Forgetting and Remembering the East German Women’s Movement
The East German women’s movement remains an overlooked chapter of the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). In fact, a history of the East German women’s movement…
The East German women’s movement remains an overlooked chapter of the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). In fact, a history of the East German women’s movement…
Gogi is a comic strip character who boldly addresses issues of women’s rights in Pakistan and the broader Muslim world. A cultural anthropologist interviews Gogi’s creator, Nigar Nazar,…
Wie können humanitäre und Friedensaktivitäten hinsichtlich des „Nahost-Konflikts“ aussehen? Wie kann eine Gewaltspirale unterbrochen und wie können dabei die Vulnerabilitäten beider Kollektive sichtba…
When planning an academic conference on „Nature-Society Relations and the Global Environmental Crisis“, which focused on climate change and sustainability through intersectional theory and…
A poet interrogates the garden of Eden origin story by reimagining it against the backdrop of East Africa’s coastal environment. Coastal Eden – Listen in the evening, frangipani…
The Portuguese-language proverb „Quem sai na chuva é para se molhar“ might be translated as „who goes out in the rain, wants to get wet.” It’s a reminder that actions have…
Archives often render marginalized people’s histories invisible. In response to such erasure, a poet writes a letter to explore the experience of historically enslaved African and Creole women…
Three anthropologists sit to talk about the evolutionary purposes of gossip. What role does gossip play in human societies? In this episode, Bridget Alex and Emily Sekine, editors…
Universitäten sind zentrale Orte der Wissensproduktion. Daher ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass vielfältige Perspektiven in der Forschung vertreten sind. Jedoch sind besonders Frauen, rassifiz…
An anthropologist discusses her film that honors and grieves the loss of Kime, a friend who passed away after experiencing physical and state violence. Content Warning: This article…
I first visited the Dhufar region of southern Oman in 2013. I was soon to learn that some residents were discussing the future of the exiled former opposition…
In the mid-2000s, while conducting ethnographic fieldwork on the impact of environmental conservation and development projects on the Yemeni island of Socotra, I took a short break from…
“The struggle continues” is a famous and frequently repeated phrase attributed to Eduardo Mondlane, the first President of FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front that fought against Portuguese colon…
An anthropologist follows a group of men who work in India’s rickshaw industry, revealing how their practices of masculinity and mutual aid shape their responses to intensifying flood…
Ist die Teilnahme an einem Mentoring-Programm im Rahmen des Studiums sinnvoll oder überflüssig? Inwiefern wird es mein bisher eher theoretisches Wissen erweitern? Bringt mir das wirklich etwas am…
On February 27, 2024, near the Russian Embassy in Berlin, passersby could view a group of young people holding posters displaying the question “Where is Seda Suleimanova?”. Seda…
Meet Anuli Akanegbu, the host of the BLK IRL podcast and a doctoral candidate researching Black creatives who are contract workers in Atlanta, Georgia. Anuli Akanegbu is the…
In The Front Room, Michael McMillan examines the significance of domestic spaces in creating a sense of belonging for Caribbean migrants in the UK. Delving into themes of resistance…
Der literaturwissenschaftliche Podcast nordlitt entsteht seit Winter 2020 am Nordeuropa-Institut der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Er geht auf den Wunsch zurück, die digitale Lehre nicht bloß als un…
by Sam Heeremans – The oldest transformative journey we know is birth. Going from a dark world surrounded by nothing but water and your mother’s warmth, entering the…
In this interview with Anna D’Alton (LSE Review of Books), Sumi Madhok speaks about her latest book, Vernacular Rights Cultures which subverts prevailing frameworks around human rights by exploring ho…
Episode 9: Mentor*innengespräch zum Berufsfeld Sexuelle Bildung mit Laura Grün und Nina Badenberg https://genderblog.hu-berlin.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nachgefra…
On 19 April 2024, the symposium “Writing and Theorizing the Queer Subject” will showcase a variety of topics on and approaches to doing queer theory and reading literature…
Jane preparing a cake with her son at home, Scotland (photo: Imogen Bevan) Bittersweet: Living with sugar and kin in contemporary Scotland. Imogen Bevan. PhD in Social Anthropology,…