The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Greg Seigworth, who is Professor of Communication Studies in the Department of Communication and Theatre at Millersville University in … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Mathew Arthur, who is design and web application Developer based in Vancouver. Together with Greg Seigworth he‘s co-editing Capacious. … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Jean-Baptiste Pettier who has a PhD in social anthropology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, with … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Adam Alston who is Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Surrey. His research explores the … weiterlesen
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researches on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center „Affective Societies“. Today, we introduce Thomas Stodulka who is Junior Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, with a special focus on Psychological Anthropology, at … weiterlesen
I closely followed the World Youth Forum conference that took place last November in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) that was sponsored by the current Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi; not only because I know people who were involved in organizing and participating in the forum, but also because I am very invested in some of … weiterlesen
Indigenous life-worlds are in motion. This was the topic of a day-long film festival on October 27, 2017, at which seven filmmakers from Mexican indigenous communities presented their latest documentaries and feature films. The screenings showed innovative approaches in portraying indigenous people beyond the clichés of rural villages and harmony with nature. Through their search … weiterlesen
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
The international conference “Affects – Media – Power” was organized by project B02 “Transcultural Emotional Repertoires in and through Reality TV” and the German Association of Communication Research (DGPuK) division “Sociology of Media and Communication” (in cooperation with the division “Media, Gender and Public Sphere”). Addressing affects, media and power not only promised impulses for … weiterlesen
Jenin is a small town in the north of the West Bank. Until recently, the town was primarily known for its violent history as a stronghold of armed resistance during the second intifada. In 2002, an Israeli demolition campaign almost entirely destroyed the refugee camp, killing many of its inhabitants. Since then, Jenin has become … weiterlesen
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