Dr. Marion Rutz

 

Academic Year 2020-2021

Speakers:

Laura Popa ()

Tatsiana Artsimovich ()

 

Academic Year 2019-2020

Speakers:

Laura Popa ()

Morteza Azimi ()

Current Activities:

During the present academic year, our Research Area focuses on the concept of "cultural hybridity", and the planning of an international conference to be held in June 2021.

  • 23 June 2020: Workshop offered by Senior Research Fellow Doris Bachmann-Medick (International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture): “Cultural Hybridity-Revisited”

Active Participants:

  • Laura Popa
  • Morteza Azimi
  • Aleksandar Talovic
  • Clara Verri
  • Tatsiana Artsimovich
  • Daniel Speier

 

Academic Year 2018

Speakers:

Alexander Flaß ()

Aleksandar Talović ()

Current Activities:

  • 19 June 2018: Keynote Lecture offered by Prof. Dr. Thomas Claviez (University of Bern, Switzerland): “The Road Not Taken: Ethics and Non-Negative Non-Agency”
  • 20 June 2018: Master Class offered by Prof. Dr. Thomas Claviez (University of Bern, Switzerland): “Rethinking Agency – Rethinking Community”

Active Participants:

  • Alexander Flaß
  • Aleksandar Talović
  • Alexandra Effe
  • Daniel Schneider
  • Jana Tiborra
  • Silvia Casazza
    Vera Volkmann
  • Lisa Kempus
  • Jonas Wolf
  • María Cárdenas
  • Laura Popa