The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies”. Today we introduce Mohammed Bamyeh. He is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh (USA), and President of the Board of … weiterlesen
How to decolonize knowledge production? Thoughts on the recently launched Affect and Colonialism Web Lab

As researchers at a Western university, we are working in an environment that is deeply structured by hierarchies, by neoliberal economic logics and an unequal distribution of possibilities. This situation is also a direct result of colonialism and its legacies – a fact that is often overlooked and therefore remains a blind spot in much … weiterlesen
Looking Local: Affective Benefits and Burdens in the Academy
In the current moment we are bearing witness to a rising tide of negative affect among academics. #Ichbinhanna comprises just one example of a wider global movement that has been swept to the fore by increasingly competitive, exploitative, and precarious working conditions; conditions which are encouraged under the corporate university model, and which university administrators … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Questions to Annemarie Samuels
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies”. Today we introduce Annemarie Samuels. She is an assistant professor at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University. On April 29th, she … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Fragen an Thi Quynh-Nhu Tran
In der Interview-Reihe „Affective societies, affected scientists!“ beantworten Neu-Mitglieder, assoziierte Kolleg:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen auf Stippvisite oder mit längerem Aufenthalt im Sonderforschungsbereich „Affective Societies“ Fragen zur Affektivität und Emotionalität in Wissenschaft und Gegenwart. Heute stellen wir die Psychologin und neue wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Projekt A02 vor. Thi Quynh-Nhu Tran arbeitet und forscht in der Spezialambulanz für Vietnamesische Migrant:innen an … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Questions to Steffi de Jong
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies”. Today, we introduce Steffi de Jong who is a historian at University of Cologne. During the lecture series Affective Publics: places – … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Fragen an Nora Stumpfögger

In der Interview-Reihe „Affective societies, affected scientists!“ beantworten assoziierte Kolleg:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen auf Stippvisite oder mit längerem Aufenthalt im Sonderforschungsbereich „Affective Societies“ Fragen zur Affektivität und Emotionalität in Wissenschaft und Gegenwart. Heute stellen wir die Psychologin und neue wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Projekt A02 des SFB Affective Societies vor. Nora Stumpfögger arbeitet und forscht in der … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 questions to Robert Seyfert
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers on short-term visit and associate members of the Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies”. Today, we introduce Robert Seyfert who is Professor of Sociology at Kiel University. During the lecture series Mobility Affects, he gave a … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 questions to Karen Silva Torres
The interview series poses questions concerning the role of affects and emotions in research practice and contemporary society to researchers from different fields. Today we introduce Karen Silva Torres. She is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Anthropology and the Graduate School of Global and Area Studies at Leipzig University. Her main research interests … weiterlesen
Affective societies, affected scientists! 5 Fragen an Nadine Maser

In der Interview-Reihe „Affective societies, affected scientists!“ beantworten assoziierte Kolleg:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen auf Stippvisite oder mit längerem Aufenthalt im Sonderforschungsbereich „Affective Societies“ Fragen zur Affektivität und Emotionalität in Wissenschaft und Gegenwart. Heute stellen wir die Soziologin Nadine Maser von der Universität Hamburg vor. Sie ist dort wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Professur für Gesellschaftsanalyse und Sozialer … weiterlesen