WHERE: University of Cologne (Germany)
WHEN: 29.9.-2.10.25
The conference of the German Society for Social and Cultural Anthropology (short DGSKA) on “Un/Commoning Anthropology ” will take place at University of Cologne (Germany) from 29.9. – 2.10.25.
It is organized and hosted by the DGSKA together with the Cologne Institute of Ethnology.
About this year’s theme “Un/Commoning Anthropology”:
The 2025 biennial conference of the German Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology invites participants to critically examine the possibilities and politics of un/commoning in the face of multiple crises, as they are currently being discussed for the sustainable and just treatment of our planet and each other. In light of current ethnographic research, the conference calls for new discussions about questions of what can be common – and to whom – as part of local, situated struggles that may also have global implications. At a minimum, this includes critical reflections on whether, how, and by whom anthropological knowledges, methods, and theories can or should be used to solve boundary-crossing challenges.
Asma Aiad and Anahita Neghabat will participate in the workshop “Making Muslim Heritage Accessible and Visible”
Short Abstract of the Workshop:
Against the backdrop of rising anti-Muslim sentiments in Europe, this workshop discusses the changing accessibility and visibility of (European) Muslim heritage including archival heritage, popular culture, public space, tourism and heritage sites and representations of heritage in mass media, schoolbooks, and the internet.
Asma Aiad and Anahita Neghabat‘s lecture proposal is titled “Racialized Access to Freedom of Art: Racism, State Violence and Artistic Interventions by the Muslim*Contemporary Art Festival” and covers key insights from the FWF-PEEK AR 679 Research Project “Conviviality as Potentiality.”
