Sonst rauchen wir nicht, aber nach der Veranstaltung rauchen wir schweigend nebeneinander. Uns fehlen die Worte, sodass die Zigarettenlänge eine Möglichkeit ist, eine miteinander geteilte Irritation zu begreifen. Was nach dem taz-Talk „Abschiebung nach 36 Jahren?“ bleibt, ist eine ohnmächtige Wut. Ein Gefühl, das sich auf eine tief verankerte Ungerechtigkeit bezieht, die Teil unserer Gesellschaft … weiterlesen
Unravelling Silence from a Psychological Anthropological Perspective
“I can tell you that. But nobody else talks about what happened.” (Mr. N – go-along 2016) Using a psychological anthropological approach to silence, this essay demonstrates how silence may be an affective action in people’s efforts of navigating diverging emotion repertoires. Elsewhere, my colleagues and I have argued that emotion repertoires are shaped during … weiterlesen
Affective Arrangements in Mental Health Care Settings – Conference Report
The international and interdisciplinary conference “Affective Arrangements in Mental Health Care Settings” attracted scholars, practitioners and other interested audiences to convene and discuss the applicability of Affective Arrangements, a concept developed within the CRC 1171 Affective Societies: Dynamics of Social Coexistence in Mobile Worlds. The event took place from September 24th through September 26th in … weiterlesen
The Prize of Belonging
The plenary session Families on the Move – Affective Dimensions of Relatedness was part of the 2017 bi-annual conference organized by the German Anthropological Association (GAA) at Freie Universität Berlin. The conference engaged in the topic of Belonging: Affective, Moral and Political Practices in an Interconnected World. Plenary organizer Birgitt Röttger-Rössler (Freie Universität Berlin) … weiterlesen